Second thoughts

Από την άλλη βέβαια, σε μια εποχή όπου έννοιες όπως "ανάληψη ευθυνών", "ευθιξία", "παραδοχή λάθους" έχουν εκλείψει, οπωσδήποτε μπαίνεις σε σκέψεις όταν κάποιος επιλέγει να αυτοτιμωρηθεί με αυτό τον τρόπο.

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Μεγάλη επιτυχία του blog. Βρήκαμε και σας παρουσιάζουμε το περίφημο βίντεο που όλη η Ελλάδα αναρωτιέται τι περιέχει.

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Sex Pistols - Extract from their last UK punk-era concert, 25 Dec. 1977 (@256)

This upload offers an extract from Sex Pistols' last UK concert (not counting of course the lousy reunions) that took place at Ivanhoes, in Huddersfield, on Christmas eve, exactly 30 years ago. The gig was not open to the public; it was given for the benefit of the families (and anyone who claimed that was member of the family) of striking firemen. Lydon in "The Filth And The Fury" recalls that "it was like our Christmas party". Memories of attendees can be found here and here.

Tracklisting:
A1 God Save The Queen
B1 No Fun

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Musictraveler's first birthday

It was one year ago that this blog was starting...

Joe Strummer interview to Andy Kershaw, Radio1, Manchester, October 1999

Today I feel obliged to pay homage to Joe Strummer who, although he has left us 5 years ago, his mentality, morality and talent remain a shining light. This latest upload is an Andy Kershaw's broadcast in Radio 1, Manchester, in October 1999 (just before the release of Rock Art and the X-Ray Style), where Joe participated as guest dj and of course was interviewed by Kershaw. Here, you will find out, how Strummer discovered reggae, his occupation before his music career, why he didn't want a Clash reunion, what he did during his years of silence, how the Clash wrote White Man In Hammersmith Palais etc. Moreover, the broadcast is full of reggae and world music gems (chosen by both Kershaw and Strummer) from the Tennors, Rokia Traore (session recordings especially for this broadcast), Wendo Kolosoy, Los Super Seven, Andres Landero y su Conjunto, Tommy Collins (the essential drop of country with Tilt Me A Little Toward Tilly) Ihashi Elimhlophe, Toots & the Maytals, El Gran Silencio, Rasha and Prince Buster. All selections highlight the heavy influence that reggae and world music had on Strummer compositions. Of course, songs by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Clash and the Pogues couldn't be absent.

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Baka Beyond - Spirit Of The Forest (1994) (@256)

Well, I can't think of a most suitable album to dedicate to all those guys that took part in the talks that took place in Bali, Indonesia about climate change. As always, the US and China, the two largest CO2 emitters, didn't bind themselves on doing any significant improvement on their current situation. It is indeed a matter of will of some governors to make things better; the new labour government of Australia who agreed to ratify the Kyoto protocol, (isolating the US as the only developed nation outside the pact) proves such. On the other hand I feel ashamed for our Greek government, who's environmental minister was absent, and his deputy showed up only during the last few days of the conference while Greece is already off-target to meet its Kyoto commitments by 2012, as well as its European Union clean energy commitments in 2010 and 2020. It is also one of the worst EU offenders in terms of climate protection performance.

album review link (allmusic): here

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Tracklisting
1 Spirit Of The Forest
2 The Man Who Danced Too Slowly
3 Ngombi
4 Baka Play Baka
5 Nahwia
6 Eeye Be (Elephant Song)
7 Canya Jam
8 Bounaka

Various - One More For The Road + other drinking songs (@256)

Latest issue of Mojo has a premium cd dedicated to songs related to cigarettes and alcohol, obviously inspired by the same-titled song of Oasis, the singer of whose is posing on the magazine's front cover. Well here is a similar idea from a Greek music magazine named "Zoo" which during its circulation period had many similarities to Mojo. In addition, following the "bonus material" trend, I added some more drinking songs in order to fill the second part's 100 Mb available.

Tracklisting:

pt1
01 Bryn Haworth - Summer Wine
02 Caravan - Winter Wine
03 Ginger Baker's Air Force - Sweet Wine
04 Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar
05 Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam
06 Allman Brothers Band - Drunken Hearted Boy
07 Tim Hardin - Whiskey, Whiskey
08 Rod Stewart - What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
09 Flying Burrito Brothers - Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
10 Hank Williams - Lost Highway
11 Jerry Lee Lewis - I'll Find It Where I Can

pt2
12 Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Little Red Bottle
13 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Pink Champagne
14 Amen Corner - Gin House
15 Billie Holiday - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
16 Eric Burdon & War - Spill The Wine
17 Tim Hart & Maddy Prior - Three Drunkened Maidens
18 Streets - Too Much Brandy
19 Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
20 Copper Family Of Rottingdean (Bob & Ron) - Good Ale
21 Carter USM - Prince In A Pauper's Grave
22 Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca Cola
23 Tom Waits - Jockey Full Of Bourbon
24 Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To Fuck
25 Watersons - Sheepshearing
26 Rita Ambatzi (vocals), Dimitris Semsis aka Salonikios (violin) & Agapios Tomboulis (kubus) - I Garsona (The Waitress)

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