Last Ronnie's gig with the Faces (1973). John will check...

James Skelly new single, Co Written with Paul Weller.

James Skelly and The Intenders - You've Got It All on MUZU.TV.

You've Got It All, co-written with Paul Weller, will be available digitally

through Skeleton Key Records on Monday May 6th and features the B-Side

Love Will Find You.

The single is taken from his forthcoming debut solo album, Love Undercover,

which will be released on June 3rd.

The 11-track self-produced album was recorded in the autumn of 2012 at Parr

St studios in Liverpool and the first taster from the record, Do It Again, was

made available as a free download from jamesskellyandtheintenders.com

For more info check out The MUZU.TV Blog.

Absolute Beginner: Matthew E White, Brilliant LP...Try it.

Mixing Soul, Jazz, Pop, Angel Voices, subtile drums and brilliant arrangements... A fantastic tip from the Claaps' House! 

Official Website.

David Walker's answer to the Guardian.

A recent broadsheet article (in The Guardian specifically) claims mod bands today aren’t very good. But do they actually exist? Or is it a case of mods finding bands that suit their musical tastes?

Seems an odd thing for The Guardian to take on, but the state of the mod band was just what was in their sights this week. Apparently, there’s a new breed of mods, but the bands catering for them are a bit rubbish. That was the general gist. But what actually is a ‘mod band’?

The mod scene has never been completely band-driven in its history. In the ’60s, there were plenty of bands, but bands that filled a gap in the market, often playing their own take on soul 45s in cellar bars. Obviously they appealed to mods. On top of that, there were bands made up of mods, which was hardly a surprise in the early to mod-60s. But ultimately, the likes of The Action and The Small Faces were still bands – great bands that were taken up by mods on their merits.

Of course, The Who were famously styled as a mod band and Townshend himself was always a self-confessed mod. However, they had something else on their side that took them much further than a haircut and a pop art t-shirt. They had ability, talent and dedication, as well as the foresight to see beyond the mod phenomena. That’s why they became one of the biggest bands in the world. TBC HERE.