Celebrating 50 years of Patti Smith's "Horses"

Believe it or don't Patti Smith's groundbreaking debut album "Horses" was originally released 50 years ago today. 

LINKS

Albumism Patti Smith's debut album Horses 50th Anniversary

Happy Birthday John Anderson!

Raising a glass to country great John Anderson with performances of "Wild and Blue" and "Black Sheep" 

Whaddya mean you don't know the Mamou Cajun Band

Here's some rare footage of Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau and Isom J. Fontenot gettin' down with Pete Seeger and more. 

Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz, Sattalites, Woodshed Orchestra @ Drom Taberna, Friday

Don't miss Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz at Drom Taberna tonight at 8:30 pm followed by the Sattalites at 11:30 pm.

An eventful evening at Drom Taberna (458 Queen St. West) gets under way with Max Forster at 6 pm. 

Happy Birthday Barbara Manning!

Cheers to singer/songwriter deluxe Barbara Manning on her birthday! Here's a few stellar performances worth checking.

One For The Weekend: Lily Frost

Watch the video for Lily Frost's new single "Nightbird-Lilith." Lily plays the Witches Market (25 O'Hara) Saturday (Dec 13) at 2 pm. 

    

Canuck electronic music pioneer Nash The Slash saluted with tribute album "Covered"

"Covered" – curated by Richard Marsella – features updates of Nash The Slash tunes by Ian Blurton, Eiyn Sof and Renaldo M will be out on March 10th.

Here's the scoop...

We Are Busy Bodies is proud to announce Covered, a new compilation album honouring the legacy of legendary Canadian experimentalist Nash the Slash due March 10, 2026. Curated by musician, educator, and long-time Nash collaborator Richard Marsella, the release gathers an eclectic group of artists from around the world to reinterpret, reimagine, and celebrate the singular vision of one of Canada’s most unconventional musical pioneers.

Nash the Slash—born Jeff Plewman—stood alone in the Canadian music landscape. Known for his electric violin, mandolin, haunting synths, and trademark mummy-like stage attire, Nash became a cult icon whose influence extended far beyond Canadian borders. His genre-defying approach—part art-punk, part avant-garde, part cinematic minimalism—left an indelible mark on artists working in experimental, electronic, industrial, prog, and underground rock. From his early days with FM to his boundary-breaking solo work, Nash championed independence, integrity, and fearless weirdness long before these values became a rallying cry for DIY musicians everywhere.

Covered features a bold lineup of contributors, including Renaldo M (Brian Poole of Renaldo & The Loaf), Ian Burton’s Future Now, Eiyn Sof, and many other world-class experimental artists—each offering a unique interpretation that expands Nash’s sonic universe while remaining rooted in his unmistakable creative spirit.

The album can be considered a companion piece to the film Nash the Slash Rises Again! by Side Three Media.  

Photos by Paul Till. Album artwork by Matthew Daley.

Writes curator Richard Marsella: 

"When I learned that Side Three Media were working on the documentary film "Nash the Slash Rises Again!," it inspired me to want to make a complimentary tribute album with an eclectic group of musicians from around the world. I love the artistry and interpretations of Nash's music reflected on this compilation. It takes Nash and rethinks his original vision. Buckle up: this recording honours one of the great underground Canadian innovators, Nash the Slash, who has always been a great source of inspiration for so many of us.

"I had the honour of working with Nash a few times in my career, notably as a special guest artist in my Parade of Noises 2002, where we played Musical Red Rover with a group of 700 grade four students in my hometown of Brampton, Ontario. "Red Rover, Red Rover....we call Nash the Slash over..." are a string of words we'll never forget. Nash the Slash is an artist I shall never forget, always pushing the boundaries and just going for it. I'm super proud to share this project with such an incredible lineup, including Renaldo M (Brian Poole from Renaldo & The Loaf), Ian Blurton, Eiyn Sof and so many other world class weirdos. Special thanks to Colin Brunton, Gary Topp, Klanggalerie and We Are Busy Bodies for helping make this project a reality." 

You can pre-order a copy of Nash The Slash: Covered and preview two songs via Bandcamp right here. Check Nash The Slash performing his version of FM's "Phasors On Stun" along with two interviews following the tracklisting below. 

