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Sunday 31 March 2013

Paramore - Paramore (April 2013)



The fourth studio album by Paramore is due for release in early April (8th in the UK). The 17 track Self-Titled album has been produced by Justin Meldal -Johnsen (long term bassist for Beck and Nine Inch Nails) and will be the first album without founders Josh and Zac Farro (who both departed the band in 2010).

There's a 22 minute preview video up on You Tube for the whole album. The band WEBSITE will be streaming the album over four nights (April 1-4).

Two singles have been released so far from the album. 

The first was called 'NOW'.  


The latest release is 'Still Into You'.








Brick By Boring Brick
That's What You Get
For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic
Decode
Now
In The Mourning/Landslide
The Only Exception
Let The Flames Begin/Oh Father Outro
Ignorance
Still Into You
Misery Business

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Hanging Rock Victoria 30th-31st March 2013


Last two nights of the Australian leg of The Wrecking Ball Tour and the band are at Hanging Rock, Victoria for two shows.

Saturday 30th March

Setlist:


 
Badlands
Prove It All Night
High Hopes
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
Spirit in the Night
The River
Tougher Than the Rest (w/ Jimmy Barnes)
Atlantic City/Johnny 99
Pay Me My Money Down
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
The Rising
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Thunder Road
* * *
If I Should Fall Behind (solo electric)
Because the Night
Born to Run
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out 

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Sunday 31st March

Links will be added when they become available.

Setlist:
Adam Raised a Cain
Candy's Room
She's the One
Something in the Night
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
Spirit in the Night
The E Street Shuffle
Incident on 57th Street
Tougher Than the Rest (w/ Jimmy Barnes)
Because the Night
Jackson Cage
Open All Night
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Lonesome Day
The Rising
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Badlands
* * *
Born in the U.S.A.
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Rosalita
Twist and Shout  

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Melbourne 27th March 2013


Third and final show at the Rod Laver Arena saw a three hour and three minute performance that included 'Better Days' as a premiere. It was last played on 'The Rising' Tour back in 2003 in Madrid and it's only the fourth time ever that it's been played by the E Street Band.

Links will be added when and if they become available.



1. Long Walk Home
2. Radio Nowhere
3. My Love Will Not Let You Down
4. Better Days (tour premiere)
5. We Take Care Of Our Own
6. Wrecking Ball
7. Death To My Hometown
8. Out In The Street
9. Factory
10. Lost In The Flood
11. High Hopes
12. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
13. Candy's Room
14. Youngstown
15. Murder Incorprated.
16. Pay Me My Money Down
17. I'm Goin' Down
18. Shackled and Drawn
19. Waiting On A Sunny Day
20. The Rising
21. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
22. Badlands

Encores:
23. Jungleland
24. Born To Run
25. Dancing In The Dark
26. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
27. American Land


Tuesday 26 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Melbourne 24th and 26th March 2013



(photos by Rene van Diemen)

There's not an awful lot of links about of full songs from these shows so far. I'll keep checking and update when things show up.

A two hour and firty three minute set of 24 songs began the first of five nights in Melbourne.

Setlist:
Out in the Street
The Promised Land
Something in the Night
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
Spirit in the Night
High Hopes
The River
Seeds
Johnny 99
Prove It All Night (with '78 intro)
Pay Me My Money Down
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Rising
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Badlands
Land of Hope and Dreams
* * *
Born in the U.S.A./Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (video begins with the end of BTR) 

26th March 2013

Setlist:
Badlands
We Take Care of Our Own
Cadillac Ranch
Wrecking Ball
Downbound Train
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
Spirit in the Night
My City of Ruins
The E Street Shuffle
Red Headed Woman
Because the Night/She's the One
Open All Night/Working on the Highway
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Thunder Road
* * *
We Are Alive
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Rosalita
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out 

Monday 25 March 2013

A Hidden Gem: Boz Scaggs - Boz - 1965




I was chatting with some friends this morning about Boz Scaggs and a couple of albums of his that were missing from our collections, one of them being the very hard to find anywhere debut album from 1965 released in Sweden on Karusell Grammofon AB and distributed in the rest of Europe by Polydor International.

