Marc Bolan Sept 30 1947 – Sept 16 1977
Marc Bolan died 33 years ago today. God Bless you, Boley x In episode two, BP Fallon describes his introduction to Marc Bolan, working with T. Rex… and Marc’s tragic death. Interview by the great Harley Sears.
September 2010
BP Fallon live in Dublin tomorrow plus IGNITE video now!
BP Fallon @ Science Gallery’s IGNITE Tomorrow night BP Fallon appears in an evening of eclectic experimentation and pulse-raising performances as part of Trinity College Dublin’s Science Gallery presentation ‘Biorhythm Live: Music And The Body’. The three-part ‘Biorhythm Live’ festival embraces ‘Rhythm’, ‘Voice’ and tomorrow evening’s presentation ‘Emotion’. Among those joining our Mr Fallon to perform and speak in what promises to be a most stimulating and spirited evening are Gavin Friday, cellist Kate Ellis, fiddle-player Caoimhin O’Raghaillaigh, Ben Knapp (SARC), music therapist Angela De Burca and TCD professor Fiona Newell. The evening will be hosted by Gerry Godley. After […]
Jack White: A Star And A Stripe
Yesterday Sept 13 was the 1st Anniversary of me cutting my ‘Fame #9’ 45 with Jack White in Nashville – which has on the ‘B’ side as well as ‘I Believe In Elvis Presley’ the track ‘BP Fallon Interview By Jack White’. To celebrate, we swapped roles and this time I was the interviewer and Jack White was the interviewee. We had a brilliant rabbit. Our chinwag can be heard in the BBC Radio 1 documentary ‘A Star And A Stripe’ which airs in November. I love this man. Screengrab: Jack White in ‘It Might Get Loud’ Photography: Jack White […]
‘Fancy a walk in the park with an old man?’
In the time it takes to walk across the road and into Primrose Hill park Robert Plant has already squeezed in stories about Noddy Holder’s father, BP Fallon and Alexis Korner. He is dressed like a teenage backpacker, and an impressive array of blond-grey ringlets still spills down his back. “When I go to north Africa they think I’m a chick,” he says. He spots an empty bench and breaks into a trot: “Quick, before anyone else gets it.” An avuncular presence, he wears his legacy lightly, has a wicked sense of humour and tells you some jaw-dropping stories. Off […]
Sept 10 Adebisi Shank Wang Dang Doodle
BP Fallon’s Wang Dang Doodle with Band Of The Week – from Wexford/Dublin – Adebisi Shank Album cover: ‘This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank’ BP Fallon’s Wang Dang Doodle starring Adebisi Shank 00:00 BP introduces our noise fest 00:20 Ramalama Boogaloo Wang Dang Doodle – Ronnie Drew 00:30 Pull Off Your Arms And Let’s Play In Your Blood – Fight Like Apes 05:10 International Dreambeat – Adebisi Shank 08:56 BP verbal 09:27 Logdrum – Adebisi Shank 15:28 Surf Solar – Fuck Buttons 26:03 All I Want Is For You To Be Happy – The Aftermath […]