Music

July 22 2018

BP Fallon – The Back To Front Rock Star

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The back-to-front rock star: BP Fallon reflects on his extraordinary career in music. DJ, musician, and all-round rock’n’roll star, BP Fallon has worked with Led Zeppelin, shared a stage with John Lennon, and now fronts his own band. But before he gets down to writing his memoirs, the Dubliner has another chapter to live, he tells Katie Byrne. “I give thanks that I’m still alive because a lot of crazy stuff went on. I mean crazy” Photo by and ©Patrick Bolger With his trademark bowler hat and black Converse shoes, BP Fallon looks every inch the rockstar as he poses […]

July 2 2017

BP Fallon Tribute Featuring Robert Plant – Listen Here

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Memories are made of this… The wonderful tribute to BP Fallon on the Miriam O’Callaghan programme on RTE Radio 1 with special guest Robert Plant talking about his friend. BP recalls his childhood and bumpy schooldays, hiding on the Dublin to Liverpool boat to go see The Beatles at The Cavern, this schoolboy appearing every Saturday on the Telefis Eireann pop television show ‘Pickin’ The Pops’. He flashes back to when he appeared – twice – on ‘Top Of The Pops’ with John Lennon. He talks very very fondly of Marc Bolan, remembers Henry McCullough, discusses making his first record […]

April 27 2017

‘Henry McCullough’ – Secret Silver Stash

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You Got The Silver – ‘Henry McCullough’ plays & reflects. Photo by Denis Woods The London-based record label Late Night Tales have craftily/cleverly/kindly held back a stash of the USA version of the Record Store Day ‘Henry McCullough’ 12″ with the amazing Andrew Weatherall remixes. The American RSD release comes in a silver mirrored cover – it is gold in the UK and elsewhere. A limited edition of 1,000, each record is individually numbered. Late Night Tales have revealed that they put aside nearly 300 of these treasures. Thus, those of you who have been gnashing your teeth can now […]

April 6 2017

Fallon/Holmes/Weatherall ‘Henry McCullough’ for Record Store Day

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We are chuffed to confirm that the Andrew Weatherall Remixes of ‘Henry McCullough’ by BP Fallon & David Holmes will be released on Record Store Day, Saturday April 22nd – less than three weeks away. – 12” 33⅓ rpm splattered colour vinyl – gold reflective mirror sleeve (UK & Ireland) – silver reflective mirror sleeve (USA & rest of world) The record contains three tracks – Andrew Weathearall’s astounding remix of ‘Henry McCullough’ plus Andrew’s dub version plus the original David Holmes mix from David’s ‘Late Night Tales’ album. Record Store Day – participating stores USA UK & N IRELAND […]

November 4 2016

Not Afraid – BP Fallon joins Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen etc etc

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NOT AFRAID Screengrab – Marcia Ball & BP Fallon & Irma Thomas in the ‘We Are Not Afraid’ video BP Fallon joins Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck D, Iggy Pop, Nile Rodgers, Debbie Harry, Bob Gruen, Robert De Niro, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Steve Earle, Dr John, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye and many many more to pledge support for a project aiding the refugee crisis. Says BP “I’m honoured to be a part of this initiative”. Fallon met Nigerian artist Majek Fashek – whose song ‘We Are Not Afraid’ soundtracks the campaign – in 1991, […]