The album was originally released under his proper name of William R. Scaggs but was not in anyway a commercial success. Prior to it's release Scaggs was living in London trying to make it with his band The Wigs and little else is known about his time there (the bio on his own website simply states that once his band The Wigs didn't get any success he "decided to travel, living the vagabond life in Western Europe") and he pops back on the musical radar again in 1967 in San Francisco as part of the ever expanding psychedelic scene after receiving a postcard from an old friend, Steve Miller.

Once in San Fran he hooked back up with his old buddy and former bandmate Steve Miller as second guitarist and vocalist (Boz had been the lead vocalist in Miller's band The Marksmen in 1959 and they had also played in Blues bands together whilst at College). He plays on the first two releases by The Steve Miller Band and has vocals on two tracks on each album ('Children of the Future' and 'Sailor' - both released in 1968 and recently reissued CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THEM).

A year later he has parted ways with The Steve Miller Band  and he launched out on his own and got signed to Atlantic Records after being spotted by Rolling Stone Magazine owner Jann Wenner (who was to produce his US debut simply titled 'Boz Scaggs' which was released in 1969 and is well known for the fact that Duane Allman plays guitar on it.). The album failed to chart in 1969 but when reissued in 1974 it peaked at #171. Scaggs wouldn't know major success until the release of his seventh album, the excellent 'Silk Degrees' in 1976. That album peacked at #2 and stayed on the chart for 115 weeks! It also spawned probably three of his most famous singles 'Lowdown' (#3 US and #28 UK), 'What Can I Say' (which reached #42 US and #10 UK) and of course 'Lido Shuffle' (#11 US and #13 UK)

Anyway, as I was saying we were talking about this and one of my friends had managed to find a digital copy (it has not as far as I'm aware ever been released on CD or reissued anywhere and this one even has 7 bonus tracks on it! - those bonus tracks turned out to be 6 tracks from his 1969 album) and promptly sent it. Oh boy, I cannot even begin to explain how exciting this was, the prospect of hearing an album that I knew so little about until this morning, and guess what? It did not disappoint.

Twelve tracks recorded in a single day (30th September 1965) and beautiful in it's simplicity. First thing that stunned me was actually how un-Sixties-like the album is. There are touchs of Dylan (not surprising seeing as he covers 'Girl From the North Country' which had first appeared on 1963's 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'), shades of The Everly Brothers and of course Boz's love of The Blues.  This album clearly laid the foundation for what was to follow throughout Scaggs' diverse output down through the years.

This album is going to get a lot plays in the coming week. A really nice find and so incredibly fresh even given it's amazing age!

Side One

  1. "Steamboat" - 2:10 (Buddy Lucas) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Leiber/Stoller']
  2. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" - 2:19 (Gary Davis) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'van Schmidt']
  3. "Girl From The North Country" - 3:33 (Bob Dylan)
  4. "You're So Fine" - 2:07 (Lance Finnie, Willie Schofield) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'le Vang']
  5. "Got You On My Mind" - 2:57 (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Thomas/Briggs']
  6. "That's Allright" - 2:07 (Arthur Crudup) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Allan Lumats']
Side Two

  1. "Hey Baby" - 2:30 (Bruce Channel, Margaret Cobb) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Bruce Chanel']
  2. "Gangster of Love" - 2:19 (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
  3. "Let the Good Times Roll" - 2:17 (Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore Jordan) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Ray Charles/L. Jordan']
  4. "How Long" - 2:16 (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs)
  5. "Stormy Monday Blues" - 3:38 (Aaron Thibadeaux "T-Bone" Walker)
  6. "C.C. Rider" - 2:22 (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs)  

 In 2013 Boz Scaggs is still on the go. He has just released his first album for five years - 'Memphis' and once again he finds himself going back to the old well of Blues and Soul standards.

Tracklist for 'Memphis'.
So Good To Be Here.
Dry Spell.
Sunny Gone. 

CLICK ON THE LINKS IN THIS COLOUR TO WATCH AND HEAR AUDIO.



