The two-man conversational canoe paddles the rock and roll tideway, stopping off this week at …
… Van Morrison’s set-opener is Kidney Stew Blues by Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson. Do people have to play their big hits?
… what’s the key ingredient in success?
... “all great albums automatically have great sleeves. Bar one!”
… does Beyonce have a horsefly named after her? Is there a Jerry Garcia wood roach? A Sting tree-frog?
… U2’s new album cover is an Abbey Road pastiche. So … is this their swansong?
… “dress for the job you want, not the job you have”
… Elvis, Stones, psychedelia, Be Bop Deluxe, power pop, punk, Pete Doherty: rock stars in ‘statement’ ties
… the many ways Songs In The Key Of Life was a masterpiece
… plus “fibrous weaves, over-stuffed loons”, the Plimsouls, the Roaring Boys, Josh Rouse and birthday guest James Ewen.
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