Category Archives: Music

Chas ‘n’ Dave – That’s What I Like (1983)

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Max West

I first heard a track from these guys while visiting the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. I can’t recall the tune, but the uniqueness of their boogie-woogie ‘rockney’ sound playing on the sound system (combined with the thoroughness of my … Continue reading →

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The Rolling Stones – Moonlight Mile (1971)

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Max West

I discovered this more obscure Rolling Stones song, the closing track to 1971’s Sticky Fingers, only a few years ago and it has since become one of my faves by the band. As part of their excellent series about the … Continue reading →

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Inside Bob Seger’s “Night Moves”

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Max West

The WSJ has a cool backstory on Bob Seger’s song “Night Moves”, with extended quotes from Seger and others involved in the song’s performance and production: Mr. Seger: Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” knocked me out. It’s a narration, … Continue reading →

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Sgt. MacKenzie

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Max West

I first heard the Scottish traditional “Sgt. MacKenzie“, written and sung by Joseph Kilna MacKenzie, in Mel Gibson’s excellent Vietnam-era film We Were Soldiers (2002). Joseph MacKenzie wrote the haunting lament after the death of his wife, Christine, and in … Continue reading →

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Jimmy & Jack: More Than Words

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Max West

This shot-for-shot remake of Extreme’s 90s’ anthem, “More Than Words”, featuring Jimmy Fallon & Jack Black is pretty good:

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The Darkness – Open Fire (2015)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Max West

The 2nd single from the upcoming album by the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world… The Darkness:

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Cock Sparrer

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Max West

I only recently discovered this ‘70s punk band, very much of the Oi! tradition, a musical and cultural tradition borne of white, British, working class ennui mixed with pub rock structures and pure, early-punk ferocity and immediacy. From one page: … Continue reading →

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Junior Brown & Hank Thompson – Gotta Sell Them Chickens (1997)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Max West
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Grohl’s Charmed Life – Pt. 28

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Max West

From a Rolling Stone cover story on Ringo Starr comes further evidence that Dave Grohl has the greatest life of any human on the planet: There are times when Ringo can be quite acerbic. “I was having dinner with him … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish – Sebrina, Paste and Plato (1993)

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Max West

The short-lived band Jellyfish excelled in XTC/Dukes of Stratosphear styled nostalgia for Beatlesque, Beach Boys-y, baroque, pop psych. “Sebrina, Paste and Plato” is from their astonishingly good 1993 album Spilt Milk. All the components of the perfect pop song are … Continue reading →

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