SID GRIFFIN displays many chapeaux in his career as a multi-faceted musician, proud author, knowledgeable broadcaster and professional golfer. Okay, only the first three hats get anywhere near his noggin but they all fit snugly and look quite smart. He is also a proud parent whose weekly column on Kids Say The Darndest Things was once read throughout Southeast Asia, and a guy who makes excellent banana walnut pancakes. [More...] | |
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The Coal Porters are set to personally congratulate Barack Obama - US live dates announced! Click here for more details of these and other live shows. |
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DVD Out Now! The Long Ryders - State Of Our Reunion Live 2004 "They were the number one Indie/Alternative band in the USA in the mid-1980s and if it wasn't for The Smiths they would've held that crown in the UK as well. The Long Ryders are now seen as a primary ingredient in what is now alt-country or Americana and Sid Griffin & Co. are equally seen as THE link in the chain connecting Gram Parsons then and the Kings Of Leon now. NME cover boys with TV appearances in country after country and with a tour schedule which helped them hone the hottest live show to ever feature a 12-string Rickenbacker, glorious songs and punk energy they had it all! |
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Out Now ! Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, the Band, and the Basement Tapes - available in shops NOW! The Basement Tapes were recorded during 1967, a year in which Dylan went publicly quiet yet wrote more classic songs than in any other year. In one 94,000 word book you can now read EXACTLY what Bob and The Band were up to at Big Pink as well as where, why and how they made this timeless music. Featuring interviews with Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Roger McGuinn, Joe Boyd, Manfred Mann, Band producer John Simon, Ronnie Hawkins and many more. Also available at amazon.com |
