The month of DECEMBER in Roots, Blues & Rock History
Obscure, murky, contentious and discourteous bulletins that delve into the history of roots, blues and rock music thanks to some extensive and at times ill founded research by Dr Jerome Douvendahns.
View some of the more fascinating images that have adorned album covers this year.
Jerome also presents the BEST COVER DESIGN for 2024.
Jerome presents his TOP 12 MOVIES of 2024.
It is a diverse mix with INTERNATIONAL films featuring strongly.
TOP 10 MOVIES of 2023
Got some free time over the holidays? Well here are some movie recommendations for you. Jerome Douvendahns, resident film critic at sablues.org presents his top 10 movies of 2023. No Hollywood super hero sagas part 10 here. In fact Hollywood is losing out to some French, Danish and Finnish films.
Best Album Sleeve of 2023
Each year since 2016 Jerome has cast his discerning eye over various album covers and nominated THE BEST ALBUM COVER FOR THE YEAR. View are some of the better album covers of 2023
culminating with THE BEST ALBUM SLEEVE of 2023.
List of the Podcasts that chronicle on a month by month basis
some of the events that occurred in
The history of Rock, Roots and Blues.
some of the events that occurred in
The history of Rock, Roots and Blues.
THE TOP ALBUM COVER DESIGNS OF 2022
Each year since 2016 Jerome has cast his discerning eye over the design and layout of various record cover designs. Once again he reveals his cosmopolitan, penetrating and perceptive side to present this year’s Top Record Album Cover Designs (regardless of their musical genre and content)
sablues.org’s cultural attaché Jerome Douvendahns appraises this year’s movies and presents
THE BEST MOVIES of 2022.
View the promo video for Podcast 396
In the first podcast for 2022 Jerome Douvendahns presents an 'Oz Special'.
He has lent a sympathetic ear to some of the top Oz albums of 2021
(well not too sympathetic an ear when it comes to the genres of Rap, Hip Hop, Death Metal and these days what they call RnB) and after numerous coffees and a discerning and protracted listen he has selected 20 great tracks for Podcast 396.
sablues.org’s cultural attaché Jerome Douvendahns appraises this year’s movies and presents
THE TOP MOVIES of 2021.
There are no Hollywood Super Hero movies in this lot.
Has Hollywood has lost the plot because many of the movies in this list were made elsewhere.
Anyone who lived in Adelaide in the 1970s will remember
Richmond’s illustrious Apollo Stadium.
It was a concert venue that hosted many international musical acts.
There were no separate toilets for the artists and they were forced to use the public toilets.
What a welcome to Adelaide.
Check out the video of some 70s Nostalgia
TOP 15 ROOTS ALBUMS of 2020
Listen to Podcast 371 to hear featured tracks
and also to find out the order of the albums from number 15 to
the top roots album of 2020?
Video presentation of the BEST RECORD COVER DESIGNS OF 2020
View PART 1 (1-16) | Part 2 (17-32) | Part 3 (33-50)
In this era of digital downloads and decreasing CD and vinyl record sales, has the design of LP sleeves been consigned to history?
Many consumers now download individual songs and create personal playlists.
Nothing wrong with this but it shifts the focus away from "the album" and the art of packaging "the album".
Since 1948 the 30 x 30 cm sleeve containing an LP record has been the canvas for many brilliant and captivating images.
Consign this cover art to history ...not if I can help it!
Hence the ongoing presentation by www.sablues.org of some of the most appealing record cover designs that are being created today.
Perhaps with the resurgence of vinyl, album cover art is as vital as it's ever been..
Jerome Douvendahns casts his discerning eye over many of this year’s album covers and presents
THE TOP 30 ALBUM COVERS OF 2018
Movie critic Jerome Douvendahns presents his list of
THE TOP 15 FILMS OF 2018
and also some of the worst!
Archive of ROOTS Feature Articles
Listed below are some of the articles and interviews conducted over the years by David Stoeckel
Listed below are some of the articles and interviews conducted over the years by David Stoeckel
Jerome reflects on some of the movies viewed this year and runs his top12 by you!
2017's TOP 12 FILMS?
Jerome Douvendahns appraises some of 2017's album covers.
He gives his tick of approval to a wide range of designs and nominates his
TOP ALBUM COVER OF 2017
BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2016
www.sablues.org gets Jerome Douvendahns to survey some of the so called top album covers of 2016
and present his top album covers
www.sablues.org gets Jerome Douvendahns to survey some of the so called top album covers of 2016
and present his top album covers
David Stoeckel chats with Wade Schman of Hazmat Modine' ahead of the band's 2016 WOMADelaide engagement.
