"If you're gonna cry, keep your shades on..."

Mes Amis

Hello... I'm Johnny Cash... Yes, we love them: its Alabama 3 appreciation month here at Sprout Appreciation. Just picked up a copy of their new album, Outlaw and its freakin' spectacular. Really, these guys are on top of their game. With a definite country influence this time out (which has always been there, but this just goes balls out) we have instant greats like Hello... I'm Johnny Cash, where its almost possible to believe gravel-voiced Larry Love is the man in black himself. We've also got the homage to the Great Train Robbery, Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds which is absolutely wonderful. And, more than anything else, we get to hear the Rev. D-Wayne Love scat on Keep Your Shades On. These guys don't sound like anyone else out there, fusing just about every musical style going into something unique. And with the particularly black humour in many of their lyrics, I say unto them, long lives, sirs!

Lovejoy says: death to the cocksuckers... So the new season of Deadwood has ended in the states - when do we brits get to see it? This was one of the best shows of last year and I'm hungry for more... After all we have to wait about two years between seasons for new Sopranos, and I need some quality adult drama that doesn't pussy its way out of hard situations to enjoy. This is one of the best shows I've seen in many a year, although every time I see a Lovejoy repeat on UKGold I keep expecting our hero to start calling Tinker a cocksucker and maybe try feeding him to the pigs...

Anyway, mes amis, until next time

Au Revoir

Russel