Various Artists – Nash The Slash: Covered

Lightmares - In A Glass Eyes

Eiyn Sof - Animal Magnetism

Dearly Beloved - Shock Treatment

Alex Wroten - RSVP

Alan Beeson - Life in Loch Ness

Renaldo M - Vincent's Crows 

Ian Blurton - Phasors on Stun 

Ronley Teper - Wolf

Nolan Cook's Nifnar - Citizen

Brian Ruryk - Masquerade

Barnyard Drama - Wait For You

Kitzler - Reactor No. 2

Rebecca Hennessy - Children of the Night

Andrew Noseworthy - Womble

Frank Pahl - Pilgrim's Lament

Biblical rocks Ted's Collision, Thursday

Nick Sewell's mighty Biblical crew promise to raise the roof at Ted's Collison (573 College) on Thursday night. PWYC! 

Vivienne Wilder @ Sauce on the Danforth, Wednesday

Don't miss Vivienne Wilder at Sauce (1376 Danforth) tonight. Check out her video for "Ten Year Bender" off her latest album Terrible Human available here.

LINKS
Vivienne Wilder's site: https://viviennewilder.com/

Vivienne Wilder's substack

R.I.P. Raul Malo of The Mavericks, 1965-2025

Sadly, The Mavericks' golden-voiced frontman Raul Malo has passed away far too soon at 60. He'll be greatly missed. 

LINKS

Watch Raul Malo live on WFUV in 2020 right here.

Doug Paisley joins John Showman & Chris Coole @ The Cameron House, Tuesday

Singer/songwriter Doug Paisley sits in with the banjo fiddle duo of John Showman & Chris Coole from 6pm-8pm.

Willie West's deep soul gem "I'm Still A Man" to be used in Irdris Elba series H/JACK

Celebrating Willie West's birthday with "I'm Still A Man" which will appear in an episode of H/JACK on Apple TV in Januray. 

Willie West – I'm Still A Man (Timmion Records)

All the leaves might be brown and the sky gray, but fortunately Willie West is still a man. This relentless underdog of the New Orleans soul history known for his work with The Meters and Allen Toussaint has been laying low in the northern parts of the US for a while now. Lately he has emerged with new raw sound, which fuses very distinctly personal lyricism with heavy minor key grooves provided by the guys at Timmion Records.

While arriving to Finland for the first time in 2014 to perform on account of his latest album Lost Soul, Willie couldn't help laying down a few lyrics at Timmion studios in Helsinki's Kaapelitehdas. The session produced a fresh new track I'm Still A Man, which continues on the same slow, dark and melodic path, which he paved with The High Society Brothers in 2009 with The Devil Gives Me Everything.

From the first desolate guitar licks on Willie starts to lure the listener into his damp and heavy-aired space, like only the few masters brewed in the southern climate can. There's not many of Willie's breed still around and who knows how long his dark wail will bless us with gems like this. Let this true artistry sink its nails in you. 

You'll be hearing "I'm Still A Man" in the background on Idris Elba's "H/JACK" Apple TV series which begins streaming it's second season on January 14, 2026. 

Get a copy of Willie West's "I'm Still A Man" single via Bandcamp right here. Have a listen below.

 

Remembering Fred "Toots" Hibbert on his birthday

Raising a glass to reggae great Toots Hibbert with a few performances and the Reggae Got Soul documentary. 

Chris Houston's latest album "Rapid Detox" gets a limited vinyl release

Just in time for holiday gift-giving, Chris Houston's latest release, "Rapid Detox" is out now on vinyl. Get it at Neurotica!

LINKS 

Spotify – Chris Houston's Rapid Detox

Into The Abyss (257 King St. E, Hamilton) record shop

Dr. Disc (20 Wilson St, Hamilton) record shop

Neurotica (567 College, entrance on Manning Ave, Toronto) record shop

Gord's Back Room (2227 Dundas St. West, Toronto) record shop

Happy Birthday Tom Waits!

Wishing Tom Waits a SUPER 76th birthday today! Here are a few clips of our man in action. 

WITCH's rare Zamrock 70s singles tracks collected on "Fool's Ride" comp

WITCH's tough-to-find Zamrock singles have been thoughtfully compiled by Egon Alapatt on the "Fool's Ride" album from Now-Again out now.   

Here's the scoop...

The last of WITCH’s Zamrock to finally see wide commercial release – their uber-rare 7″ singles collected as an album. Pressed on deep purple coloured vinyl – Now-Again’s officially sanctioned Black Friday Record Store Day 2025 Release!

Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene, with albums released through independent labels based in Zambia. This music scene was complete, encompassing the genres of rock, acid folk, fusion, Afro-beat, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies. It quickly became a uniquely Zambian movement, befitting of its name. Chrissy Zebby Tembo, Paul Ngozi and Amanaz sound nothing like other rock music from the African continent or elsewhere.

