Last month I was in Berlin for a little over a week and while on my travels I came across a few very very good goddamn records. On one of the hottest days it felt like I had ever experienced in my entire life in Mauerpark we went to a market with everything you could … Continue reading #237- I bought more Bob Dylan vinyl’s
Day 4 and 5 in Berlin included the Berlin wall or the East side gallery, a boat trip and a visit to Mauerpark where I bought vinyl, pictures, handcrafted items and chilled out in the shade to avoid the heat. There was also a spy museum that turned me into a child as I walked … Continue reading #236- Berlin day 4 & 5
My buddy Jack Keeshan had a brilliant and energetic album launch on Friday in Roscrea. What a show and what an album. 5 incredibly crafted and powerful songs. I could say to him " Jack, these songs are unbelievable, songs with a purpose and meaning behind them" not that he fully accepts the label of … Continue reading #232- Internal Dialogue
What to do what to do what to do ? I spent a few years working them, on shift for twelve hours when I should've been nursing a hangover instead This year I'm off, I'm one of the envied ones by healthcare standards all over the country What will I do? It's already 9:10am and … Continue reading #225 – bank holiday Monday
The collection grows stronger as the months have passed us by. This time late year I was at the beginning stages of my collection. The early days of a new found obsession to collect more physical media. Five hundred or more DVD's, Blu ray and boxsets wasn't enough, Spotify wasn't enough at all and YouTube … Continue reading #221 – Vinyl collection update
For so many years now I've been listening to the music of Bob Dylan and I'm not slowing down anytime soon. If anything it's getting worse over time but there's just so much to choose from. Most recently I've been listening to a release of Springtime in New York; The bootleg series Vol.16 a release … Continue reading #220 – Dylan and his never-ending catalogue of music just keeps me going and going and going !
I listened to Bob Dylan's Infidels album Monday afternoon. I've been listening to full lps the last few months to try get into the flow and song location choice on the albums. There's highs and lows with the music but it gets me closer to the singer's mindset. License to kill is one that's on … Continue reading #211 – Bob Dylan’s got a License to kill
It's that time of year again and I love it, Spotify Wrapped 2021. I love this, it's my favorite way a company spies on me because the playlist is always awesome. I don't know why I'm always surprised I mean it is my Music they made the playlists out of. To the Spotify overlords out … Continue reading #202-Spotify Wrapped 2021
It's Friday night, November 3rd and for the first time since July 2019 I was able to enjoy live music again. The last people I saw in concert were Bob Dylan and Neil Young so there was big expectations to live up to. I went to Dolan's and saw Mick Flannery performing with Susan O … Continue reading #201- Mick Flannery & Susan O Neill blew the roof off of Dolan’s
I've been listening to a lot of music and making playlists lately on Spotify in particular. I've been rediscovering some older playlists and friends music that they've compiled too. So in an attempt to broaden my music appreciation and catalogue of songs I listen to I'm going to link my Spotify account below. I've often … Continue reading #191 – Spotify playlists
I was reading a list of Hunter S Thompson's favourite 18 songs and I thought I'd do the same. Here's my favourite 18 songs as of the morning of Friday the 13th,August 2021. The Weight by the Band Desperados under the Eaves by Warren Zevon Gimme Shelter by The Rolling StonesCome and Get Your Love … Continue reading #187 – My favorite 18 songs
As a huge fan of Warren Zevon this book was a must read for me. Zevon is one the greatest singer songwriters of all time. Warren Zevon was a unique performer, his writing style was so unique, his voice and talent are unparalleled. Crystal Zevon wrote this book about her late husband and their tumultuous … Continue reading #181 – I’ll sleep when I’m dead, The dirty life and times of Warren Zevon – By Crystal Zevon
Mick Flannery wrote the song Baby talk and had planned to record it by himself. He then tried it out as a duet with the incredible Susan O Neill and the result was winning some serious awards. Most notably the best original song of the year at the 2020 RTÉ Radio 1 awards. The pair … Continue reading #175 – Mick Flannery & Susan O Neill, Ireland’s INCREDIBLE latest music duo
One of the best one of his best and one of my favourite songs of all time. The song is called Mohammad's radio and Warren Zevon gifted the world this beautiful piece of music before he left us all behind. It's beautiful and different just like Warren. This song just gets played a lot and … Continue reading #169 – Quick hurry and listen to Mohammad’s radio by Warren Zevon now!🎸
The past week I've been on a non stop Bob Dylan train. The sun's finally coming out here in Limerick and I wanna drive around, walk around and sit around at home with Dylan soothing my ears with his vocal prowess and beauty. Doesn't Bob Dylan have such a powerful, unique and other passionate tone … Continue reading #168 – my music recommendations for this week
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