Helmet / Silver Cord Sessions

It was back in the mid-90s, on the irreverant US adult cartoon Bevis and Butthead that I first encountered Helmet. The song was “Wilma’s Rainbow” and I was hooked.

The eponymous hosts were commenting on how ordinary the band members looked, and that if you saw them walking down the street, you wouldn’t realise how cool they were. Cos they’re in a band.

Ladies and gentlemen – and Betty… and Wilma – Helmet live at Silver Cord Studio, New York in March 2025.

Track listing

00:00 Wilma’s Rainbow
04:15 I Know
08:04 Milquetoast

Band

  • Page Hamilton—Vocals and guitar
  • Dan Beeman—Rythm guitar and backing vocals
  • Dave Case—Bass and backing vocals
  • Kyle Stevenson—Drums and backing vocals

Amplifier announces live web concert

One of my favourite bands, Amplifier, has just announced they will be playing a live web concert in November or December 2024 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album which they will be playing in its entirety.

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Re-covering Queen podcast

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Podcast with three Queen fans, re-recording Queen songs and talking about them.

Well, you wait years for a decent Queen podcast and two come along at once.

On Re-covering Queen, each week, life-long Queen fans Jai, Matt and Ian talk about, rate and challenge each other to take it in turns to record a version of a favourite, or not so favourite track, by the greatest band in the world, Queen.

I’ve loved listening to their conversations, learning new things about the band and their recordings, and especially enjoyed their reinterpretations of familiar songs.

If you are a Queen fan, do check out Re-covering Queen on your favourite podcast application; mine is Pocket Casts for Android and Apple iOS.