  

Saturday 23 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Sydney 22nd March 2013


So far over the five Australian shows Bruce and the E Street Band have played 63 different songs. I wonder what surprises are in store for Melbourne and the 5 Night Stand there!

Setlist:
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Night
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
My City of Ruins
Growin' Up
The E Street Shuffle
Prove It All Night (with '78 intro)
Trapped
The River
Pay Me My Money Down
Working on the Highway
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Backstreets
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Badlands
Thunder Road
* * *
Born in the U.S.A.
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Rosalita

Thursday 21 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Sydney 20th March 2013


(photograph by Rene van Diemen)

Setlist:
Devils and Dust (Acoustic)
Last to Die (Tour Premiere)
The Ties That Bind
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Out in the Street
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
The Promised Land
Cover Me
No Surrender
I'm on Fire
My City of Ruins
High Hopes
Because the Night
Open All Night
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Lonesome Day
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Badlands
* * *
Jungleland
Born to Run
Bobby Jean
Dancing in the Dark
Detroit Medley
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out 


(photograph by Rene van Diemen)

Friday 22nd will the the third night in Sydney Australia.

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Sydney 18th March 2013

 (Photos by Rene van Diemen c/o Backstreets.com)


Bit of a shorter set (2hrs and 40 mins) in the first of two nights in Sydney, Australia but packed to the rafters with classic music and energy.



Please Note that the version of American Land on the recording of the show is not from the Sydney show!

Listen to the Whole Concert Here!!


Setlist:

Saturday 16 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Brisbane 16th March 2013

 (Photo by John Davis)

Three Hour and Seven Minute show that kicked off with a world premiere live performance! 'High Hopes' is a song written by Tim Scott and was released as part of a promo EP for the Blood Brothers film back in 1996.



Still not many links around for either of these shows but I will keep my eyes open in case some appear.

 (Photo by SHOTSROCK Photography)

Setlist:
  High Hopes
The Promised Land
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Out in the Street
My City of Ruins
Spirit in the Night
Incident on 57th Street
The River
Atlantic City
Open All Night
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Racing in the Street
Badlands
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Land of Hope and Dreams
 
* * *

Blinded By the Light (solo acoustic)
Born to Run
Bobby Jean
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out

Friday 15 March 2013

Thursday 14 March 2013

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Brisbane Australia 14th March 2013

A three hour and ten muinute performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band opened the next leg of their Wrecking Ball Tour. The ten Australian dates are the first down under for ten years. Tom Morello is deputising for Little Steven.


Second song on the set was a nice shout out to Brisbane Punk band The Saints.

 
Hopefully I'll be able to find some links later for the show. (ed 15/03/2013):a few more links added, not best quality or viewing position but hopefully others will become available soon.
Setlist:
We Take Care of Our Own
Just Like Fire Would
Wrecking Ball
Badlands
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
My City of Ruins
Spirit in the Night
The E Street Shuffle
Jack of All Trades
Murder Incorporated
Johnny 99
Because the Night
She's the One
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Apollo Medley
The Rising
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Thunder Road
* * *
We Are Alive
Born to Run
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out 


LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SET HERE!

Big Plans for the World - Exclusive Interview with Beki Hemingway and Randy Kerkman


It's an absolute joy to be able to bring you this exclusive interview with Beki Hemingway and Randy Kerkman. They are based in Denver, Colorado and have been on a musical journey for many years now. Last year they released a beautiful little EP called 'I Have Big Plans for the World', recorded in their home studio over a period of time due to work commitments etc (of which they will tell us about later).

If you want a wee taster of the music of Beki Hemingway then please Click Here to get a 6 track free sampler.



S4L: Your musical journey, when it did it all begin for you? Was it an artist, an album or song that inspired you to become part of the musical masses?

