Michael O’Keeffe
@mistermojo123.bsky.social
My interests are music, movies, literature and travel
Clear your cache and delete your history and make room on your turntable for one of the greatest albums ever recorded, Van Morrison’s Moondance was released yesterday in ‘70, my original copy sits alongside the reissue, “when that foghorn blows you know I will be coming home…”…
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Clear your cache and delete your history and make room on your turntable for one of the greatest albums ever recorded, Van Morrison’s Moondance was released yesterday in ‘70, my original copy sits alongside the reissue, “when that foghorn blows you know I will be coming home…”…
Came across a second copy of one of my favourite albums, Good and Dusty by The Youngbloods from 1971 on the Raccoon record label, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers, a mixture of originals and covers, there’s a beautiful laid back vibe to this down home recording…
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Came across a second copy of one of my favourite albums, Good and Dusty by The Youngbloods from 1971 on the Raccoon record label, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers, a mixture of originals and covers, there’s a beautiful laid back vibe to this down home recording…
Four albums from a magnificent singer songwriter Hayward Williams, if I had to pick one it’d be Cotton Bell, excellent, thoughtful and deeply evocative lyrics, an unmistakable voice full of character…
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Four albums from a magnificent singer songwriter Hayward Williams, if I had to pick one it’d be Cotton Bell, excellent, thoughtful and deeply evocative lyrics, an unmistakable voice full of character…
Anytime is a good time to listen to Buffalo Springfield, one of most influential groups ever, only recorded three albums, but all brilliant and how many other groups were spawned from the ashes of this brilliant group…
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Anytime is a good time to listen to Buffalo Springfield, one of most influential groups ever, only recorded three albums, but all brilliant and how many other groups were spawned from the ashes of this brilliant group…
Emmylou Harris and her band will include The Rise of Cimarron in her set tonight in the 3Arena tonight, the Poco classic is one of the greatest country rock songs ever written, a Rusty Young composition…
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Emmylou Harris and her band will include The Rise of Cimarron in her set tonight in the 3Arena tonight, the Poco classic is one of the greatest country rock songs ever written, a Rusty Young composition…
Released on January 25th in 1965, the Rolling Stones second album simply titled Rolling Sones No. 2, as with their debut this follow up is mainly covers with three originals, my mono copy still plays beautifully, especially on Under The Boardwalk, their magnificent cover of The Drifters’ classic…
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Released on January 25th in 1965, the Rolling Stones second album simply titled Rolling Sones No. 2, as with their debut this follow up is mainly covers with three originals, my mono copy still plays beautifully, especially on Under The Boardwalk, their magnificent cover of The Drifters’ classic…
Now only two things are better than milkshakes and malts, one is dancin’ like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz, two Flatlands left, Jimmie Dale and Butch…
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Now only two things are better than milkshakes and malts, one is dancin’ like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz, two Flatlands left, Jimmie Dale and Butch…
Happy birthday to Michael Stipe, born on January 4th in 1960,the unmistakable singer and songwriter for REM…
January 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Happy birthday to Michael Stipe, born on January 4th in 1960,the unmistakable singer and songwriter for REM…
After Nick Lowe and Phil Spector, my favourite Christmas albums, Zooey Deschanel and M Ward…
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
After Nick Lowe and Phil Spector, my favourite Christmas albums, Zooey Deschanel and M Ward…
Remembering Joe Cocker, who died on December 22nd in 2014, one of the greatest and most distinctive voices in the history of rock and that eponymous second album will always be in my top ten albums of all time…
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Remembering Joe Cocker, who died on December 22nd in 2014, one of the greatest and most distinctive voices in the history of rock and that eponymous second album will always be in my top ten albums of all time…
There’s a Rumour that this great man had a milestone birthday yesterday, happy birthday Graham Parker who was born on November 18th in ‘50, he was 75…
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
There’s a Rumour that this great man had a milestone birthday yesterday, happy birthday Graham Parker who was born on November 18th in ‘50, he was 75…
Remembering the Byrd Who Flew Alone, Gene Clark was born on November 17th in ‘44, sadly died in 1991, way too young, definitely the greatest songwriter in the Byrds, if I was to choose one song to remember him by it would be his melancholic masterpiece Here Without You…
