Monday, 29 August 2016
Friday, 19 August 2016
'The Devil' - a short film celebrating fashion, music and Mod subculture narrated by Paul Weller
Watch it here this time next week!
‘The Devil’ a short film for Channel 4 Random Acts
A celebration of fashion, music and Mod subculture; 'The Devil' truly is in the detail in this claustrophobic look into a timeless British scene as real Mods from the 60s, 80s and the 21st century come together for a night out. Narrated by Paul Weller, Produced and Directed by Emma-Rosa Dias.
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Help Blues Legend Henry Gray
91 year old blues icon and WWII Veteran Henry Gray lost his home and everything he owns to historic flooding that has devasted many Louisiana communities. He is safe and in good health but stated yesterday "I have lost everything." Henry is now displaced, please help him recover.
Henry is one of the last remaining links to the formation of the postwar Chicago Blues of the late 40s and early 50s. He participated in many of the defining recordings of this genre in sessions with Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers and many others. He received a Grammy Award nomination for his album ‘A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf’ released on Telarc Records. That same year he played for Mick Jagger's 55th birthday celebration in Paris. During the last thirty years, Henry has performed at virtually all New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals and every Baton Rouge Blues Festival since its inception. Henry was featured along with Ray Charles, Dr. John, Pinetop Perkins and Dave Brubeck in Clint Eastwood's "Blues Piano" which was part of Martin Scorsese's seven part series, "The Blues.” Henry was awarded the 2006 National Heritage Fellowship Award by the National Endowment for the Arts which is the nation's top honor for a folk artist. Henry is still a vibrant performer, rocking festival stages around the globe and earning numerous recent awards and nominations. But at his core Henry is simply a musician who earnestly loves to wholeheartedly share his craft with audiences large and small. How daunting it must be for a 91 year old to have to restart his humble life. Any donations large or small will make a difference.
The Delta Groove label released Gray’s latest studio effort with Bob Corritore called ‘The Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest.’
Help spread the word
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
BREAKING NEWS: Mod Super Groups to play Cambridge on 4th February 2017
Musicians who have played in The Chords, Purple Hearts, Long Tall Shorty, The Rage, The Moment, The Risk, Makin' Time, The Threads, The Upper Fifth and Rudie & The Revolvers will be playing at The Corner House in Cambridge on Saturday 4th February 2017 under their current monikers of Speakeasy and Deep Six.
Advance tickets priced at £10 will be available from Paul Sawtell (The Alley Club) shortly.
Speakeasy are currently recording their third album, whilst Deep Six have their debut 'Full Fathom Four' 7" vinyl EP released by Heavy Soul! Records later this month.
This is going to be a unique and fantastic night so book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Monday, 15 August 2016
BREAKING NEWS: Deep Six & The Five Faces announce Brentwood Essex gig for Friday 20th January 2017
The Essex Arms
Warey Hill
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 5HA
Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door
Sunday, 14 August 2016
Paul Hooper-Keeley of Deep Six to be interviewed on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire at 12.15pm today & the new Deep Six single has been added to the playlist.
BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire have confirmed that they have added 'No I Haven't A Clue' from the Deep Six 'Full Fathom Four' EP to the show's playlist.
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire is the BBC Local Radio service serving the City of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire. The station broadcasts on 94.8, 103.7 and 104 MHz FM, DAB Digital Radio and is streamed on the internet via the BBC Website.
If you can, please message the radio station on their social media after the show to support Deep Six. The link you need is: -
http://bbc.in/2bmBvLK
Friday, 12 August 2016
Thursday, 11 August 2016
New Book on The Jam, Now Available to Pre-order from Pledge Music
“In Echoed Steps, The Jam and a Vision Of The Albion” revisits Britain in the early 1980s through the words and pictures of The Jam. Using Derek D’Souza’s estate of rare and largely unpublished photographs, designed by ARCHIVUM’s Paul Skellett and written by Simon Wells. Both fan editions can be pre-ordered at http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/inechoedsteps with the Super Deluxe Edition limited to just 20 copies.
Only available to pre-order on PledgeMusic, there will only be 1000 copies printed and the book will not be available through traditional retail.
THE DIRECTIONS - Weekend Dancers ... Reprised Double CD on Detour Records to be released on 23rd September
WOW..... LONG OUT OF PRINT DETOUR RELEASE NOW GETS THE RE-ISSUE TREATMENT AND COMES WITH A BONUS DISC OF THE BAND PLAYING LIVE AT THE "GREYHOUND", FULHAM IN LONDON BACK IN FEBRUARY 1980. THIS AMAZING LIVE GIG WAS RECORDED PROFESSIONALLY AS IT WAS INTENDED TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY THEIR RECORD COMPANY AT THE TIME AND WAS EVEN ADVERTISED AS COMING SOON IN THE MUSIC PRESS.... SADLY THIS ALBUM NEVER SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY AS JOHN BURKE, THE SINGER HAD A HEAD COLD ON THE NIGHT AND THOUGHT HIS VOCALS SUFFERED BUT ON HEARING THESE RECORDINGS 30 YEARS ON HE HAS SINCE CHANGED HIS MIND AND ALLOWED US TO RELEASE THESE RECORDING AS THEY WERE INTENDED .... NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THIS HISTORIC LIVE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN RESTORED DIRECT OFF THE MASTER TAPE AND CAN BE HEARD IN ITS FULL GLORY!!!!!
THE ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE FOR THE SINGLE DISC READ..... HERE AT ‘DETOUR’ WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR JEWEL IN OUR CROWN…AFTER 15 YEARS WE HAVE FOUND THE MOST ELUSIVE AND MOST FAMOUS MOD BAND EVER DUE TO THEIR IN-FAMOUS SINGLE ‘THREE BANDS TONITE’. EVERYBODY KNEW THE SINGLE BUT HARDLY ANYBODY OWNED IT DUE TO IT’S RARITY. EVERYBODY HEARD THE STORY ABOUT ONLY 2000 COPIES BEING PRESSED AND 800 OF THEM BEING DESTROYED IN A FLOOD. WELL….FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE OFFER YOU THE BANDS COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDED OUTPUT INCLUDING BOTH SIDES OF THE SINGLE & COMPILATION APPEARANCES. YES, 22 TRACKS IN TOTAL, ALL RECORDED BETWEEN 1978 – 1982. IN-DEPTH SLEEVE NOTES PUT TOGETHER BY ‘DAVE EDWARDS’ AFTER INTERVIEWING TWO MEMBERS OF THE BAND AND HAS MANY RARE PHOTOS…..NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!
FEATURES
DISC 1
TILL THE END OF THE DAY
MY DESTINY
SUICIDE PACT
DADS BEEN NICKED AGAIN
BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN
WEEKEND DANCERS
PLENTY OF TIME
VINNY
ON THE TRAIN TO MY GIRL
THREE BANDS TONITE
DANGEROUS TIMES
WHAT GOES ON
LONELY WITHOUT YOU
WHEN TOMORROW COMES
IT MAYBE TOO LATE
SHE'S GONE
IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN HURT BY ME
ELLESMERE STREET
SOME BOYS
GIRL YOU'D BETTER HIDE
THE HEART OF THE CITY
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
DISC 2
TILL THE END OF THE DAY
WEEKEND DANCERS
TROUBLE WITH YOU
ON THE TRAIN TO MY GIRL
BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN
CROSSING THE ABYSS
SUICIDE PACT
THREE BANDS TONITE
WEEKEND DANCERS
BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN
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