WITCH issued five albums as a Zamrock band. With ‘Fool’s Ride,’ we have collected the band’s uber-rare 7″ singles and present them as the final, golden-age WITCH LP.

WITCH’s first two, self-produced albums – ‘Introduction’ and ‘In The Past,’ released in unison with the birth of the commercial Zambian recording industry – are exuberant experiments in garage rock, and are as influenced by the Rolling Stones as they are James Brown. Their third album,’Lazy Bones!!,’ is the band’s masterpiece – a dark, brooding psychedelic opus that makes equal use of wah-wah and fuzz guitars, that relies as heavily on the stomping feel of hard rock as it does the syncopation of funk. The band’s last two albums – ‘Lukombo Vibes’ and ‘Including Janet,’ recorded after the band toured with Osibisa – make use of traditional Zambian rhythms and folk melodies. They are the most “afro-rock” of WITCH’s oeuvre. 

Get a copy of WITCH's "Fool's Ride" album on limited-edition purple wax while it's still available via Bandcamp right here.

WITCH - Fool's Ride

1. Talking Universe

2. Evil Woman

3. Sweet Sixteen

4. Up The Sky

5. Toloka

6. 81st Crowd Confusion

7. Fool’s Ride

8. Chifundo

“Toloka/81st Crowd Confusion” “Talking Universe/Sweet Sixteen” “Up The Sky/Evil Woman” 7″ singles produced and arranged by WITCH. Recorded at D.B. Applications, Lusaka, Zambia in 1975.

“Toloka/81st Crowd Confusion” 7″ originally released on Teal Record Company/Zambezi Records ZTZ 4.

“Talking Universe/Sweet Sixteen” originally released on Teal Record Company/Zambezi Records ZTZ 6.

“Up The Sky/Evil Woman” originally released on Teal Record Company/Zambezi Records ZTZ 9.

‘Fool’s Ride/Chifundo” 7″ single: Produced by Teal Record Company. Arranged by WITCH. Recorded at Sapra Studios, Nairobi, Kenya on September 21, 1976. Engineered by Detlef Degener.

Originally released on Teal Record Company WITI.

Remembering Italian soundtrack maestro Piero Piccioni on his birthday

Raising a glass to Piero Piccioni with his amazing score for Piero Zuffi's 1970 crime drama Colpo Rovente and more.

Watch cajun accordion great Nathan Abshire sing "Pine Grove Blues" and more

Here's some rare footage of cajun accordion legend Nathan Abshire in action during the late 70s.

Ron Mann's "Clairtone" doc about the 60s Canuck hi-fi company screens @ Hot Docs, Dec 5

Jazz legend Oscar Peterson and Frank Sinatra were both fans of Clairtone's futuristic "Project G" home listening system... sweet! 

Here's the scoop...

Acclaimed director Ron Mann delves into the captivating rise and fall of Clairtone, an audacious Canadian electronics company founded by Peter Munk (Barrick Gold) and David Gilmour during the vibrant 1960s. 

For a decade, Clairtone Sound Corporation captured the spirit of the times: sophisticated, cosmopolitan, liberated. From its modern oiled-walnut and teak stereos to its minimalist logos and promotional materials, Clairtone produced a powerful and enduring body of work that epitomized iconic mid-century design. 

Clairtone soared to international acclaim, becoming a symbol of Canadian ingenuity and modernity; however, after six years of spectacular growth, Clairtone’s collision with economic challenges led to their dramatic decline. 

Writes Peter Munk's daughter Nina Munk: "As some of you know, my father Peter Munk and David Gilmour founded Clairtone Sound Corporation in 1958. For a brief but dazzling stretch it was one of Canada’s most admired companies, celebrated for its sleek designs and daring advertising. Clairtone's Project G hi-fi became a symbol of the Swinging Sixties: Hugh Hefner had one, Frank Sinatra too, and Oscar Peterson swore his music sounded as good on the Project G as it did live. 

"A new documentary tells the story of Clairtone’s meteoric rise and spectacular fall — a story of audacity, beauty, and the boundless optimism of invention. When the director Ron Mann asked me to narrate the film, I didn't hesitate. Not only because Ron is a superb filmmaker, but because Clairtone was my father’s “first love,” as he often said. More ruefully, he once told the New York Times, “Clairtone was the single most formative experience in my life because it was so traumatic.”

