Nickiquote, 4 months ago to prog

Daevid Allen, founder of #Gong and #SoftMachine, was born on 13 January 1938.

Listen to Other Side Of The Sky from Gong’s 1973 album, Angel’s Egg: https://youtu.be/f6ZTj5La9Bo?si=HCAOQjMM2oG8pfPn

#DaevidAllen #Prog #Psych #MastoArt #OnThisDayInMusic @gongplanet

Nickiquote, 4 months ago to SteelyDan

Any major dude will tell you that today is Donald Fagen’s 76th birthday.

Why not listen to all of Steely Dan? Or failing that, I.G.Y. from Don’s solo album, The Nightfly: https://youtu.be/Ueivjr3f8xg?si=AKK0wTTXKv1xeTIO

#DonaldFagen #SteelyDan #OnThisDayInMusic #MastoArt

Cover of the Nightfly, Don as a late night DJ

Nickiquote, 4 months ago to random

It’s David Bowie’s birthday and he would have been 77. I still feel very raw over his death, probably because of things that had been going on in my own life, and those dark January days.

Anyway, let’s focus on his life and music. I’ve been listening to The Stars Are Out Tonight quite a bit, and it strikes me as being quite similar to China Girl in parts. The video is excellent: https://youtu.be/gH7dMBcg-gE?si=9kDfI4h6U82r8aJ1

#DavidBowie #Bowie #Bowiemas #MastoArt #OnThisDayInMusic

thradio, 4 months ago to random

On this day in music, 7th January 1955, Bill Haley and his Comets entered the UK chart for the first time with Rock Around the Clock. The original full title of the song was we're gonna rock around the clock tonight. #OnThisDayInMusic

Nickiquote, 5 months ago to random

Happy 75th birthday to #OzzyOsbourne!

Listen to Fairies Wear Boots by #BlackSabbath, just because it’s the first song that sprang to mind: https://youtu.be/ZXqMkqeFQwA?si=miIq0Dm0jv4H2YXL

#OnThisDayInMusic #MastoArt

Nickiquote, 9 months ago to random

Remembering Rick Wright, born 80 years ago today, on 28 July 1943.

#PinkFloyd #RickWright #RichardWright #OnThisDayInMusic #MastoArt

Nickiquote, 10 months ago to random

In memory of Sinéad O’Connor, Shuhada' Sadaqat. An incredible talent and a wonderful, insightful person who took no shit. She will be hugely missed.

Sorry about the weak drawing but it’s all I have.

#sineadoconnor #OnThisDayInMusic #MastoArt

Nickiquote, 1 year ago to random

Remembering #SydBarrett, born 6 January 1946.

#PinkFloyd #OnThisDayInMusic #MastoArt

Cover for Piper at The Gates of Dawn, the Floyd lads through a kaleidoscope effect.
Cover for Opel, Syd half lit looking like the spit of 90s Rob Newman.
The Madcap Laughs, Syd on his haunches by the fireplace and a vase of flowers on a freshly painted stripy floor. Iggy the naked Eskimo not shown (she was on the back, I think).

Nickiquote, 1 year ago to drawing

An #introduction:

Northern Irish (he/him), living in SW England. Largely #socialist politics. Dad, husband, #lawyer. Wrote a beer blog but now I don’t drink.

Had a #Livejournal once. In a way, this platform reminds me of that, which is nice.

Last few years I’ve been doing a lot of #drawing and listening to a lot of #music. Currently I draw #albumcovers and #portraits, using #brushpen and #watercolour. I’m not very good but that’s okay.

See the hashtag #OnThisDayInMusic for more of these.

Steely Dan Can’t Buy A Thrill
Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling
Aretha Franklin Yeah - Aretha wearing sunnies