Caught by the Reaper
29 January 2010 // Remembrance
J.D. Salinger by Kevin Pearce.
“Here’s to you Mr Salinger. I probably read you more than any other writer as a kid …”
I don’t ordinarily join in mass mourning. But on hearing of the death of J.D. Salinger I did feel a need to pay tribute in some small way. I doubt that [...]
Bye, Bye, Bobby Charles
15 January 2010 // Music // Remembrance
Shadows & Reflections, September 3rd, 1939
14 January 2010 // Remembrance
As I’m sure you are aware, at the end of each year, we ask our contributors to look back over the previous twelve months and share their key moments with us in a feature we call ‘Shadows & Reflections’. They run in December but today we make an exception.
The piece below is written by a [...]
Music
11 January 2010 // Music // Remembrance
These three tracks were supposed to be included in the obituaries last week but some technical problem beyond my understanding put paid to that. Now, better late than never, here they are.
First up, a couple of Willie Mitchell productions that were singled out for praise in Richard Williams’ remembrance of the great man.
Al Green [...]
Caught by the Reaper – Roland S. Howard
Roland S. Howard, 24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009. Remembered by James Oldham.
One of the great things about Rowland S Howard is that he looked how he sounded when he played guitar. His face – a cigarette permanently slung at 45 degrees from his lips – had an angular femininity, a waifish aggression that [...]
Caught by the Reaper – Willie Mitchell
Richard Williams pays his respects;
It was when Al Green sang “Back Up Train”, his first record, during a rehearsal at a club in Midland, Texas one afternoon in 1968 that Willie Mitchell realised the singer might have something special. Mitchell, who died in Memphis on January 5 at the age of 81, was then on [...]
Shadows & Reflections – Ted Kessler
In which, as the year comes to its end, our friends and collaborators look back and share their moments;
On Dec 19th, I started to write this year’s contribution to Shadow’s And Reflections. Here’s what I wrote:
“Today we dim the lights on 2009, a year of many shadows and much reflection. Too much fucking reflection, to [...]
Shadows & Reflections – John Andrews
31 December 2009 // Remembrance
In which, as the year comes to its end, our friends and collaborators look back and share their moments;
the anno 2009, one of a long shadow cast by the sudden death of adrian miles on the 15th of may, taken at 50 and remembered on a bank holiday friday by a legion of family [...]
Shadows & Reflections – John Richardson
30 December 2009 // Remembrance
In which, as the year comes to its end, our friends and collaborators look back and share their moments;
Before Father Christmas made his annual visit the Grim Reaper shadowed in and paid two surprise visits. A favourite uncle, gifted with a great sense of humour, got up in the morning, made himself a cup of [...]
Shadows & Reflections – John Henderson
30 December 2009 // Remembrance
In which, as the year comes to its end, our friends and collaborators look back and share their moments;
An odd year. I know it’s been a busy one as I couldn’t really say where it went. Other than that, when it comes to sitting down and thinking about the highs and lows, it hasn’t been [...]
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