"I was born the year Clairtone collapsed — the year my father remembered as the worst of his life. Clairtone has always loomed large in my imagination, as it did in his. A few years ago, together with the curator Rachel Gotlieb, I wrote a book about the company. And now this. If my father were still alive, he'd be over the moon to see this story on screen.

"The world premiere is Friday, December 5 at Toronto's Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, where Ron and I will be speaking. Tickets are still available. A national tour follows with screenings in Montréal, Vancouver, Victoria, Halifax, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, and Kingston."

Ron Mann's "Clairtone" documentary premieres at Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor St. West) on Friday (December 5) at 6 pm with Ron Mann and Nina Munk present. For upcoming screenings near you, check out the dates listed below and/or visit the Films We Like site in the links section. Check the clips featuring Clairtone co-founder Peter Munk, his Clairtone operation and their products. 

LINKS

Films We Like Clairtone

One For The Weekend: Michelle David & The True-Tones

Michelle David & The True-Tones preview their new Soul Woman album for Record Kicks with "Running" – watch the clip below. 

Soul Woman by Michelle David & The True-Tones

Dutch/US combo Michelle David & The True-tones is back with a new TNT dynamite Soul 45 that features two new heavy hitters from the upcoming studio album “Soul Woman” out via Record Kicks on February 27th. You can pre-order the album right here: https://recordkicks.lnk.to/SoulWoman.  

Once again, The True-tones lay down solid foundations for Michelle David to do her thing. On the A-side, the floorshaking soul pearl “Speak To Me” is an irresistible up-tempo tune where Michelle's powerful voice carries the load, leaving room for groovy guitars and bold horns. “Speak To Me”… Over and Over.. You'll soon find yourself singing along to this irresistible melody. On the B side, the Motown-influenced soul stormer “Running” perfectly captures all the power and raw energy of MDTT. A real northern soul stomper! Watch out, the 45 is limited to 600 copies worldwide (now sold out).

Raised in New York, Michelle David started singing at the age of four and joined her first group, The Mission of Love, when she was five. During her career, she toured the world with Broadway musicals “Mama“ and “The Sound of Motown,“ “Glory of Gospel,” “Mahalia” and recorded backing vocals for artists such as Diana Ross and Michael Bolton. This all happened before releasing seven critically acclaimed gospel-infused albums with the True-tones. Michelle David & The True-tones together know how to put on a glowing evening of classic soul. With their upbeat grooves, powerful vocals, and strong melodies, they have already conquered many festivals and numerous clubs. 

Having played renowned festivals such as Pinkpop and North Sea Jazz, the band toured extensively in Europe from Spain to Scandinavia, leaving memorable impressions wherever they play; delivering an unforgettable live experience. In addition, the band’s discography has also been praised; receiving an Edison nomination (the Dutch Grammy) for “The Gospel Session” in 2019, while “Truth & Soul” was named Album of the Month on FIP radio in France and Album of the Year at Craig Charles’ BBC Radio 6 Music. Their last album “Brothers & Sisters” (2024) marked their debut with soul-specialist label Record Kicks and confirmed them at the peak of the international retro-soul scene. The group did numerous radio and TV performances and were even invited to play their music at the Winter Olympics 2022. 

Check out a performance of "Running" followed by the video for "Speak To Me" below.  

R.I.P. guitarist/songwriter Steve Cropper 1941-2025

Sadly, influential guitarist Steve Cropper – co-founder of Booker T and the MGs – has passed away at 84. He'll be greatly missed.

Robert Plant selects his fave Nonesuch records and talks about 'em

Robert Plant paid a visit to the Nonesuch Music Library to talk about a few of the records he found inspiring. 

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant – a self-described "nerdy collector," constantly exploring new sounds – recently spent some time rooting around the Nonesuch Music Library and pulled a few albums off the shelves he found to be inspiring. Check out his discussion of the records he selected right here. Watch Robert discuss record collecting while on tour with guitar player JD McPherson right here.    

Watch a recent Neba Solo performance below. 

Remembering Jean-Luc Godard on his birthday

Remembering influential filmmaker/journalist Jean-Luc Godard on his birthday with a 1980 Dick Cavett interview and more.

Rob Younger curates New Christs retrospective The Burning Of Rome 2LP

To coincide with the New Christs' recent European tour, Rob Younger put together a 2LP 'best-of' comp, The Burning Of Rome. 

