We suspected that the covert listening habits of The Mekons frontman, Jon Langford, would be … errr … eclectic, and we weren’t wrong. The UK punk legends have been thrashing stages since 1977 and still going strong. Their latest album, Natural, is as exciting and dynamic as their debut one — The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen — was.
Chris Ligon / Knocked Up French Girl
From his self-produced, self composed, self-distributed album, Halfwit. Chris is thankfully back in Chicago, where he is close enough for me to keep an eye on him.
The Go Betweens / Black Mule
This is really [frontman] Grant McClennan on his own, opening up the The Go Betweens’ swansong live CD/DVD, That Striped Sunlight Sound. Gone but not forgotten.
Roger Knox / Streets Of Tamworth
Otherwise known as the Black Elvis, Roger Knox is one of Australia’s finest Aboriginal Country and Western singers. I had the honor of singing this with him at a community center in Tamworth last year. I heard it on Clinton Walker’s amazing Buried Country compilation. Good luck finding that!
Johnny Dowd / A Drunkard’s Masterpiece
This just came through my letterbox, a brand new album from the dark lord of Ithaca New York. I haven’t heard a note of it yet, but I can just tell it’s going to curl my toes.
Kevin Coyne / Having A Party
Very funny tune about how major record labels are all crap, particularly Virgin Records. A refusal song.
The Sadies / Pretty Polly
These tall, talented Canadians came up to The Bottom Lounge in Chicago on May 17th to play a benefit for the Illinois Campaign Against The Death Penalty with myself, Rosie Flores, Sally Timms, Janet Bean and many more. Brilliant.
Prince Farai / No More War
I love this crackly old 45, and now I have a proper turntable in my living room again, the house shakin’ never stops. Give it a listen General Petraus.
Duffy
I don’t know the names of any of her songs but this tiny little Welsh girl can really sing.
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