Love Forgotten

 

Steve Jones and Sally Rodgers aka A Man Called Adam released a few days ago a compilation of unreleased and reworked material. The album sounds like a mixtape from their 30 decade of work. I always liked their combination of electronic sounds from balearic to tribal. One of the forgotten ones is a collaboration with Jose Padilla who died a few weeks ago and on the the other AMCA worked together with African Singer Brenda Fassie, a song with a township jive and jangly guitars Johnny Marr could have played. Two fine pieces to start into the weekend.

Night Bell

 

In days like these we try to escape the pandemic, staying at home if possible and the never ending story of the mad president of America. So we took a trip by train to our local capital and take a walk through the forest around the symbol of Stuttgart, the television tower. It was fantastic to walk through the autumn wood and watch all the autumn colors by a clear and cloudless sky.

I featured Kerala Dust, a London based band, a few times at this little corner of the web and now they released a single from their upcoming album. Another fine tune with a slow groove and picked electric strings. Perfect for a start into the weekend.

Stand Together

 

As suspected there is no new president elected in America. The old one is fighting maybe his last fight trying to stop counting postal votes. Exactly this shows how Trump hates and ignore democracy. If this happens in any country for example in Africa the world would react disgusted. Today's track is from the new album Addict by Dub Pistols. It is what you can expect from the West-London based band. Relaxed reggae vibes with horns and various guest artists at vocals. An album that make wet and foggy days tolerable.

Summer Madness

 

David Holmes offers a new track for the latest Late Night Tales release. Kurangbin, a three piece band from Houston, Texas deliver a brilliant version of Kool and the Gang's Summer Madness. They replaced the synthesizers form the original for relaxed sparkling electric guitar sounds over a trip-hop based floor. A band I will investigate for more. 

Ameica - Don't Vote The Wrong Man Again

Four years ago I visited a friend in Florida for a couple of weeks and I wasn't aware that during these days something happened I didn't expected. I remember when we sat together day day before election and discussing how the first woman in American history will govern the country sure that Hillary Clinton will win this election. What we saw on television next morning we couldn't believe. The blockhead won and we asked how this could happen. Surely not only because he always repeated 'Make America great again' or the hatred against Mexican immigrants. Probably because he played himself to the gallery as the one and only leader in the world. Since four years he hired and fired staff, ruled his country like a business man without the ability to compromise, set the world nearly on fire and ignored the pandemic. Donald Trump showed the world what he is - an arrogant prig preaching 'Trump first'. I hope that the Americans will correct this mistake in history today. Many artists opposed Trump to use their music and here are some examples.

Tom Petty - I won't back down

Neil Young - Rockin' in the free world

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son

Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

Monday's Long Song

 

A few days ago I was looking for an old album I suddenly found The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle, Springsteen's second album from 1973 again. One of the earliest records I bought from my own earned money and still an album I like to return. Filled with great songs showing his view of New York. In times before punk appeared he was named as the future of rock and roll. A liability he couldn't confirm. But with his first two albums one of the greatest storytellers and musician appeared to the scene. Even at the age of 71 he has more to tell than many others.

Bruce Springsteen - Incident on 57th Street

Sir Sean Connery 1930 - 2020

 

Yesterday afternoon when I met a few friends for our last drink in a pub for a longer time the news on the radio arrived that Sean Connery died at the age of 90. We suddenly stopped talking and remembered him. Every of us grew up with him watching him in the role of British secret agent James Bond the first block busters of the 60's. I always liked to see him not only as Bond, also in many other movies. Born in Edinburgh he was an ambassador of Scotland wherever he lived. 

Rest well Sean.