And Your Bird Can Sing The Beatles A to ZSunday 28th June 2020 I got blisters learning the guitar to this song. By the time I’d learnt it, I went off to bed and I woke up the next morning and I couldn’t play. So what to do instead forContinue Reading
Artist – Aviator Album – All You Haters Released – 22nd June 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare, Liverpool Acoustic Aviator is ex-Cast, Shack and Echo & The Bunnymen bass player and backing vocalist Pete Wilkinson. The backing vocalist tag is key to understanding what Wilkinson did next after his acclaimed adventures withContinue Reading
And I Love Her The Beatles A to ZSunday 21st June 2020 Some weeks ago now, I decided I was going to learn, record and post all The Beatles songs in alphabetical order. This week, in honour of Paul McCartney’s birthday yesterday, I recorded ‘And I Love Her’. Stick withContinue Reading
All You Need Is Love The Beatles A to ZSunday 14th June 2020 Some weeks ago, I decided I was going to learn, record and post all The Beatles songs in alphabetical order. This week is the last of the ‘All’s with All You Need Is Love. Stick with meContinue Reading
Artist – John Jenkins Album – Growing Old – Songs From My Front Porch Released – 26th April 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare, Liverpool Acoustic Albums are on a collision course with disaster. It’s not too hard to see into a future where ten or twelve songs, collected together by an artistContinue Reading
All Together Now The Beatles A to ZSunday 7th June 2020 Some weeks ago, I decided I was going to learn, record and post all The Beatles songs in alphabetical order. This week I got to play one of the happiest songs I can think of ‘All Together Now’ fromContinue Reading
Artist – Shadow Captain Single – Hey Django Release date – 5th June 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Looking for something to make you smile? ‘Hey Django’ is the first single from the forthcoming album from Liverpool’s Shadow Captain. A toe-tapper to walk you into a summer with a wag of itsContinue Reading
Artist – Ragz Nordset Single – Don’t You Forget Release date – 29th May 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd 2020 has been a challenging year for music to put it mildly. Fortunately new music is still being recorded and this release marks the welcome return of Norse singer-songwriter Ragz Nordset. Anyone who isContinue Reading
A Day In The Life The Beatles A to ZTuesday 26th May 2020 For the 53rd Anniversary of The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, I thought I might take a stab at a cover, and in doing so, accompany that cover with the worst music video of allContinue Reading
All My Loving The Beatles A to ZSunday 24th May 2020 This is the third track for my Beatles A-Z challenge, ‘All My Loving’, which I sometimes think of as Paul’s first really clever song; riding that wonderful balance between rock ‘n roll exuberance, Paul-McCartney-swoon-time and their enthusiasm for saucyContinue Reading