NEW CHRISTS – THE BURNING OF ROME: SELECTED WORKS

To celebrate the 2025 European tour Rob Younger personally curated career-spanning double vinyl titled The Burning of Rome: Selected Works. Now comes the local Australian version with alternate cover art, available in a super limited (100 copies) white vinyl as well as standard black vinyl pressed locally at Suitcase Records in Brisbane.

Rob Younger, best known as the voice of Radio Birdman and a defining figure of the Australian underground, formed The New Christs in the early 1980s as an outlet for his darker, more intense musical visions. Over the years, the band has become an essential part of the global rock'n'roll landscape, blending raw garage energy with post-punk menace, sophisticated songwriting and a ferocious live presence. Despite frequent changes in the lineup (featuring some of the finest musicians from bands like the Celibate Rifles, Lime Spiders, The Barracudas and Hoodoo Gurus), the band has maintained an unmistakable identity, one defined by urgency, grit and uncompromising quality.

The Burning of Rome: Selected Works doesn’t settle for the easy picks. Instead, it offers a deeper, more comprehensive look at The New Christs sonic universe, drawing from every corner of their discography, from their feral 1981 debut single Face a New God to highlights from their later studio albums, Distemper (1989), Lower Yourself (1997), We Got This! (2002), Gloria (2009) and Incantations(2014). The twenty tracks compiled here paint a vivid portrait of a band that, while never prolific, has never missed a beat.

The collection opens with the thunderous distortion of We Have Landed taken from the 1997 album Lower Yourself, an album that showcases the band at their most focused and dangerous. From there, the listener is plunged into a world of tense guitars, pounding rhythms and Younger’s unmistakable vocal presence. There’s the propulsive energy of Another Sin, featuring blistering guitar work by Charlie Owen, the haunting, late-night feel of Golden Street, the sunlit drive of Spit It Out, and the fiery swagger of On Top of Me. And of course, the epic title track, The Burning of Rome, is a standout moment, embodying the band’s signature mix of intensity and elegance.

Crucially, this isn’t just a nostalgic retrospective of their 1980s classics, although gems like Born Out of Time and Coming Apart are included, it’s a celebration of the full arc of The New Christs career. It shines a light on lesser-known tracks that deserve far more recognition and proves, once again, that this band has been producing vital, hard-hitting rock music for over four decades.

Releases December 12th 2025. Limited White Vinyl (100 Copies) / Standard Black Vinyl.

New Christs – The Burning Of Rome

1. We Have Landed

2. Another Sin

3. The Golden Street

4. No Way On Earth 

5. Jenny 

6. Coming Apart 

7. This Is A Party

8. Spit It Out 

9. My Existence 

10. Asphalt 

11. These Reasons

12. From On High 

13. The Wheel 

14. We Got This

15. Born Out Of Time

16. Waves Form

17. The Burning Of Rome

18. Love's Underground

19. On Top Of Me

20. Bonsoir A Vous 

PRE ORDER - https://musicfarmers.com/products/the-burning-of-rome-selected-works

Selected independent stores in Australia will have copies of the black vinyl available in-store from Friday December 12th including Clarity Records (Adelaide), Hiss & Crackle Records (Newcastle), Music Farmers (Wollongong), Rocksteady Records (Melbourne), Tommy Gun Records(Hobart) and a few more to be added soon. 

Limited copies on both white and black will be available from Citadel Mailorder here. 

You can also try Bandcamp for any remaining copies of the initial EU tour release from back in August right here. Check out a couple of the New Christs early singles and watch a recent performance of "We Have Landed" below. 

Dollar Bin Delights: Anita Carter Sings Folk Songs Old and New

Anita Carter's solo debut from '62 is best remembered for kicking off with the first recorded version of "Ring Of Fire" 

A sharp-cornered near mint copy of the solo debut recorded circa 1962 by The Carter Family's Anita Carter – daughter of Maybelle Carter and younger sister of June and Helen Carter – probably shouldn't be in any sort of  discount bin but who am I to argue with a second-hand vinyl vendor's decision to unload it cheap. 

Like the title spells out, the then 29 year-old Anita Carter sings a selection of folk songs with spare instrumentation which marke-savvy recording supervisor Shelby Singleton likely saw as a way to cash-in on the coffee house folk trend sweeping the nation during the late 50s and early 60s. 

As you might expect, it's largely a Carter Family affair so along with a couple of Anita's own compositions ("All My Trials," "Johnny I Hardly Knew You,") you get one from Mother Maybelle ("Fair and Tender Ladies"), and a few from sisters Helen and June. 

