The Waterboys

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #65 Brilliant, spectral, misunderstood. She had as much claim as anyone to be the Spirit Of The Age #MarianneFathfull

the grand old dame Marianne Faithfull reciting classic poems from the likes of Byron, Keats, Shelly, Tennyson accompanied by ambient music - Eno contributes some soundscapes here as does Nick Cave on piano. This is something different and delicious.

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #65 Brilliant, spectral, misunderstood. She had as much claim as anyone to be the Spirit Of The Age #MarianneFathfull

#TheWaterboys will revive the spirit of the magical days of recording #FishermansBlues, when they bring their #FishermansBluesRevue show, featuring #SteveEarle to Oslo & Stockholm.
7 Sept - OSLO: www.ticketmaster.no/event/410529...
8 Sept- STOCKHOLM: www.ticketmaster.se/event/129865...

#TheWaterboys are bringing their #FishermansBluesRevue tour to LONDON on Sat 12 September. Get your tickets now at lnk.to/TWLdn26 
Find more Fisherman's Blues Revue dates at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

#TheWaterboys will play in ANTWERP Fri 11 Sept on their #FishermansBluesRevue tour. Tickets at apps.ticketmatic.com/widgets/kl/f...
More Fisherman's Blues Revue shows listed at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...
📷 Philip Solomonson

Don't miss an amazing opportunity to see #TheWaterboys play DUBLIN on their #FishermansBluesRevue tour on Sat 5 September. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/88886...
More Fisherman's Blues Revue shows listed at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

#TheWaterboys will return to VALENCIA on 3 September with their #FishermansBluesRevue tour featuring #SteveEarle! www.entradas.com/artist/the-w...
Additional Fisherman's Blues Revue shows listed at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

#TheWaterboys are bringing their Fisherman's Blues Revue tour to GLASGOW on Sat 29 August! Tickets on sale now at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy...
There are additional #FishermansBluesRevue shows listed for late summer at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

#TheWaterboys are bringing their Fisherman's Blues Revue tour to AMSTERDAM on Thurs 10 Sept! Tickets on sale now at www.ticketmaster.nl/event/132352...
There are additional #FishermansBluesRevue shows listed for late summer at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #64 Trumpeter in a mixed-race, mixed-gender band, Cynthia Robinson brought edge and sass to Sly And The Family Stone. And she shouted out the best line in Dance To The Music 😀 #SlyAndTheFamilyStone #CynthiaRobinson #Funk #Soul

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #64 Trumpeter in a mixed-race, mixed-gender band, Cynthia Robinson brought edge and sass to Sly And The Family Stone. And she shouted out the best line in Dance To The Music 😀 #SlyAndTheFamilyStone #CynthisRobinson #Funk #Soul

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #63
SLY STONE
"Stand - You've been sitting much too long
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand - There's a midget standing tall
And the giant beside him about to fall"
#SlyAndTheFamilyStone

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #63 SLY STONE
"Stand - You've been sitting much too long
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand - There's a midget standing tall
And the giant beside him about to fall"

Ella Hooper will support #TheWaterboys on their fast-approaching tour of Australia/ New Zealand. Find Ella at www.instagram.com/ella_hooper?...
Ticket purchase links at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

Ella Hooper will support #TheWaterboys on their fast-approaching tour of Australia/ New Zealand. Find Ella at www.instagram.com/ella_hooper?...
Ticket purchase links at mikescottwaterboys.com/waterboys-sh...

after KMPX, Tom Donahue really took FM Radio to whole ‘nother dimension on the airwaves of San Francisco via KSAN - there’s a recent book that explores this whole late 60s - early 70s transcendent radio San Francisco era

John Cale’s Vintage Violence LP

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #62 By '68 personal issues, drugs & busts wore the Satyr out. Yet he could still dazzle, like on the Jumpin Jack Flash video. His blonde hair, green make-up & bug-eye shades, more dangerous than Big Lips' comedic warpaint, foretold the coming of *Glam* #BrianJones #RollingStones

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #62 By 1968 personal issues, drugs & busts wore the Satyr out. Yet he could still dazzle, like on the Jumpin Jack Flash video. His blonde hair, green make-up & bug-eye shades, so much more dangerous than Big Lips' comedic warpaint, foretold the coming of *Glam*

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #61 In late '60s San Francisco, Tom Donahue cut loose from radio's pop format. He and his fellow KMPX station DJs played their own choice of album tracks, thus starting FM underground and rock radio. We could use someone like him now. #TomDonahue

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #61 In late '60s San Francisco, Tom Donahue cut loose from radio's pop format. He and his fellow KMPX station DJs played their own choice of album tracks, thus starting FM underground and rock radio. We could use someone like him now #TomDonahue

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #60 By age 25 she co-wrote a host of genius-level songs incl Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Natural Woman, Goin' Back, Take Good Care Of My Baby, The Locomotion, Up On The Roof. And her awesome solo success still ahead #CaroleKing #GoffinKing

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #60 By age 25 she'd co-written a host of genius-level songs including Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Natural Woman, Goin' Back, Take Good Care Of My Baby, The Locomotion, Up On The Roof + many more. And her awesome solo success still ahead #CaroleKing #GoffinKing

The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #59 Oh Bonzo Dog heyday, Oh English eccentricity, Oh Sir Henry At Rawlinson End, Oh whimsy masking monstrous depths, Oh what it takes to make sense of our conditioned insanity #VivStanshall #BonzoDogDooDahBand

Denny Cordell at the intersection of Joe Cocker and Leon Russell - drawing inspiration from Alex Chilton’s Boxtops - what’s not to like?

#TheWaterboys will play at NORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL at Cidade Desportiva da Maia in MAIA, PORTUGAL on Sat June 6. Tickets are on sale now at www.northmusicfestival.com/tickets-dia-6
Photo by Ezra Soiferman