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Remembering the Byrd Who Flew Alone, Gene Clark was born on November 17th in ‘44, sadly died in 1991, way too young, definitely the greatest songwriter in the Byrds, if I was to choose one song to remember him by it would be his melancholic masterpiece Here Without You…
I would never be presumptuous enough to claim that I have Tom P etty boxed in, but I’m giving it a good try and I’m being supported in that endeavour by some deep crate digging at some recent record fairs…
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I would never be presumptuous enough to claim that I have Tom P etty boxed in, but I’m giving it a good try and I’m being supported in that endeavour by some deep crate digging at some recent record fairs…
One of the greatest sounds ever, The Righteous Brothers and the Phil Spector wall of sound production on a Japanese press…
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
One of the greatest sounds ever, The Righteous Brothers and the Phil Spector wall of sound production on a Japanese press…
Definitely my favourite Richard Thompson album by far Rumour and Sigh, some of his greatest songs are included here, especially 1952 Vincent Black Lightning and Don’t Sit On My Jimmy Shands…
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Definitely my favourite Richard Thompson album by far Rumour and Sigh, some of his greatest songs are included here, especially 1952 Vincent Black Lightning and Don’t Sit On My Jimmy Shands…
Remembering the genius of a singer songwriter that was Guy Clark, born on November 6th in ‘41, sadly died in 2016, let him roll, I bet he’s gone to Dallas to rest his soul…
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Remembering the genius of a singer songwriter that was Guy Clark, born on November 6th in ‘41, sadly died in 2016, let him roll, I bet he’s gone to Dallas to rest his soul…
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Bill Madden 😎
Every fucking word. 🎯🎯🎯👇
Every fucking word. 🎯🎯🎯👇
October 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Bill Madden 😎
Every fucking word. 🎯🎯🎯👇
Every fucking word. 🎯🎯🎯👇
You go away for the weekend and something you’ve been chasing for a ages is sitting there waiting for you, I would have loved to see the tour but the live album of The Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Sweetheart of the Rodeo will have to suffice…
June 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
You go away for the weekend and something you’ve been chasing for a ages is sitting there waiting for you, I would have loved to see the tour but the live album of The Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Sweetheart of the Rodeo will have to suffice…
Why am I only finding out about this lady now, she with the most incredible voice Grace Cummings, these are her second and third albums Storm Queen and Ramona, searching for the first, the treasure hunt never ends, it goes on forever…
May 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why am I only finding out about this lady now, she with the most incredible voice Grace Cummings, these are her second and third albums Storm Queen and Ramona, searching for the first, the treasure hunt never ends, it goes on forever…
Charles Wesley Godwin in The Academy in Dublin tonight…
May 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Charles Wesley Godwin in The Academy in Dublin tonight…
Whatever happened to this great roots/americana band, Blue Mountain…
May 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Whatever happened to this great roots/americana band, Blue Mountain…
Happy birthday to Ketch Secor, born on May 14th in ‘78, founding member and current frontman for this magnificent bluegrass band, a multi-instrumentalist who earned his big payday when he co-wrote Wagon Wheel with Bob Dylan, OCMS introduced me to Willie Watson who was a member at this time…
May 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Happy birthday to Ketch Secor, born on May 14th in ‘78, founding member and current frontman for this magnificent bluegrass band, a multi-instrumentalist who earned his big payday when he co-wrote Wagon Wheel with Bob Dylan, OCMS introduced me to Willie Watson who was a member at this time…
There won’t be Better Days than this, off to see Without Getting Killed or Caught this afternoon in the IFI in Dublin, the Guy Clark documentary…
May 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
There won’t be Better Days than this, off to see Without Getting Killed or Caught this afternoon in the IFI in Dublin, the Guy Clark documentary…
RIP Johnny Rodriguez, always loved his version of Corpus Christi Bay, a beautiful song…
May 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
RIP Johnny Rodriguez, always loved his version of Corpus Christi Bay, a beautiful song…
Remembering the Georgia Peach aka Little Richard who died on May 9th in 2020, a true rock’n’roll legend, his dynamic music, magnificent good looks, striking and flamboyant appearance and his ambiguous sexuality ensured his originality and legacy will live forever…
May 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Remembering the Georgia Peach aka Little Richard who died on May 9th in 2020, a true rock’n’roll legend, his dynamic music, magnificent good looks, striking and flamboyant appearance and his ambiguous sexuality ensured his originality and legacy will live forever…