In a 2005 interview with Rolling Stone, Paul McCartney recalled Keith Richards saying to him: “Do you know the difference between your band and ours, man? You had four frontmen, and we only had one.” After The Beatles split in…
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Saint Dominic’s Preview (1972) – Van Morrison
Saint Dominic’s Preview begins as a rich, piano-driven piece before gradually unfolding into a folk-rock song with strong elements of soul and jazz. It moves forward as a loose, stream-of-consciousness narrative, giving Van Morrison’s voice plenty of space to shine.…
Tonight Will Be Fine (2005) – Leonard Cohen (Ft. Teddy Thompson)
One of my first proper forays into the life and music of Leonard Cohen was the tribute concert documentary I’m Your Man (2005), which I’ve mentioned here on many occasions. One of the first performances from the concert that made…
Tagged with: I'm Your Man, leonard cohen, Mock Tudor, Richard Thompson, teddy thompson, tonight will be fine
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Posted in Music
2/02/26 – 8/02/26 – Mavis Staples, Dostoevsky & Analogue Mind
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Mavis Staples Triumphs with Double Win at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards – Music article by Timothy Yap at Jubilee Street To be honest,…
Tagged with: documentary, ernest hemingway, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Generation X, grammys, mavis staples, sad and beautiful world, social media
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Posted in Music, News, Reflections
Insensata (Foolish) 2025 – Nathy Peluso
Argentine diva and Latin Grammy–winning artist Nathy Peluso goes crazy for love in this song – so much so that it leaves her confused and dizzy. Her obsession with an absent lover makes her act foolish, unable to control herself,…
The Water is Wide (1975) – Bob Dylan (ft. Joan Baez)
I’ve always had a soft spot for this live performance of the old British folk song The Water Is Wide. It was performed by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue at the Boston Music Hall.…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, boston music hall, Joan Baez, pete seeger, the water is wide
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Marty Supreme (2025) – Josh Safdie (Friday’s Finest)
Marty Supreme hereby completes the trilogy of movies starring Timothée Chalamet I’ve written about so far, in this order: Dune, A Complete Unknown, and now Marty Supreme. I was looking forward to watching Marty Supreme just as much as his…
Opening Night (2025) – Ocie Elliott
I recently heard Opening Night on someone’s random Spotify playlist, and as I cosily took it in, I quickly added it to my own project. And just now as I perused Ocie’s upcoming concerts, they will be performing in Australian…
Rave on! (1958) – Buddy Holly
You know any song that starts with “A-weh-uh-heh-uh-ell” (a drawn-out “well”) has to be pretty darn good. There are few more jumpy and exciting starts in the rock annals than Buddy’s lead utterance into Rave On! He really put his…
Tiny Victories (2019) – Christina Perri
There is no other artist I relate to more personally in her writing and music than Christina Perri. My favourite female troubadour and balladeer is back with yet another beautiful composition. Much of her music reveals itself slowly, growing stronger…
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