Friday 27 February 2015

BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

TEXAS CALLING


Another great track from the OA cd. The article has Ely telling tour stories about The Clash and other good stuff..

Joe Ely You Can Bet I`m Gone


Joe Ely She Never Spoke Spanish To Me


Joe Ely Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely Fingernails


A Texas Selfie

Joe Ely Because the Wind

Joe Ely and Bill Hearne Are You Listenin' Lucky



Ely toured with The Clash and sang backing vocals on Should I Stay Or Should I Go, but not on this version given away with UNCUT


Mr. David Viner Should I Stay Or Should I Go

"TAXI FOR MR JONES"



"The next day, we went out  and drove these go-karts, and Mick Jones was terrified. He was going about three miles an hour, asked what the matter was. He said "Some of us are meant to be driven".


Texas Tornados She Never Spoke Spanish To Me

Jules



Friday 20 February 2015

AUTHOR AUTHOR

CHANGE,  DON'T LIKE CHANGE


How many Isle of Wighters does it take to change a light bulb?

Any way how do Belle and Sebastion have the barefaced cheek to go all modern/retro/EDM/dance......etc on us?

My oh my, some reviews were a tad harsh, maybe with good reason, but as  Matthew at fluxblog pointed out this number is brilliant (as long as you make it to the last 3 minutes)



Belle And Sebastian Play For Today

Jules




Friday 6 February 2015

The Day Texas Sank To The Bottom Of The Sea

OLD SCHOOL POET OF THE WORLD


The latest Oxford American music issue was about er..  Texas.

Anyway it featured Guy Clark on the cover and this track on the covermount  CD

Guy Clark My Favourite Picture Of You

Which got him a Grammy for Best Folk Album 2014

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This is a stonker.


A few more from the back catalogue



Guy Clark Cornmeal Waltz

Guy Clark Diamond Joe

Guy Clark Homegrown Tomatoes

Guy Clark LA Freeway

Guy Clark Rain In Durango

Guy Clark Stuff That Works

And a couple of covers to boot

Ron Sexsmith Broken Hearted People

Joe Ely Dublin Blues

More from Mr Ely soon, as he also features in the magazine with tales of The Clash.



Must stop, tonight's entertainment (Chiz Jones and very good he is too) is setting up.

Love Jules


Micah P Hinson The Day Texas Sank To The Bottom Of The Sea