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Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 3

June 1, 2014

– The second ILLUSION album doesn’t fall so far behind the first one to me, because it uses the same formula: it starts with “Madonna Blue” in the way the first one begins with “Isadora.” Well, in a way maybe … Continue reading →

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Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 2

June 1, 2014

– Were you interested in things like Afro-beat that Fela Kuti did? Yes, I liked all that world music and I always liked the music from [Bob] Marley: it was great. I loved Ali Farka Touré and all that music, really … Continue reading →

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Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 1

June 1, 2014

June 2014 He was a pivotal figure in the development of rock music, and without him heavy metal and prog rock – and, of course, British blues – would have sounded different from what we know now, for it was out … Continue reading →

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JOHN FIDDLER – State Of The Heart

April 29, 2013

John Fiddler 1992 / Angel Air 2013 From the gloomy dark side into the glimmering moonlight, the HEAD bluesbreaker goes it alone and wears his soul on the sleeve. He’s a chameleon, this man. Shaking hippy blues with MEDICINE HEAD, … Continue reading →

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