JOEY BURNS (Calexico) interview
David Stoeckel chats with Joey Burns of Calexico ahead of the band's 2016 WOMADelaide engagement in March.
NICK WATERHOUSE Interview
David Stoeckel chats with Nick Waterhouse ahead of his WOMADelaide engagement in March
Making the album about Australia was a priority. I didn't however, want it to sound Jingoistic... David Stoeckel chats with Russell Morris about his latest album 'Sharkmouth'.
Russell Morris's 'Sharkmouth features in Podcast 178
These days I'm playing a Collings twelve-fret cutaway that I'm in love with ...
SARB chats with Chris Smither
'Time Stands Still' Chris Smither's latest CD is out now!
Catch this engaging roots and blues troubadour at The Trinity on March 11 and 12 ...and time will be arrested! See Touring for more
I've gotten into looping the electric guitar, and it's a lot of fun...
SARB chats with Patty Larkin.
“Take
me where the sun is shining,
take me down the Highway Dancing.”
Latest CD by The Yearlings
"South Australian duo The Yearlings (Robyn Chalklen and Chris Parkinson) have created an album of outstanding beauty. It breathes."
take me down the Highway Dancing.”
Latest CD by The Yearlings
"South Australian duo The Yearlings (Robyn Chalklen and Chris Parkinson) have created an album of outstanding beauty. It breathes."
Jen Cloher's debut album 'Dead Wood Falls' was released on Monday March 20th. It is already receiving stellar reviews from the music press. Jen is scheduled to showcase the album along with her band "The Endless Sea" at Jive on Saturday the 10th of June. SARB was fortunate enough to catch up with Jen and chat to her about her music.
Kathleen Edwards, a 26-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter whose 2003 debut Failer started as an indie project recorded with friends in the Ottawa music scene. "No Depression" said the album marked "the arrival of a rare talent." Febuary sees the arrival of Kathleen Edwards in Australia for a quick tour of 4 engagements ...which doesn't include Adelaide. Maybe next time. In the mean time SA Roots and Blues was able to catch up with Kathleen Edwards and ask her a few things about her music.
"2005 ... on reflection!"
Best music events? Best CDs? Most impressive new artists? Books? Movies? SA Roots and Blues caught up with Phil Manning, Detonator "Doghouse Dave", "Streamliners" Nick Kipridis, Josh Bennett, Sweet Baby James and "Bob The Punter" and asked them to reflect on 2005.
" COME ON IN MY KITCHEN!"
Cyndi Boste's " Scrambled Eggs"
... tap into one of the richest veins of contemporary Australian Roots Music.
" FORGET FERLINGHETTI! SCRAP KEROUAC!"
Penelope Swales' " Monkey Comfort"
The cover won me over immediately. The lyrics overwhelmed me. This CD is a saga.
Barrie McAskill
Adelaide's own rock legend!
Archive of BLUES Feature Articles
Just thought I would share with you a delightful little book I picked up in The States way back in 2001.
Robert Crumb's Heroes of The Blues
Robert Crumb's Heroes of The Blues
CEDRIC BURNSIDE interview
David Stoeckel chats with Cedric Burnside ahead of his 2036 WOMADelaide engagement in March.
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE Interview
David Stoeckel chats with Charlie Musselwhite ahead of his WOMADelaide engagement in March
Jerome Douvendahns presents THE A B C of The BLUES.
In this series of podcast specials Jerome delves into the archives and initiates the The A B C of Blues. Part 1 | 2 |3 | 4.
He goes through the alphabet and for each letter selects an artist or two whose name starts with that letter, artists who in some way are indicative of primary aspects of the blues genre and plays a blues recording by that particular artist. This fascinating historical perspective presents some known and little known musicians and some rare and obscure recordings.
The A B C of Blues. Part 1 | 2 |3 | 4
When I created and uploaded this video clip to YouTube as a homage to Charlie Pattyon, I had no idea it would create such a stink!
What is all the fuss about?
The Harmonics
A six piece Adelaide based quality dance blues band influenced by Electric Chicago Blues style music.They play swinging rhythm and blues and have a reputation for delivering energy filled live performances!
3DFM's 'Blues Time' host Sue Turner chats to Bobby Blues from The Harmonics!
'No Stranger to the blues' Jimmy Nalls.
Focusing on songwriting and studio work, Jimmy made his own solo CD, called No Stranger To The Blues. Jimmy wrote or co-wrote almost everything on the record and his guitar playing is as tasty as ever.
