Friday night and we are chancing our arm at the Old White Swan. Will Hazzard County be there or not? Good grief, they are! All the usual suspects; Chris, Paddy, Tom, and Country John, and by Jove they’re as good as ever. I even manage to bag my usual corner as soon as I arrive instead of waiting until it becomes vacant. Sadly, we have to leave after the first set so I don’t know if they are playing again next week. Taking a look at The Talk Magazine online doesn’t really help as there is no entry for the Old White Swan for Friday 29 July.
Having been on holiday all last week, I’m using the weekend to wind down ready for work again on Monday. Saturday is therefore a lazy day with plently of musical action in the form of snippets from Glastonbury and perfectly rounded off with the latest episode of Seven Ages of Rock on BBC2, which this week is Left of the Dial: The rise of alternative rock in the USA. I’m always a bit wary of the label “Alternate rock”. OK it was a resurgence of interest in rock in the wake of the pomp rock of the ’80, but it was hardly alternate, just more stripped back. The programme focussed on the Seattle scene which built on the work of bands like Black Flag, REM, Hüsker Dü, and The Pixies. Basically the tale revolved around the rise of Nirvana and the equally rapid downward spiral of Kurt Cobain. Overall, another jolly fine programme with my only complaint being the slightly gratuitous use of a clip from The Beverly Hillbillies.
No comments:
Post a Comment