One for the marvellous wood experts on here - I've bought some hardwood blocks for a (non bass - way too heavy) project. Lovely African hardwood thought to be either Camelthorp or Mapone, neither of which I am familiar with. Any ideas please?
Saw the Blockheads when they released the unfinished album. Phil Jupitus came on to sing the classics. It was lovely to see that he was absolutely terrified! As the evening progressed it was obvious that alcohol was helping his nerves, if not his performance!
Since my post I've been trying to think of some truly underrated artists and have failed. It is a bit of a strange concept. @YouMayes, they are a great band, and the world of music has been enriched by them (before we hijack this thread)!
Great band. Native New Yorker is one of my all time favourites.
It does help when you pick songs by this legend:
And if you don't know it, Richie Havens' cover is pretty cool:
Alexandra Burke's version of Hallelujah. Rips all the fragility from the song and turns it into a big, belting power ballad. Someone obviously didn't care for music...
Sorry, not going through all 47 pages to check if this has been posted before. Heard it yesterday on my local Tesco in store radio - they play some great stuff. Anyway, a classic mellow groove from Billy Paul.