A selection from the legendary singer/songwriter Elliott Smith's stunning live performances and alternate recordings. Enjoy! XO

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Blending musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a premier rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts on the scene today. Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003), Radiodread (2006), Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), Easy Star’s Thrillah (2012), the remix album Dubber Side of the Moon (2010), as well as original releases Until That Day EP (2008) and First Light (2011), the Easy Star All-Stars have built a growing, dedicated fan base throughout the world, bringing together fans of reggae, classic rock, dub and indie rock into one big family. The band has toured in over 30 countries on 6 continents. They’ve played many major festivals around the world, including an unprecedented three-day, three-stage stand at Glastonbury in 2009, which earned them a UK Festy Award Nomination that year.

“Understanding the order of time is important to anyone hoping to manifest a dream,” says Valerie June. “There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.”

Since the release of her 2013 breakout Pushin’ Against A Stone, June has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom that is her stunning new album, The Order Of Time. Some songs grew from seeds planted more than a decade ago, others blossomed overnight when she least expected them to, but every track bears the influence of time. See, time has been on June’s mind a lot lately. It’s the only constant in life, even though it’s constantly changing. It’s the healer of all wounds, the killer of all men. It’s at once infinite and finite, ever flowing with twists and turns and brutal, churning rapids that give way to serene stretches of placid tranquility. Fight against the current and it will knock you flat on your ass. Learn to read it, to speak its language, and it will carry you exactly where you’re meant to be.

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I started out as a painter writing music on the side and then I ended up writing songs and painting on the sly. If my songs were maps I'd want them to stretch from the English moors to the Saharan dunes via the plains of the Mediterrannean.
Most of the time, I release my music on my own label Beating Drum.
I've collaborated with many wonderful artists and musicians over the years, amongst them, Vincent Segal, Ballake Sissoko, Ben Harper, Ibrahim Maalouf and Rokia Traore and more.

« C'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait les meilleures soupes... »

Celle élaborée par les 6 maîtres queux de Bones Kitchen vérifie l'adage.
Mijoté à feu doux des 70's à nos jours dans le pot de la vieille, c'est à l'épreuve du temps que ce potage a su se doter de sa saveur unique : blues rock brûlant lorsqu'il vient d'être servi, rythm'n blues onctueux lorsqu'il est tiède...

A n'en pas douter vous serez nombreux à vous délecter de cette recette 
jalousement gardée, elle en surprendra aussi sans doute quelques uns, mais de toute évidence vous ne resterez pas indifférent à son goût inimitable.

Une chose est sûre elle ne refroidit jamais, alors soufflez
dessus autant que vous pouvez si vous ne voulez pas vous brûler la 
langue, enfin un dernier conseil : munissez vous d'un bavoir 
pour éviter les tâches!

Bon appétit.

"It's in the old pots you make the best soup ...

"One developed by six master chefs Bones Kitchen checks the adage.
 Simmered over low heat from the 70's to the present day in the old pot, this is the test of time as this soup was able to build its unique flavor: burning blues rock burning when freshly served, creamy rhythm 'n blues when warm ...

No doubt many of you will revel in this recipe jealously guarded,
It also probably surprises some, but obviously you will not remain indifferent to its unique taste.

One thing is certain it never cools, then blow it as much as you can if you do not want to burn your tongue, and finally one last tip: take you a bib to avoid stains!

Enjoy your meal.



The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland, formed in 2011 by Ross Farrelly (lead vocals/harmonica), Josh McClorey (lead guitar/vocals), Pete O'Hanlon (bass guitar/harmonica) and Evan Walsh (drums).

The group has spent the past 18 months launching their explosive R&B assault on the clubs and festivals of Ireland, the UK and Europe, viciously hammering out a no-nonsense blues repertoire drawing from the songbooks of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Slim Harpo and more with the passion and venom of British blues groups such as Dr. Feelgood, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones and The Animals. 

Having already been met with critical acclaim from greats such as Jeff Beck and Paul Weller and been tipped by NME as the No. 1 new band to watch, it seems things can only get better for The Strypes.

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