Rock’n’Roll

December 22 2011

BP Fallon rockin’ the globe again tonight – plus you get to join Dave Fanning in asking him questions!

BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll, Spoken Word

One more time! Plus Fallon interview by Fanning – your questions! Image by Maser By popular demand the astounding show by BP Fallon backed by The Hot Sprockets last Tuesday in Dublin at The Workman’s Club is being rebroadcast tonight at 00.00 GMT – which in normal language is midnight tonight in Ireland and Britain, 11pm in Paris, 7pm in New York, 4pm in Los Angeles etc etc. Simply click here: VenueOneLive And! To intro the rebroadcast, BP will be interviewed live by Dave Fanning in the VenueOne studios. Dave will be asking BP the questions – but so can […]

December 20 2011

BP Fallon live around the world tonight!

BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets show at The Workman’s Club in Dublin tonight Tuesday Dec 20th is being streamed live globally by VenueOne.com Here’s the vibe: BP Fallon verbal – Does Anyone Care What Anyone Says In Rock’n’Roll (1.30) BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets – streaming live today Tuesday Dec 20th at 21.30 GMT – ie 9.30pm in Ireland & Britain, 4.30pm in New York, 1.30pm in Los Angeles etc – on VenueOne.com BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets poster for Dublin Tues Dec 20th 2011. Photo by Stuart Smyth in George’s Street, Dublin. Photo of BPF on […]

December 18 2011

BP Fallon talks to Barry Egan on Radio Nova tonight 7pm – hear live here!

BP Fallon, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll, Verbal

BP & Barry – photo courtesy Radio Nova BP Fallon talks to Barry Egan on Barry’s Radio Nova programme tonight (Sunday) at 7pm to celebrate the BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets show in Dublin on Tuesday. Today at 7pm ie 19.00 GMT gobally ie New York 2pm, Los Angeles 11 pm etc: Hear ‘BP Fallon Interview By Barry Egan’ live on Radio Nova here With Barry Egan‘s famous probing in-depth questioning – honed by two decades writing for Ireland’s Sunday Independent plus Britain’s the NME and US magazine Creem – expect the unexpected when he sits down with BP […]

December 17 2011

Update #2 for Dublin Dec 20th – more Maser art magic

Art, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

Tickets here Artist Of The Always Now, the magnificent Maser, has created a glorious poster for the gig “for my buddy BP Fallon”. Thank you brother. Maser painted the stunning portrait of BP Fallon that adorns the outside wall of The Button Factory in Curve Street in Temple Bar in Dublin. BP Fallon by Maser by Johnny Moy In yesterday’s Star, Shilpa Ganatra asked our Mr Fallon “How does it feel to be the subject of graffiti artist Maser’s giant mural on Curved Street?” Said BP “It’s probably the greatest honour I’ve ever received. I work outside of the mainstream […]

December 17 2011

With love to Etta James – Something’s Got A Hold Of Me (video)

Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

As I write this comes the news that Etta James is seriously ill. Etta James – Something’s Got A Hold Of Me (1962) Etta? One of the most emotive voices in soul ever, a volcano of passion and raw feelings of love and hurt and desire stripped to the bone, no messin’, no dressin’, just pure and naked and beautiful. I was lucky enough to meet Etta in London in 1989, the time of her pounding Seven Year Itch album for Island Records. Meeting her in her hotel room, I interviewed this regal queen of soul as she sat there […]