The most noteworthy of the bunch is the album opener "Love's Ring Of Fire" which is credited to June Carter and Merle Kilgore although June later claimed that the song was actually written by Johnny Cash while on a fishing trip with Merle Kilgore and western swing fiddler Curly Lewis. Anita's version of the song is backed by autoharp and guitar and carries the familiar melody with an odd echo on the word "fire" presumably to add an eerie vibe to the performance. A laudable effort but it doesn't have anywhere near the oomph of Johnny's recut, the most notable add-on is the signature Mariachi horn riff that opens the recording and repeats throughout. It's an inspired hook which seemed to fall from out of the blue – using Mariachi horns in country songs wasn't a popular trend in the early 60s – but it works remarkably well. Although he liked to tell anyone who asked that the novel arrangement idea came to him in a dream although it's much more likely that he had the familiar sound of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass stuck in his head because "The Lonely Bull" was all over radio in 1962.  

The timing is interesting since Johnny was estranged from first wife Vivian Liberto – though very much still married – at the time of Anita's recording as Vivian didn't file for divorce until 1966. Johnny waited a few months before releasing his own rousing version, retitled simply :"Ring Of Fire," on April 19, 1963 with Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Sisters singing backing vocals. It proved to be just the career boost Johnny needed. at the time  The updated version – with a few adjustments to the lyrics and phrasing– rocketed to the top of the charts and stayed there for seven weeks, racking up huge sales effectively wiping away any public knowledge of Anita Carter's original version in the process. Today, many folks who consider themselves to be serious country music fans would be surprised to learn that someone else recorded the tune before Johnny hit big with it. That's probably why I found a clean original Mercury copy of Anita's album Sings Folk Songs Old And New in the dollar bin. Those interested can sometimes turn up Bear Family's German reissue from 1981 although you're more likely to see the original in these parts. 

My own personal favourite version of "Ring Of Fire" is the inspired Tex-Mex overhaul "Rueda de Fuego" by Tejano accordion ace Mingo Saldivar y Los Cuarto Espadas originally issued as a self-released single on the Espada Records label in 1978 and then re-cut for his Rounder album "I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas." Always a show-stopper, Mingo wowed audiences across North America and beyond with his impassioned reworking of "Ring Of Fire" delivered with gusto and some fancy footwork which earned him a standing ovation at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre circa 1992. That was when Harbourfront would regularly feature exciting international artists on a weekly basis during the summer months.  

Check out Anita Carter's "Love's Ring Of Fire" along with Johnny Cash's spin on it followed by Mingo Saldivar's clever ranchera rework for his 1978 single along with a kick-ass performance of the tune. 

Happy 70th Birthday Jim Cuddy!

Cheers to Blue Rodeo's amazingly well-preserved frontman Jim Cuddy who could still easily pass for 65 with the right lighting. 

Cardiff's James and The Cold Gun, Tumble rock the Monarch Tavern, Tuesday

James and The Cold Gun – the heaviest Welsh band named after a Kate Bush tune – revel in the sound of the 90s! Tumble opens at 7 pm.

Just in time for Christmas... Matt Berry's Witchazel vinyl repress

Matt Berry's 2011 debut recording Witchazel – prized by Laszlo Cravensworth fans – will be recirculated by Acid Jazz Records on December 12th.

Here's the scoop...

A coal-black vinyl repressing of Matt Berry's 'Witchazel' is being released on December 12th via Acid Jazz Records.

Matt Berry’s debut album on Acid Jazz and the start of his now-15 year relationship with the label. It is of course the home of the fantastic 'Take My Hand’ - known the world over at the theme to the BAFTA Award winning TV show Toast Of London.

Last year the track became a surprise internet sensation, and all remaining physical copies of the album were hoovered up. Which is a shame, because the album’s Wicker Man-inspired folk funk is a marvel, and gives us the roadmap for Matt’s continued success.

Acid Jazz will start shipping a new black vinyl edition of the album on December 12th. This will not be available to general distribution until early 2026. 

Pre-order it directly from Acid Jazz right here. Listen to "Take My Hand" below. 

John Showman & Chris Coole launch December residency @ The Cameron, Tuesday

Lonesome Ace's John Showman & Chris Coole kick off their Cameron House residency Tuesday from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Catch the Lonesome Ace Stringband at the Newmarket Legion (707 Shrigley St) on December 6 at 8 pm. Get tickets here.

Happy Birthday Billy Childish!

Celebrating the birthday of painter/poet and musician Billy Childish with a chat with Ian Svenonius, "Troubled Mind" and more.