Keith Richards' Bangers & Mash Recipe Feat in His Book

Keith Richards Recommends Bangers And Mash For Dinner
By Paul Cashmere

Keith Richards’ says his favourite meal is Bangers and Mash and he has decided to share his recipe in his book ‘Life’.

“When I’m at home I cook for myself, usually bangers and mash, with some variation on the mash but not much,” he says.

We cannot endorse Keith as a dietician but the Stones rock star recommends you “hit it when you’re hungry”. “We’ve been trained from babyhood to have three square meals a day, the full factory-industrial revolution of how you’re supposed to eat. Before then it was never like that. When the hooter goes, you eat,” he writes.

Anyway, onto Keith’s cooking hint. “I’ve been cooking bangers all my life and I only just found out from this lady on TV that you have to put the bangers in a cold pan. No preheating. Preheating agitates them, thats why they’re called bangers. Very slowly, start them off cold. And then just be prepared to have a drink and wait,” he says.


He says he used the same method when he was cooking Goat’s Head Soup (but let’s not go there).




So here it is, the Keith Richards recipe for Bangers and Mash:

1. First off, find a butcher who makes the sausages fresh.
2. Fry up a mixture of onions and bacon and seasoning.
3. Get the spuds on the boil with a dash of vinegar, some chopped onions and salt (seasoning to taste). Chuck in some peas with the spuds. (Throw in some chopped carrots too, if you like). Now we’re talking.
4. Now you have the choice of grilling or broiling your bangers or frying. Throw them on a low heat with the simmering bacon and onions (or in a cold pan, as the TV lady said, and add the onion and bacon in a bit) and let the fuckers rock gently, turning every few minutes.
5. Mash yer spuds and whatever.
6. Bangers are now fat free (as possible).
7. Gravy if desired.
8. HP sauce.

Keith’s book ‘Life’ is out now through Orion Books.

Source: Undercover

(LOL Bangers & Mash it is :) Maybe Keith should have a cooking show hmm? I know from quite a few of my British friends that Bangers & Mash is a popular choice over there, think it's a comfort type thing, sort of like we have meatloaf & mash potatoes.)

Patti Smith Wins National Book Award

Patti Smith Wins National Book Award
By Tim Cashmere

Patti Smith has taken the National Book Award for nonfiction home on Wednesday night for her book ‘Just Kids’.

The book tells the story of her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe and details a time when New York was the hip and swinging place to be.

“I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf,” she said at the ceremony while accepting her award. “Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don’t abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.”

The National Book Awards have been running in New York since 1950 with the goal of “enhancing the public’s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general.”

Source: Undercover

(Congrats to Patti :) I think everyone at some point in their lives dreams or fantasizes about writing a book, maybe not about your own life, but about something. I agree with Patti - that let's hope that 'the book' always remains a part of the world and doesn't become all digital. I know owning and reading a real book is still special as oppose to reading something online. To me it's a lot like having an album/record it's much more special than just a digital download.)

Robert Plant & Band of Joy U.S. Tour Dates:

Robert Plant & Band of Joy U.S. Tour Dates:

Jan. 18 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Jan. 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Peterson Events Center (University of Pittsburgh)
Jan. 21 - Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium
Jan. 22 - Toronto, ON - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Jan. 25 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
Jan. 26 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
Jan. 28 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Jan. 29 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Feb. 01 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
Feb. 02 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Feb. 04 - North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Feb. 05 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
Feb. 07 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
Feb. 08/9 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium

"Band of Joy", the new album from Robert Plant and BAND OF JOY, sold 49,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Plant's first release since recording the six-time Grammy-winning bluegrass album "Raising Sand" with collaborator Alison Krauss in 2007, the "Band of Joy" CD enlists the help of an array of U.S. musicians, all of whom are performing with Plant on tour.