Beki: My parents were great music fans--my mom loved classical, and my dad loved Bob Dylan and non-traditional female voices like Mary (of Peter, Paul, and...) and Sylvia (of Ian and...), so there was always music playing in the house. I wrote poetry when I was really little and when I was 5, a musician going through a tough divorce moved in with us an I lost my "writing space" to him. I had to share a room my sister, so my deal with him was that he taught me all his new songs first, and he put a couple of my poems to music. I was kind of hooked right then. Up til then, everyone told me I was a genius. He told me I was going sharp, and that made me mad at first, but then I just started working a little harder. By the time I was 6, if you asked me what I wanted to be it was "a singer like Linda Ronstadt," and though I went back and forth with several other ideas like fireman and computer programmer, at about age 15, my friend Charla told me that I should just figure out that I was a singer already. I knew she was right. I started a band the next school year at 16 and did not waver after that.

Randy:  As a guitarist, I have to be honest and confess that 'Kiss Alive' was a big part of me taking up the guitar. I used to listen to it as a 12-14 year old and just think that Kiss made me want to play guitar.

S4L: Can you still remember your first ever live performance? Disaster or standing ovations all around?

Beki: My first solo was in church choir and it was a punishment for talking too much during rehearsal. I don't remember how it went over but I remember thinking I sounded alright, and that it didn't feel like punishment at all.

Randy: Somewhere in between. It was at a Church in front of about 100 people. But it felt like it was a packed house at Madison Square Garden!


S4L: You have traveled around a lot in your days, are you now settled in Denver as your main base of musical operations?

Beki: Denver definitely feels like home. I grew up in Colorado and when we came back here eight years ago, it didn't take long to feel like home and reconnect with some long time friends we'd fallen out of touch with during my Chicago-based touring years. Being in the middle of the States, it's not a practical base of musical operations despite really cool stuff coming out of this town lately (the Lumineers, Churchill, the Fray), but it's where we are settled and have our jobs and lives, and our dining room is set up as a pretty decent studio, so yes, we'll be here a while. 

Randy: It seems that way. We haven't discussed staying here for the rest of our lives, but we also don't have any plans to move. We love Denver (except for their lame football team!).* 
- *(Editors Note: Randy is a huge fan of the Chicago Bears whilst I am a huge fan of the Denver Broncos!)

S4L: You've put out a number of musical projects over the years, what one has given you the greatest satisfaction?

Beki: The newest always feels like the best, so my favorite right now is IHBPFTW. I think it's a good one to roll the windows down to and it was such a long time coming. It just feels so good to have it turn out so well (imho).
Beyond that, I think WFLFW (WORDS FOR LOSS FOR WORDS) is a good accomplishment. So much of it was written right after my father's death, and for me, it is a huge accomplishment to have finished it at all. Randy really had to pull me out of myself and push me to finish the lyrics on that one. In the end, it seems to be the one that speaks to others the most, and I find that the most satisfying thing of all as a songwriter. 

Randy: The last two are tied for me ('Words for Loss For Words' and 'I Have Big Plans For The World'). WFLFW was big for us as we'd been touring like crazy for years and it felt like we were on top of our game. I think it represented us well. The new one is satisfying to me because it was 95% done in our living room by ourselves.

Click Here to Watch Beki and Randy Perform 'Floating Away' (from the 'Words For Loss For Words' album) live in Glasgow.

S4L: Do you both collaborate on the crafting of the songs or does one do the lyrics and the other bringing life to the songs by creating the best tune?

Beki: Every combination has happened. I tend to write more lyrics and Randy tends to write more music, but there is no hard and fast rule except for these: Whoever starts the song has veto power. Sometimes writing at the same time in the same room is a bad idea for married people.

Randy: It's a little bit of every combination. My fav formula for songs is Beki putting lyrics to music that I've written.


S4L: You both work full time jobs so how hard is it fulfilling the musical dream? Would you like to be in a postion where you could do it on a full time basis or is that something that you feel is way beyond what you see yourselves as?

