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Eddie McKenzie

@eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social

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Half-assed music historian. New book out: "From Communism to Consumerism: Folk Music 1950-1965" Also author of "1982: From One Extreme to Another" & "The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Rock and Roll" Proud MDANT.

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 16h

My uncle was a cop. He once was tasked with picking up (Prince) Andrew at Edinburgh Airport and running him to St Andrews.
The prick told him to put his foot down and break the speed limit because "I'm above the law"

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 22h

Research reading #20

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 23h

Soul albums I'd never heard previously but turned out to be very good #17

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 1d

Want to feel old?

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 1d

Just saying... follow the timeline...

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 1d

Bob Dylan and I have, between us, written hundreds of world class songs. To be fair, they're all his, but still...

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 2d

Watching the news in Portugal last week, I could not work out why the caption was telling me that Trump and Zelenski were meeting in Casablanca.

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Soul albums I'd never heard previously but turned out to be very good #16

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 3d

Films better than their source book? I'll go first:
Jaws
The Prestige
Children of Men.

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 3d

Coldplay were an offshoot. Most of the line-up went in to form Matthew, Mark, Luke & Ringo.

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 4d

Guess where I am.

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 9d

Peace

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 10d

Early morning outdoor swim

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 11d

Evening, all.

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 12d

Just drove down Menlove Avenue. Working class hero, my arse.

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, that 1986 Glastonbury performance of it sends chills...

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 13d

Committee meeting today.

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 13d

That orange prick is going to get the fucking peace prize, isn't he?

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 14d

Some kid at school stuck one of these on the doors of all the art teachers, including mine. 100% agree, and well done the youth of today.

Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 14d

When I was 16 (1986) I used to see someone live at the Barrowland almost every two weeks. Tickets were £5, which was my pocket money.
Unless kids are getting a ridiculous amount of pocket money nowadays, then this won't be happening anymore.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d

The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 16d

I'm pretty sure if they rearranged themselves it would make a Canadian flag.

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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 17d

And that's before we get to "The Sermons of Reverend A.W. Nix", "African American Drum & Fife Music in Tennessee" or "The History of Virginia Reels".
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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 17d

...the "Use of Jazz as a Weapon in the Cold War", or the "Black Gospel Quartet Tradition". There's books on them.
"Mississippi Antibellum Fiddle Music", "Yodelling & Meaning in American Music", or "Race in Early American Punk"?
Yup, they've got that.
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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 17d

I love the American Made Music book series. 110 books on obscure corners of American music.
Want a book on "Black Travelling Shows of the early 1900's", "Louisiana Fiddlers", or "Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop"? They've published it.
Need to know about "Go Go Music from Washington DC", ...
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Eddie McKenzie @eddiemckenzie1970.bsky.social · 17d

I managed to wake myself enough to switch on "record" and sing the song, half asleep, then went back to my dreams, content I had written a surefire hit.

In the morning, I rushed to play back the recording...
To find myself slowly humming the melody of "Happy Birthday To You."
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