The new lineup of BAND OF JOY includes: Patty Griffin on vocals; Darrell Scott on multiple instruments and vocals; Byron House on bass and vocals; Marco Giovino on drums, percussion and vocals; and co-producer Buddy Miller on guitar and vocals.

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Classic Black Sabbath

Classics: Black Sabbath

In February 2005 we ran the following Classics review to mark the 35th anniversary of the release of Black Sabbath's seminal debut album, which opened the floodgates to one of the most popular genres of music: heavy metal. Today we mark the 40th anniversary of this release by looking back again.

Now from Darkness There Springs Light
By Keavin Wiggins

When you look at groundbreaking albums that changed the direction of music forever Sgt Pepper probably comes to mind at once. Perhaps the second most influential band of all time is Black Sabbath and this month we look at the album that started it all. By all, I mean not only Black Sabbath but a whole new form of music-- Heavy Metal and its later offshoots.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Black Sabbath and its impact can still be felt in music today. Sabbath is one of the most significant artists of all time, right up there with Elvis, the Beatles, and the Stones. Some may try to downplay the impact of this album because it hasn't moved 20 gazillion units, but we can hear its importance to this day in every single metal and metal influence band that came after it.

By 1970 acid rock and the late 60s brand of heavy blues were still the rage among younger rock fans. Cream, Blue Cheer, and Vanilla Fudge laid the groundwork. Led Zeppelin became an international sensation that the critics never understood but young fans immediately latched on to. It was the power of the distorted Blues and majesty of the lyrics that captured the imagination of a generation.

There is the famous scene in Spinal Tap where Nigel Tufnel talks to Marty DiBergi about his special guitar amplifier that "goes to 11". "When I need that little extra push over the cliff…" That little push over the cliff was what Black Sabbath delivered. Zeppelin II was released in October of 1969, five months later Black Sabbath delivered this self-titled debut and provided that little extra push over the cliff for many fans when they took the blues based heavy rock to a new extreme. Metal was born.

The album wouldn't hit American record stores until May of 1970, but it quietly built momentum as word of month spread about this amazing new band. By August, Black Sabbath had entered the American Top 40 album chart and remained there for over a year, going on to sell a million copies. Quite an impressive accomplishment in 1970.

But why did this album have such an impact? One listen tells the tale. The dark mesmerizing power of "Black Sabbath," "The Wizard," "Behind the Wall of Sleep," "N.I.B.," and "Warning" still send shivers down the spine. It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to fans in 1970 the first time they heard this dark symphony of distortion and power and the genius combining of one song into the next. As Ozzy sang "Now from Darkness there Springs Light," a strange metaphor when you consider the dark nature of metal, but it fits. As Led Zeppelin was moving into a new lighter direction with Led Zeppelin III (released Oct 70) Black Sabbath was giving the power hungry fans something to bang their heads to, but also sink their minds into. The one thing about the early Sabbath releases is that they are very visual. The power of the bass, drums and guitars grab you but the lyrics capture the imagination, bringing on visions in the mind's eye. Many bands have come after but very few have held the same captivating power of early Black Sabbath.

If you are a fan of metal, you owe it to yourself to own this album. Not only because, 40 years later it still stands out, but because on this disc you will hear the keystone to all the metal that came after. Sabbath were the rock John the Baptist, shouting in the wilderness about the coming messiah for rock n roll: heavy metal!

Source: antimusic.com/reviews/10/Classics-_Black_Sabbath.shtml


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Metallica To Begin Writing Again In 2011

Metallica To Begin Writing Again In 2011
By Tim Cashmere


Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has revealed that the band has plans to begin work on a new album in 2011.

In an interview with Pulse of Radio, the drummer said “There’s a bunch of balls in the air for 2011, but I think the main one is we really want to get back to writing again. We haven’t really written since, what, 2006, 2007 and we want to get back to kind of just being creative again.

“Right now we are going to just chill out and then probably start up again in, I’d say, March or April and start probably putting the creative cap back on and start writing some songs.”