Beki: To some extent, we have had many of our musical dreams fulfilled. We made a living at it for 7-8 years, and we saw most of the US, and we've gotten the opportunity to play in Ireland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. I sometimes think I got into music as much for the travel as for the music. I feel pretty grateful for all of that. I'm too old to be a rock star now, but in a perfect world, a young artist would cover one of our songs and make us rich! Funny how your dreams can change with time.
Our jobs have given us a stability and some things we really lacked on the road like a regular church life, the ability to have a dog, a house, and health insurance. (I have chronic severe migraines that act up a lot if not constantly managed.) Simple things that a lot of people take for granted. We do not. Still, I miss the road and I'd go back to living on the road in a heartbeat if it were feasible and artistically rewarding. I can live very simply and I thrive on travel, but these days I'd be really insistent on contributing to a retirement fund each month and having good health insurance. 

Randy: Well, we were full-time touring musicians for about 8-9 years. Some days I long for that life again. Other days I'm thankful for the stability. I don't think it's way beyond what we see ourselves as, but it might be beyond what we're willing to sacrifice now, especially considering that it seems more unsual for people to pay for music all the time.

S4L: Beki, you were once a backing singer for Larry Norman, did that give you some insight into what the road ahead could be for you? And did that spur you on to look for ways to get your own music out there?

 (With Larry Norman. Picture courtesy of Beki Hemingway)

Beki: By the time Larry hired me, I already knew that I wanted to be a singer. I had met Larry when I was 16 and I had so much fun singing with him. It was a good open door and a way for me to learn without being the center of attention, but I was very shy about business when I sang with Larry and I probably wasn't looking as hard as I should have been for other opportunities. I was very focused at the time on the Denver band I was singing with, and I probably missed some opportunities being young and short-sighted at the time.

S4L: What inspires you to write your songs? Do you sit down with purpose to write or are you one of those folks that words to songs come to whilst you are doing your everyday business?

Beki: Writing is the hardest thing. Reading helps. Whenever I'm reading the a good book, concepts begin swirling around and it gets my brain thinking in that way. The Bible is great for that because it's full of big concepts and wild stories. It may not always translate in obvious ways in a song but it primes the brain to be thinking in both big and small details. Travel helps. Being out of my rut makes me notice everything, gives perspective on my everyday life, and I write the most right after a trip...or maybe I just watch less tv.
Usually, something comes to me in the car, and if it sticks with me, I figure it's good enough to work out when I get home. The songs on our CD are usually inspired by a feeling, something I have learned, or a close friend evoking a strong emotion. I like good alliteration and odd connections. 

Mark Robertson is a person I learned a lot about songwriting from. Prior to being in This Train, I was writing a lot vague (what I thought were artsy) lyrics and Mark taught me by example how to keep it simple and say what I mean. You can hear the lesson take effect between our first ep rinse. repeat. and Too Much Plenty.  

(Click Here to Listen to 'Sinsick' from the album 'Too Much Plenty')

Randy: For me, it's usually something that I hear 2nd hand, either from the news or a story about a friend of a friend. For some reason it is easier for me to see the story/song in someone else's life than my own. I usually get further when I hear something and think that's a great line for a song, then sit down and work on it than I do if I sit down and randomly try to write something.


S4L:Who are the artists that really inspire you?

Beki: Lately, I'm having a hard time keeping up enough to find them...but early on the obvious ones are Maria McKee, Sam Phillips, Patty Griffin. Mark Heard in the 80's was so brilliant both lyrically and musically. In the past few years I have been in love with Justin Currie's songs, and way back when, I really loved 10cc and the Commodores.
I have no idea if it ever makes its way into our songs, but as you know, I am a huge fan of the Alarm, and was always big on those bands like the Call, Big Country, Simple Minds, and U2--bands with something important to say. Hmmm. 

Randy: Aimee Mann, Tom Petty, Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II.

S4L: Your latest EP 'I Have Big Plans For the World' was a long time coming, is that due to the complexities of your working schedules, or was it the fact that you did all the work on it yourselves and so had a lot to learn about the way you record?

Beki: It is all down to writer's block and work schedules. Randy is very confident in the studio and was very patient waiting for me to come around to being ready. As soon as things started picking up in the "ready" department, my business starting picking up and it became harder to schedule times where we were both home and able to work on it. 

Randy: It was mainly that we were burned out and it took a number of years before we both wanted to do another record. I think our differing work schedules played a part in getting ready to do another, but once we decided to move forward with it, it was just a matter of scheduling. We were definetely familar with the process.


