David Hutcheon
@hutchie
Dunoon-Phnom Penh-Sana’a-Kyzyl-Kidal-Tegucigalpa. Now embarking on Life 3.0
I wish we did look equally cool - me on my first Vespa in 85 versus my mum and aunt on my parents’ Perilla in 1958. No question who looks cooler. The parents regularly took the scoot to Stonehaven from the Sou’side and once went to Torquay on it. Just once, mind
Just had a government message telling us to stay indoors. How is your weather?
The next How To Buy in @mojomagazine.bsky.social looks at Ry Cooder’s career. There’s a lot of ground to cover - solo, soundtracks, collaborations- so what albums should we feature and why? Make your voice count …
Pull up some dust and get thinking. @mojomagazine.bsky.social is doing an extra special How to Buy on Ry Cooder - where to begin? Set aside his session work and focus on the albums where his name is prominent and let me have your suggestions and reasoning, please. This is going to be a tough one …
There’s a new @mojomagazine.bsky.social in the shops today. No spoilers, but Joni is on the cover and I talk Musical Youth, Françoise Hardy, Brother Wallace, Tamikrest, Analog Africa … and here’s a pic of Hutchie with Dutchie.
Remarkably, it’s the 30th anniversary of me joining the @mojomagazine.bsky.social team (I’m not just for Christmas), so this month I got busy with Musical Youth, Brother Wallace, Tamikrest, Analog Africa and Françoise Hardy - and that’s only about 2% of an extremely packed issue …
Am I missing a joke here by not being from Liverpool? Feel free to point at me and laugh ...
It’s Oor Wullie’s 90th birthday today. Wonder what that makes PC Murdoch …
Epic lives up to its name and, lawdy, are Ronnie Tutt and James Burton just phenomenal in the TCB Band. Not often you can say “worth seeing for the drumming” about a film
@mojomagazine.bsky.social is compiling a guide to buying Analog Africa albums. I don’t want to get the result wrong, and only one vote currently separates first and second places - so send me your what and a few words why and let’s make this definitive …
The Analog Africa label has spent 20 years bringing us African scream contests, cosmic sounds of Cape Verde, Brazilian western soundtracks and Beninese vodou, now @mojomagazine.bsky.social wants to know your pick of their releases. Hit me with the what and the why and let's make this definitive.
Went to see Annie & The Caldwells last night, they are on fire - Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol to come this week; Deborah C says you’d be a fool to miss them
A guid new year to all. Here’s hoping there’s a load of good stuff coming your way. Hx
The current @mojomagazine.bsky.social is a good one. I see you Lennon, Springsteen and Hendrix and raise you @andrewmale.bsky.social on Brigitte Fontaine, Patti Smith in Paris, soul searching with Lucinda Williams, @steviechick.bsky.social on Prince’s coming of age and, sorry, me on Mavis Staples
Patti Smith’s Horses was supposed to be released 50 years ago today, on the anniversary of Arthur Rimbaud’s birth. Due to oil shortages, it didn’t get released until November 10, 1975, the anniversary of his death
Annie & The Caldwells are touring next year - Ronnie Scott's at the end of January, then Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol. Don't hesitate. Now all we need are some Scottish dates.
Danny Thompson RIP. Played with Roy Orbison, Blues Incorporated, Pentangle, John Lee Hooker, Cliff, Rod, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Tim Buckley, Tubby Hayes ... I do have a few records he's not on.
The Suede / Miss Annie & The Caldwells summit - coming to a telly near you next month
Michael knows that @mojomagazine.bsky.social will be the best read you’ll hear all month