Dylan Cover #750 Rhys McPhillips "Subterranean Homesick Blues"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Rhys McPhillips playing "Subterranean Homesick Blues".

Thoughts on Original:

From the first time we posted a cover version of this tune:

One of the most iconic songs from Dylan's most famous period and a very early showing of how powerful a music video could be. Dylan nods to beat poetry, current events, Chuck Berry's "No More Monkey Business", paranoia, and the Vietnam War all in around two minutes of linked lyrics over one of his earliest electric recordings. There is also the sly sense of humor which Dylan never gets enough credit for, while raging against the proverbial machine. A classic '60's tune in all respects and one non-Dylan fans usually love as well.

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:

This is the first time RtBE has heard Rhys McPhillips, who is a singer from Dublin. 

Thoughts on Cover:

A tough song to cover but McPhillips does an admirable rendition. Speeding through it, a bit too fast, but this cover version is still fun to hear. 

Happy 50th Anniversary to Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life

Happy 50th Anniversary to Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life. 

A stone cold classic from the most fruitful era of Wonder's career. 

New Video/Single from Wendy Bevan "Sleepwalkers"

The UK born, Los Angeles based artist Wendy Bevan has a new video/single out "Sleepwalkers".

About the song the artist states:

Full Show Friday: Lou Reed - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 09/25/84

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Lou Reed!

42 years ago today, Lou Reed played the Capitol Theatre in Passaic NJ.

Album Review: Thee Sinseers - Love Stories

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here.

It is of Thee Sinseers newest offering, Love Stories. 

Happy 35th Anniversary to A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory

Happy anniversary to A Tribe Called Quest's best album, The Low End Theory, which turns 35 today. 

This record is a personal favorite of RtBE's and the highlight of ATCQ career.  

Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here.

It is of Rodrigo y Gabriela's newest album, OurHome. 

Live Review: Real Young & Lazy Horse - 9/19/26 Industry City Brooklyn, NY

Real Young & Lazy Horse

Live 9/19/26 Industry City Brooklyn, NY

On an overcast fall evening, in the courtyard of the refurbished warehouses that makeup Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, the quartet Real Young & Lazy Horse took the stage to deliver their dynamic, extended spin on Neil Young & Crazy Horse tunes. The resulting three and a half hour show was spiritually uplifting as the band channeled the core of the original group with energetic majesty.

Album Review: Son Rompe Pera - Marimbazos De Oro

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here.

It is of Son Rompe Pera's newest album, Marimbazos De Oro. 

Live Review: Cyril Neville Plays The Dead - 9/16/26 Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg NYC

Cyril Neville Plays The Dead

9/16/26

Live Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, NYC

New Orleans legend, Cyril Neville has mounted a brief Fall tour where he decided to focus on the music of the Grateful Dead. Backed by his son's fantastic band, Omari Neville and The Fuel, the elder Neville delivered a mix of Grateful Dead tunes, originals, New Orleans classic and more on this perfect early fall Wednesday night in Brooklyn.   

Dylan Cover #749 Bernt Moehrle "What Was It You Wanted"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Bernt Moehrle of the Dylan tune "What Was It You Wanted?"

Thoughts On Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
Oh Mercy brought Dylan back in from the creative wasteland that was his 1980's. It had an eerie sense of foreboding, helped by producer Daniel Lanois and the ghosts of New Orleans. The irritable old man in Dylan came out a bit here as well, and "What Was It You Wanted" is a good example of that, a confused searching colors the lyrics as the protagonist just can't seem to get it right.

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:
Have not heard of Bernt Moehrle who is a German based composer/singer. 

Thoughts on Cover:
A pretty solid rendition of the tune with some warbling effects, acoustic strums, flute and raspy vocals..  

Happy 50th Anniversary to Tom Waits Small Change

Happy 50th Anniversary to Tom Waits, Small Change. 

New Video/Single from Kristeen Young "Numbers"

The NYC based artist, Kristeen Young has a new single out "Numbers".

Full Show Friday: Shaboozey LIVE in San Francisco

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Shaboozey!

Here is Shaboozey LIVE in San Francisco. 

Pro shot, pro sound. Enjoy:

Album Review: The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues

The Rolling Stones 

Foreign Tongues

**and1/2 out of *****

In reviewing The Rolling Stones previous release, 2023's Hackney Diamonds, I stated:

No one outside of the band needed A Bigger Bang in 2005, and the same holds true for Hackney Diamonds in 2023. Also, no one should ever tell artists when to quit, and the fact that Mick, Keith, and Ronnie wanted to go through the writing/recording/release process all over again (with a host of A list friends helping them out) is perfectly fine.

The same holds true for their follow-up, 2026's Foreign Tongues, which is a better, yet still inconsequential, record from one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all-time.  

New Single/Video from Vingulmork "Krigserklæring"

The Oslo quartet Vingulmork have released their newest single, "Krigserklæring".

Album Review: Thomas Dollbaum - Birds of Paradise

Thomas Dollbaum

Birds of Paradise

**** out of *****

The newest offering from the Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum is a collection of tunes that reflect on lost friends, loves and mortality. Mixing poetic, avian inspired lyrics focused on nature with engaging Southern influenced indie-rock is a successful combination throughout Birds of Paradise. 

New Single/Video from Kelly Hunt "Dreamer"

Recorded at The Cypress House in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the folk singer Kelly Hunt delivers the single/video, "Dreamer". 

Album Review: Pokey LaFarge - Rent Money

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here.

It is of Pokey LaFarge's newest album, Rent Money. 

New Video/Single from Max Bien Kahn "Skipping Stones"

New video/single from San Francisco-born, New Orleans-based, multi- instrumentalist Max Bien Kahn, "Skipping Stones". 

The easy flowing, domestic based tune is a fun stroll. Check it out below: