The road is long! So what. The lessons keep coming. Living life to the full. Music, film and Words. Work in Progress, always. Citizen Smithson on tour๐
In July 1968, The Doors released WAITING FOR THE SUN.
Home to tracks like โHello, I Love Youโ and โThe Unknown Soldier,โ the album demonstrated The Doors' growing range as songwriters and musicians.
What are you WAITING for? Stream the album here: https://t.co/3B2f4YMa9N
Photos by Paul Ferrara.
Matthew McConaughey says he accepted True Detective in 12 seconds because he stopped caring what size screen it was on
"That script comes along. I'm turning the pages and I cannot wait to see what comes outta this character Rustin Cohle's mouth, every single page. It was just hot sh*t. And the identity was so clear"
"I then go, there's that question, it's on TV, what are you doing going on TV? I remember calling my agent Jim Toth, and I was like, this question is something we should raise"
"And he goes, 'All right, why do you go after all...' I go, 'Man, I want a great role and I want it being a great story. I want great character. I wanna be in a great story'"
"And he goes, 'You hear what you said?' I said, 'Yep, and I didn't say a damn thing about what size screen it's on, let's go'"
"And we'd made the decision in 12 seconds"
Up next we go back 35 years with a don who has been a big name in my home city's scene:
This is @JayWearden @ The Banshee, Manchester 1991
There's a couple sets of Jay from there and unfortunately this is the one I couldn't find the tracklist for. Proper selection of old skool bangers.
Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight.
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Jonathan Banks spent decades as a background tough guy before Breaking Bad finally showed what he could do. Mike Ehrmantraut is all restraint and buried pain. One of the most underrated actors of his generation
โFinal Gradesโ from The Wire (2006) is the episode that lays the showโs entire worldview bare. Bodie finally realizes the game was never built for people like him to win, and that quiet acceptance makes his arc one of the most tragic in television.
Bittersweet, Terry Hall brings Amy Winehouse on stage with The Specials for *You're Wondering Now* and *Ghost Town* V Festival, 2009. Two legends gone too soon.
DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
Of course the mad genius Sellers, of course the entire Cast - but one of my favourite performances of all time is GEORGE C. SCOTTโs in this.
Off the charts genius, Shakespearean in scale & complexity, insanely hilarious, dark as fuck.
"Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity."
~ Rollo May
Final mix for tonight its a superb UK DJ, 32 years ago at a legendary venue:
Justin Robertson @ Cream, Nation, Liverpool 10.12.94
90 minutes of fantastic selection by one of the best. Not much to add, get on it below. Tracklist in comments.
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Danny Thompson played acoustic bass on both ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ and ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ, and was one of the great musicians of his generation.
A new documentary, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ - 70 ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ, is currently in production, celebrating his remarkable career and the countless artists he worked alongside.
Find out more, watch the trailer and please support the film here: https://t.co/pQVF5yfFOy
#thethe #mattjohnson #mattjohnsonthethe #dannythompson
Next in steps The Rider, 32 years ago:
This is @GROOVERIDERDJ @ The Pleasuredome Second Birthday, Eastgate Leisure Centre, Skegness 16.04.94
Primarily a jungle DJ by this point, he knew his audience. This is mainly hardcore with some jungle chucked in. The tape skips onto side 2 - this is how the tape was sold, not a rip problem! Tracklist in comments.
Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight.
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