56 years ago today, the Guardian (6 April 1970) reported about the legendary Brinsley Schwarz hype disaster.
#BrinsleySchwarz #NickLowe @robertrotifer.bsky.social
Ted Tocks Covers
The Top Three Posts for March and much more.
Enjoy some quality music from #EmersonLakeandPalmer #REM #PinkFloyd #BrinsleySchwarz #ChipTaylor #JimiHendrix #JuiceNewton #TheClash and #TheMelodians plus a whole lot more.
Have a grateful day!
Today is Nick Lowe’s birthday! Let’s Talk About Nick Lowe! #happybirthday #nicklowe #brinsleyschwarz #legend #newwave
Buster Keaton & Ann Blyth at Paramount Studios, late 1950s. Buster is sitting on a bicycle's handlebars, while Ann is in the saddle.
Kippington Lodge - Lady on a Bicycle/Shy Boy
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#BrinsleySchwarz #NickLowe
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77 years old today: Nick Lowe #BrinsleySchwarz #Rockpile
Pics;
Paul Welsh
Michael Putland
Gijsbert Hanekroot
Paul Natkin
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Great Q & A with Brinsley Schwarz with @mightylyng.bsky.social. #brinsleyschwarz #therumour #britishrock #rockandroll
@jaynachman.bsky.social Sorry for the delay: pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details...
#BrinsleySchwarz
Brinsley Schwarz — Shouting at the Moon cover art
New #review today: "#BrinsleySchwarz, the band, named after the founder, was a 70s English pub rock band known for members Schwarz and #NickLowe. They flourished for a few years, and disbanded in 1975. Brinsley Schwarz, the multi-instrumentalist musician, has a long […]
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Excerpt here from my book, grahamparkershowlinwind.net. For fans of Graham Parker and the island of Guernsey. #singersongwriter #grahamparker #rockandroll #pubrock #britishrock #rockbooks #brinsleyschwarz #nicklowe #rockmusic #rockbooks #donovan #incrediblestringband #thebeatles #theblues
#soundtracktime is starting with an uncut cd from 2005 #mercuryrev #drivebytruckers #littlefeat #brinsleyschwarz #wilco #grandaddy #raylamontagne #thegourds #procolharum #marccarroll #sparklehorse #theband
Ugly Things Magazine, "the ultimate rock & roll read," gives a positive review of Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind grahamparkershowlinwind.net @thegrahamparker.bsky.social #singersongwriter #grahamparker #nicklowe #rockandroll #brinsleyschwarz #rockbooks #pubrock #britishrock #guitars #books #rockmusic
December 1972: Dave Marsh on Brinsley Schwarz' "Nervous on the Road" and Lester Bangs on Yes' "Close to the Edge". Creem (December 1972).
#BrinsleySchwarz #LesterBangs @robertrotifer.bsky.social
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Brinsley Schwarz:
🎵 Surrender to the Rhythm
#6music #BrinsleySchwarz
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Brinsley Schwarz – Nothing Is What It Seems
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#Video #BrinsleySchwarz
Friday night I’ll be at the Philly Punk Rock Flea Market
with my book, Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind grahamparkershowlinwind.net. #punkrock #pubrock #author #phillyevents #britishrock #rockbooks #music #grahamparker #nicklowe #brinsleyschwarz #philly #authorevents #singersongwriter #guitar
My review of Jay Nachman's book, 'Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind,' was published @AllAboutJazz HERE:
www.allaboutjazz.com/graham-parke...
#grahamparker
#therumour
#brinsleyschwarz
#martinbelmont
#bobandrews
#andrewbodnar
#stephengoulding
#nicklowe
#daverobinson
#stevekeene
#insight #info
News
Brinsley Schwarz Cries For The Skies On Third Solo Album -
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#BrinsleySchwarz
"I'm impressed that four English guys could get the Byrds' kind of bittersweet, covertly strange c&w so right, though actually it's not so different from what the Stones started doing with r&b." #RobertChristgau
#OnThisDay 1970 #BrinsleySchwarz released the album 'Despite It All'
#70smusic #musicsky
First song popped into my head
#musicsky #brinsleyschwarz #firstsong
I read there was a reunion of sorts a week or two ago in England. I feel certain this got played
"Cruel to Be Kind" is a song co-written by #NickLowe and his former bandmate #IanGomm while the pair were in #BrinsleySchwarz.
The Top 10 Americana Songs: This week Martin Johnson’s list includes classic songs with a few possible surprises, including #BrinsleySchwarz @tboneburnettofficial @davealvinoriginal #GuyClark @penn_official @gillianwelchofficial @gratefuldead #GramParsons #GeneClark @the_band_official
V.A / Pattern On The Window : The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1974 (3CD) #roxymusic #brinsleyschwarz #ronwood
‘I was born by the river
Left my home at the age of ten
I made a promise
Ain't never gonna go back home again’
#BrinsleySchwarz
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"Cruel to Be Kind" is a song co-written by #NickLowe and his former bandmate #IanGomm while the pair were in #BrinsleySchwarz.
"I grew up in the thick of the 60's British music scene, beginning my musical career in 1966 & spent 13 years on the road honing my Hammond organ & piano skills with cult bands #BRINSLEYSCHWARZ and #GRAHAMPARKER & #THERUMOUR "
Sail away Mr Robert Charles Andrews (20 June 1949 - 5 June 2025)
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🔸 #Concert
🔸 #Rockpalast (1980')
in #Essen/#Germany
🔸 #Interview with:
🔹 #GrahamParker &
🔹 #NickyHopkins
🔹( @ItsGrahamParker) 🔹( @TheNickyHopkins)
🔹 #BrinsleySchwarz
🔹 #MartinBelmont
🔹 #StephanGöulding
🔹 #AndrewBodnar
🔸 #Video:
( #Rockpalast #WDR)
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55 years ago today, the Melody Maker (23 May 1970) was enthusiastic about the Who's "Live at Leeds", also reviewing Brinsley Schwarz's first album, the "Zabriskie Point" soundtrack and others.
#TheWho #PeteTownshend #BrinsleySchwarz #ZabriskiePoint
55 years ago today, the Melody Maker (23 May 1970) was enthusiastic about the Who's "Live at Ledds", also reviewing Brinsley Schwarz's first album, the "Zabriskie Point" soundtrack and others.
#TheWho #PeteTownshend #BrinsleySchwarz @robertrotifer.bsky.social
52 years ago today: "Brinsley Schwarz: Underkill as a Way of Life". Rolling Stone, 10 May 1973.
#BrinsleySchwarz #NickLowe @robertrotifer.bsky.social
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#MusicChallenge
Day 5
#ElvisCostello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (1978)
Original by #BrinsleySchwarz (1974)
A thundering cover of a #NickLowe tune that was a B-side on a NL solo single. Thanks for tuning in!
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