One of England's Premier
slide guitarists, Michael Messer, has released two fantastic guitars built
in the traditional 1930's style. The great part is they are very affordable
in relation to anything else in the market and the quality is exceptional.
Find out how to get yourself one!
Find out how to get yourself one!
...they really liked
the idea of an aussie guy trucking around America with two guitars and
a bag, riding Greyhounds and catching trains and living his dream of
making it as a bluesman in the USA
Andy "Sugarcane" Collins reflects on his
3 month tour of the USA
Andy "Sugarcane" Collins reflects on his
3 month tour of the USA
The Streamliners
Guitar influences ...Albert King, Freddie King, B.B. King ...what is it with these Kings?
Jesse Deane-Freeman
Musician ...and blues historian!
Explore these obscure, murky, contentious and discourteous bulletins
that delve into the history of roots, blues and rock music
thanks to some extensive and at times ill founded research
by Dr Jerome Douvendahns.
JANUARY events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
FEBRUARY events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
MARCH events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
APRIL events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
MAY events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
JUNE events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
JULY events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
AUGUST events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
SEPTEMBER events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
OCTOBER events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
NOVEMBER events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
DECEMBER events in the history of Rock Roots and Blues music.
Festivals, Folk, Indie,
Rock n all! ...and Misc!
US culture is much exalted ...so the editor of sablues.org decided to do a "Tour of Duty" to appraise it for himself. What were his findings? Here is his report ...there are some surprises!
"This Could Be Big! 30 Years at the Dag End of The Australian Music Industry" by Don Morrison. Read Lone Tony Joe's review.
"I reckon it offers invaluable cultural insights for generations X and Y (...what not available for my ipad!?!) For those baby boomers out there, it's just plain entertaining!"
SARB Editor .
"I reckon it offers invaluable cultural insights for generations X and Y (...what not available for my ipad!?!) For those baby boomers out there, it's just plain entertaining!"
SARB Editor .
SA Roots and Blues, curious about the UK music scene has prompted subscriber Shane to send through some reports. His first blog is about Glastonbury! Whether you are of the Woodstock vintage, a Womadelaidian, a Byron Bayer or a Big Day Outer we have all heard of Glastonbury. What's it like? A mixture of music genres on multiple stages and many difficult choices ...Shane reports.
Jazzfest in New Orleans 2003 and 22005
I guess the reason I put this together is because I would like to share some of the experiences I had at Jazzfest in New Orleans in 2003 and 2005. Ultimately it is what inspired myself and my mate Kieran to start our band, “Second Line”. Firstly though just a little background as to how I found myself there ...click to read on!
I guess the reason I put this together is because I would like to share some of the experiences I had at Jazzfest in New Orleans in 2003 and 2005. Ultimately it is what inspired myself and my mate Kieran to start our band, “Second Line”. Firstly though just a little background as to how I found myself there ...click to read on!
SOME PAGES AT SABLUES.ORG ARE NO LONGER UPDATED.
They are available in our archives and may be of interest to you.
AUDIO TRACKS A selection of some great roots and blues tracks dating back to 1997.
ROOTS FOCUS A selection of interviews with 'roots' musicians.
DVD REVIEWS An appraisal of roots and blues DVDs
ADVERTISING Ads have been discontinued at sablues.org
LINKS The efficiency Google, Bing etc have made this page obsolete.
CD REVIEWS With our focus now on promotions thro' Podcasts, CD reviews are rarely done.
TOURING Now incorporated in the Gig Guide
They are available in our archives and may be of interest to you.
AUDIO TRACKS A selection of some great roots and blues tracks dating back to 1997.
ROOTS FOCUS A selection of interviews with 'roots' musicians.
DVD REVIEWS An appraisal of roots and blues DVDs
ADVERTISING Ads have been discontinued at sablues.org
LINKS The efficiency Google, Bing etc have made this page obsolete.
CD REVIEWS With our focus now on promotions thro' Podcasts, CD reviews are rarely done.
TOURING Now incorporated in the Gig Guide
Bit of history here! Cleaned out the study recently and uncovered the 1999 South Australian Blues Society's wedsite.
...so this is what was happening almost 20 years ago as far as blues in Adelaide goes! It's a time capsule worth viewing!
1999 South Australian Blues Society archive
Discovered in the archives! Have a read of some of the BLUES NEWS issues from 2003-4!
Blues News Nov 2003 PFD
Blues News Dec 2003 PDF
Blues News Jan 2004 PDF
Blues News Feb 2004 PDF
Blues News March 2004 PDF