S4L: Your website says that you are taking on "the great experiment of life after 40 as an indie musician" - how difficult is?

Beki: I'm not sure yet. We have some success and some failure like anyone else.
As for the age--on one hand, I'm routinely 10 years older than the others on any given bill at a venue in Denver, but at the same time, we have wonderful friends who never stopped doing music and are aging gracefully into it, and there seems to be a house concert scene really growing amongst people in our age group that is more artistically rewarding and financially feasible than a lot of the gigs we did when we were younger. A lot of it is attitude. I put that phrase up as a bit of a joke but also because I don't want to hide my age or try to act like I'm still in my 20's. I'm not, and I think there are benefits to being where I am, and I intend to look for them and savor them.

Randy: I have trouble differentiating between the "Life after 40" part and the reality that touring and really working the record isn't feasible like it used to be. Either way, it is daunting.


S4L: You are a frequent visitor to Wales and got the opportunity to sing with Joe Silva and I believe that you were also doing some tunes in a Welsh pub earlier in the day. How much fun was that?

 (with Joe Silva at The Gathering 21, Wales 2013. Picture courtesy of Beki Hemingway)


(Singing it loud and proud in Wales. Picture courtesy of Beki Hemingway) 

Beki: MOST. FUN. EVER. Joe was so nice to invite me to sing with him, and everyone was just so nice. Isn't that just the Gathering for you though? A true thrill.

S4L: If the Beki and Randy of now could go back in time and happen to bump into the Beki and Randy of the younger days when you were just starting what advice or piece of wisdom would you pass on to them?

Beki: Loosen up. Go for it more. Say yes to more things instead of worrying about messing them up or doing them just right. Above all: Miss the flight. STAY IN IRELAND--do NOT go to Tennessee!!!

Randy: To be honest, I'd say be more Goal-Orientated and a little more Career-Centric. We were so happy just being able to tour and do our music full time that we never really obsessed over being signed to major record labels or getting on mag covers.

S4L: Final question. Soundtrack4Life always likes to find out about the music that people listen to or have been inspired by, can you name 5 songs (or Albums) that have been a vital part in your own musical journey and would still be a part of your very own soundtrack4life.

Beki: Save the hardest question for last, huh? Here are a few that came along at pivotal times and changed my attitude, got memorized and will never leave my ipod, ever. They are in no particular order, and by no means a complete list. 

1. Maria McKee - You Gotta Sin to Get Saved
2. Annie Lennox - Bare
3. The Donnas - Spend the Night
4. The Alarm - Declaration
5. Patty Griffin - Living with Ghosts

Randy:   
1. Aimee Mann - Bachelor #2
2. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
3. U2 - October
4. Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
5. Wilco - AM

To check out more about Beki Hemingway please visit her website by CLICKING HERE. Or go over and like her Musician Page at Facebook by CLICKING HERE.

Tuesday 12 March 2013

The Alarm - Oran Mor Glasgow 9th March 2013


Can't seem to find any links just yet for The Alarm show in Glasgow this past Saturday but will keep hunting.

Set List for Oran Mor (thanks to Per-Ole Wilhelmsen)

  I really don't know how they do it but The Alarm just seem to get better each and every performance. There's been a lot of good vibes about the Vinyl Tour and they really brought it big style to Glasgow. The sold out Oran Mor was bouncing as the band delivered one quality tune after another.

A great set that encompased the old and the new and of course music from the Soundtrack to the Vinyl Film.



One of the stand out songs of the set on this tour seems to be 'Down the Road' and there was no doubt about that in this show either.



There was a very moving rendition of 'Spirit of 76' that began with just Mike on the vocals and Mark Taylor on the keyboards that led into the Vinyl section of the set that featured songs originally performed by Mike's Punk band The Toilets, that have been given a new lease of life on the Soundtrack album (which features Phil Daniels on vocals on a good number of the tracks).



One of the best parts of the night though was being involved at the Love Hope Strength stand helping to get people on the list for the Bone Marrow Register. 57 People signed up, best on the tour so far.



A brilliant night all round.



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