A day off to go to Belgium with Simon and JC. Weller in Bruges!

Minnewater Park, the Cactus Festival Place.

The Deep MO at The BBC

Bassist Yolanda Charles is lead singer/songwriter for the band The Deep M.O. Funk is ever present in the band's sound, but with an edge of Hip-Hop and RnB thrown in the create an individual sound. With Miles Bould on drums and the rockier edge of Scott Firth and John Robertson on Guitars, the quartet are complimented by Robert Mitchell's Jazz inflected keyboards, giving an exciting combination of influences that is The Deep M.O (******* description).

The Deep M.O Featuring Dee C Lee

So Dee is joining our band as guest featured artist, gonna do some shows in London to begin with, then get out into Great green Britain and beyond. Sorting out the logistics of 1st big (ish) London date Horns the works....won't be til after Summer probably. Debut gig is 3rd July a low key support for some very nice people to get our feet wet with the whole thing. Dee has an exceptional FUNK sound to her voice and we're writing more tunes for her to perform with the band, as well as doing tracks from the Deep M.O E.P and some Mamayo tunes too. Recording a single probably "It's not Over" In July/Aug. Very excited, cool vibes all 'round.

Myspace (and Demo with Dee C Lee)

Dee C Lee and the Deep. Yolanda Charles on Bass. (Courtesy of Mark S.)

With the very excellent Yolanda Charles on Bass!

The dreams of (Lindsay's) child(ren)

Anyhow, back to my recent experience in having my faith in my fellow man rekindled. I also took my two boys to Weller in Cannock, what a gig, what a night, brilliant, they loved it. Especially as toward the end of the gig i took them nearer to the front and gradually edged our way as close as we could. My youngest got on my shoulders, just as Weller cranked into That's Entertainment and then he pointed at my boy with a big smile on his face, i swear there was peace and love in the air, man it brought a tear to my eye. Anyhow, a couple of days later i'm surfing Weller on You Tube, and to my amazment, there are videos posted showing this joyous moment (you'd only know it's my boy if you know where to look and if you know what the back of his head looks like !). My son is the one in the green top (you can see its green at the start) and he stays on my shoulders all the way through as we are bopping up and down... no wonder my legs were aching the next day !

Keep The Faith

Lindsay

Kinks documentary on the way (courtesy of Brighton Mike).

The Kinks are to be the subject of a new documentary directed by Julien Temple.

Temple, the man behind such music doc classics as The Filth and the Fury and Joe Strummer: The Truth Is Unwritten, directed several of the Kinks' '80s videos - Come Dancing, Don't Forget To Dance and State of Confusion among them.

The project has been in development since 2007 and has a working title of Kingdom Come. A release date is yet to be confirmed.

We are the Mods, a new MOVIE, trailer. Courtesy of Mick taylor.

The most underrated band ever? Little Barrie...

I'm starting here a Little Barrie series...

At my humble opinion, Little Barrie is really one of the most underrated band at the moment. Barrie Cadogan and band played with Paul Weller several times, and on 22 dreams for the last Weller's LP.

Barrie is a great and amazing guitarist, he has a very personal style, he's really the only one of his generation to play like this. Morrissey said he's the best guitar player of his generation. A few chords, always dynamic, I've never seen a singer/guitarist playing like that. Both hands are in a constant move, it's really impressive. His hands never stand still and it gives a true dynamic to any song. I've seen the band in a very horrible venue, no backstage, no scene, it was really a band's nightmare and Barrie remembers it (How could we forget he said when I asked him...) and they did the job. For me, it's been a unique occasion to see Barrie playing in front of me, really close. He's excellent, dynamic, groovy, elegant, inventive, personal, a complete dream... Watch him carefully while he's playing with Paul on the video...

Don't ask you why Paul Wants him. He has a touch, a complete personal way to drive a song. I DO want to support them... I think they haven't the success they do deserve. Each of its own, of course...

Barrie and band will allow me to interview them for the blog... Will publish it soon... Barrie will tell us his "Weller experience"! Stay Tuned...

Exclusive footage and new demo
Little Barrie on Myspace

“Sounding not unlike Hendrix covering The Temptations, they succeed in capturing the essence of the Delta and bottling it in a contemporary garage brew.” -The Independent Review (UK) ''We Are Little Barrie is a stunning debut for sure, and the kind of record both old-school classic rock dads and groove-loving young kids should be clambering over each other to buy.'' - All Music Guide Review (UK) ''Fascinatingly oblique songs are plaed with confidence and laid-back precision, rather than smothered by a desperation to impress.'' - Mojo Review (UK) ''Little Barrie's appeal, then, lies in the directness of their music, the unfussy delivery and the economical way their lead man delivers his guitar contributions. These all make for a brightly uplifting record.''- Music OHM ''They are Little Barrie and you should be listening''. - Live Review ''Their authentic retro style with 21st Century knobs went down a storm, particularly new single, the funky Pay To Join, the Bo Diddley-esque Love You and Long Hair.'' - Mirror.co.uk