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Jim Carroll

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The blue of the day: Swimming Pool by David Hockey OTR on the road in the U S of A: Los Angeles

Greetings from Los Angeles: why everything from the light to the music is different out in California

On the Record on the road in the U S of A: New York City (take two)

The final OTR on the road diary. Hope you’ve enjoyed the trip The voodoo took root in Brooklyn for Easter. New Orleans’ sage and free spirit Dr John is currently holding down a residency over three weekends at the Brooklyn …

On the Record on the road in the U S of A: New York City

Some things sadly remain the same in the Big Apple. A few years ago, I went to see the great Little Jimmy Scott play a show in New York. The singer with the voice of a fallen angel was performing …

On the Record on the road in the U S of A: Washington DC

Something tells me that Rick Santorum is not a huge fan of Big Star’s legendary frontman Alex Chilton or hip-hop trailblazer DJ Kool Herc. Call it a hunch. While we don’t know for sure what the wannabe president listens to …

On the Record on the road in the U S of A: Detroit

Gil Scott-Heron had a way with predictions. “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”? Check. “New York Is Killing Me”? Yep, the big apple got him in the end. And “We Almost Lost Detroit”? Scott-Heron wrote that song about a 1966 …

On the Record on the road in the U S of A

This is the first of a couple of special OTR on-the-road columns from the United States. This week, as you know very well, we’re in Austin, but the city is not just about the annual outbreak of SXSW madness. They …

When the road can’t go on forever

You may think that nothing beats life in a rock’n’roll band, but those at the coalface would beg to differ. Where outsiders see an escape from the usual routine, insiders will talk about pressure, hassle and stress – and it’s …

Unblogged

On the Record is off the record until Monday May 16 due to, er, stuff. I’ll be updating comments during the week so please feel free to use this post to recommend gigs and new albums, give out about stuff, …