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Still recovering from the weekend. Friday The Parlour Sessions first night, then the Rhythm Festival near Bedford. I was filming Terry Reid  (right) during the afternoon as well as his performance which closed the festival second stage on Saturday. It was am astoundingly powerful show and even featured his old friend Mick Taylor (ex Bluesbreakers…

Music from The USA, The UK, New Zealand and Brazil this week with a sprinkling of really quite "interesting" tunes and a couple that you might not expect me to be playing. Something from a couple of weeks ago. I visited airbrush artist Paul Karslake’s studio and saw one of Brian May"s guitars which had…

A delicious mix of sounds and culture pervade the music again this week with tracks from Canada, the USA, Gambia, Netherlands and France.Flash mob dance event Mobile Clubbing @ St Paul’s Cathedral, London There are pictures – oh boy, are there pictures, just scroll down the page to find the galleries at:www.dontstayin.comIntroHappy – Jimmie Bratcher…

I had to prep the show on Tuesday because I was out from midday until late. Found nothing I wanted to play you on the PMN – first time. So revisited Jamendo. Wow, what a treasure-trove. I’ve visited before but been put off by download regime This time got the hang of BitTorrent downloads.Late back…

Two gigs this week – The Winelight last Wednesday and Terry Reid in London on Sunday.IntroHappy – Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comWhen things were new – Spanking Charlene (New York, USA)"The collaboration between Charlene McPherson and Mo Goldner began with an East Village bar flirtation that turned into a drunken slutty song fest. After that long…

Ah, the sound of an English summer.Maybe the music this week reflects the weather, quite mellow and almost downbeat in places. Maybe it’s just the after-effect of too many late nights and far too much travel. The picture this week links the wet weather, a song in the show and my mid-winter present to me!…

Back from a fabulous break in southern France. Our visit coincided with the St John festival which is a great excuse for lots of local live music featuring coblas – bands of around 11 musicians playing a variety of instruments and producing the most amazing sounds. I first heard the sardana in Barcelona a few…

Alastair ArtingstallA rather different programme this week – just for a change. I sat down for a chat with Alastair Artingstall at the end of a UK tour (and just before his show in Norwich) last week to talk about life on the road and the traumas of putting an album together. Alastair has been…

Oh er missus, a bit of 69As eclectic a mix of genres as you’re ever likely to hear. From unashamedly pop to something most unusual for me – a bit of electronica by way of a fair bit of really rather interesting music.Music from UK, California, Wales, Texas, Colorado and New York this week. Every…

A rash of Suffolk ‘n’ Cool firstplays scattered among this week’s selection of the finest independent music from Austria, New York, London, New York, New Jersey and California.The DVD is pretty much done now and the good folks at YMCA Training seem very happy with it. Just a few minor adjustments last night. The nature…

This week has been interesting. Editing the video – there’s a rough cut on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSHjERyilsI just need to complete the rest of the DVD now.I lost count of the number of nights with less than four hours sleep last week but I feel just great on it. Permanent high – for as long…

A special for you today. I’ve been working on a promotional video for a training company here in the UK and I’ve been cdutting it to You’ve got to by The Young Punx. The single is released as a single today and athte same time the embargo on playing this superb Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim)…