Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 191 “Who’s Next?”
I spent last Friday in 30-degree heat in Hyde Park, basking in the sounds of the past as well as the scorching summer sunshine. I’d had a mind to have a few pints of ice-cold lager, […]
Neil Young
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 189 “Data Nightmare”
These last three weeks are the first time in my entire life that I have taken a holiday in ‘term time’, ie when kids are at school and not tearing it up either on the ferry […]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Neil Young
At first glance, it would seem that I have given myself no challenge here at all. Can’t live without it for Neil Young? Put down “After The Goldrush” or “Everyone Knows This is Nowhere”, and 90% of […]
Columns
Sounds from Beyond the Shed 187 – Mr Young and ticket prices
I’ve gone on record in this column before about my deep and abiding love for the work of Neil Young. He is far more important to me than Bob Dylan and Bob, to paraphrase Jimmy Webb, […]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Gordon Lightfoot “Early Morning Rain”
If the measure of a song is how often it is covered, then ‘Early Morning Rain’ by Gordon Lightfoot would be high in the chart. Factor in the calibre of the musicians who have embraced the […]