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I watched Nowhere Boy on Friday. As a Beatles head I always like to check stuff like that out. It was okay. Not as much beats and breasts as Stephen Dorffs Backbeat. But watchable. I guess every musician has a band they learned off and mine like billion others was the Beatles. Being able to play note for note George’s parts along with the live recording of the Shea Stadium gig in a bedroom in Truro aged 11 still rates as one of my best gigs. You shoulda been there. I was ace.

I love how inventive they were and how f’king good they all were. And how progressive and how ‘live in the now’ they were. That’s why it jars when bands dabble in nostalgia as an ode to past greats. Probably why I get Steve Marriott but struggle with Paul Weller (cept Town Called Malice). The Beatles today would be half Chemical Brothers half Band of Horses…and then some. So for the geeks if you’re after the goods get these >

Book – Pete Shotton In My Life

 DVD – The Beatles First US Visit

Visiting Liverpool – get on the Magical Mystery Tour Bus

Yes I am abit peeved about it. Yes it’s a low score cool points in your stratosphere but not in mine. The departure of John Frusciante from the Chili Peppers has funked me off. For me, I put the Peppers up there with the Beatles/Stones (probably higher than the Stones) so the thought of a new guitar slinger doesn’t appeal. No doubt the newie can play the notes but with Frusciante the songs are/were so much better. Damn It. Reasons why I like the Peppers 

1) They played the vision skate escape 1988 with prime time Hawk v Hosoi which was the start of all things good.
2) Flea & Anthony went to the Stacy Peralta film Z Boys premiere.
3) Anthony championed Robert Williams kinda.
4) They’ve gone from being all about their instruments and energy to all about the song.

 

So it’s 2010. Hello 2010 you look better than 2009 already. There’s been a lot of music prediction lists about. ALOT. I’m not a big fan of lists sorry. If The Drums get their songs mixed better and louder they’ll rule the school. I also like this song by Frankie & The Heartstrings called Fragile. Good song.

 

Exciting up Manchester at the moment is Dan Parrot’s Love & Disaster label. Check em in Dazed&Confused. 

This isn’t ohh its from Manchester must mention it. This is step the f*ck aside there’s a new label in town. I hope it does well. There’s no reason why Manchester shouldn’t have an ace label. Watching some old footage over Chrimbo about Creation Records (yes I know tis London) they sure had some fun. 2010 bring on the fun.