The band are winding up their three year ‘Death Magnetic’ tour in support of their 2008 album of the same name with shows in Australia bringing it to a close.

The remaining tour dates are:

NOVEMBER

13 - Acer Arena, Sydney, NSW
15 - Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA
16 - Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA
18 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
20 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
21 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC

All shows are sold out.
source - UnderCover

Them Crooked Vultures 2nd Album Plans

THEM CROOKED VULTURES, the band consisting of John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN), Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS) and Josh Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), is planning to regroup in the near future to resume work on material for its second album.

Jones told the BBC 6 Music: "Some stuff we've worked on, but we're gonna write pretty quickly and just put it down... we may be a year or so [away from completing the CD]."

He added: "It will mainly be excess material from the first album, material we started and never finished because we had to go and play the stuff we already recorded!"

Professionally filmed video footage of THEM CROOKED VULTURES performing the song "Gunman" on July 30, 2010 at the Fuji Rock Festival at the Naeba Ski Resort in Japan can be viewed below.

THEM CROOKED VULTURES released its self-titled debut album in November 2009 to a slew of critical acclaim and in just a few short months saw additional accolades including "best of 2009" lists from Spin, MySpace and Time Out. The CD, which has reached gold and platinum status in a number of territories, including U.K., Canada and Australia, is available in stores and online now.

THEM CROOKED VULTURES's album sold 70,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 12 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Them Crooked Vultures" was released via DGC/Interscope Records.

THEM CROOKED VULTURES shot a video for the song "New Fang" with director Paul Minor (MUSE, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SCARS ON BROADWAY).

Source YahooGroupLedZepHouse

(What a difference a band makes, while Guns N' Roses take years to put out new material, look at this band 'Them Crooked Vultures' already planning their 2nd album! Now if only Jimmy Page would get something out...hint hint.)

Guns N' Roses NEW Album - Here We Go Again

Well here we go again, talk of a new album by the Gunners...hmm let's hope Axl will NOT keep us all waiting another decade before it comes out. It just can't be not this time, because no one is getting younger in the process.

Guns N’ Roses Talk About New Album
By Andrew Tijs

A member of Axl’s touring party has spoken about a new Gunners album.

It’s pretty hard to believe anything about Guns N’ Roses and release dates, considering Chinese Democracy became the totemic “forthcoming” album after 13 years in the making.

But current Gunners guitarist DJ Ashba gave hope to the band’s remaining fans during their set at Santa Monica Airport to plug a video game.

He reportedly said, “We've been throwing around a bunch of ideas and it should be good, man. We've got a lot of good stuff on the plate coming out. It won't take as long, I promise.”

And continued, “Yeah, I'm excited to get this next one rolling. A lot of great shit. Axl has a lot of good shit up his sleeve, so I'm really excited about it.”

According to the site that reported it, Hennemusic, Axl has had a longterm plan for new material to come out following Chinese Democracy.

They noted that back in 2002 Sebastian Bach said Axl had release plans for the final record in a trilogy by 2012.

We'll remain patient.

John Lennon Coined By Royal Mint

John Lennon Coined By Royal Mint
By Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney may be the only Beatle to be knighted but John Lennon has become the first Beatle to be coined. The Royal Mint has issued a commemorative John Lennon £5 coin.

The Royal Mint website states, “John Lennon - inspiring, controversial, passionate and complex. He is, without doubt, one of the great musical giants of the twentieth century. He left a legacy that goes far beyond the global reach of his music. His powerful message of peace and love which manifests through his artistic talent continues to uplift and inspire us”.

The coin features a portrait of Lennon with a cameo inset bearing his guitar strings.

It is made from .925 sterling silver and comes in a display case with Certificate of Authenticity. It weighs 28.28 grams and is 38.61mm in diameter.

Only 5,000 of the coins have been produced. It retails for

£44.99.
undercover.fm

(Awesome...this is great!)