May 15, 2022

Gary Lucas' piece on the TEB is out now!

The Wire magazine (issue 460 - June 2022) is out now with a piece by Gary Lucas on the TEB. As the publisher writes announcing the issue on the website: 

"Epiphanies: Gary Lucas is enchanted by Third Ear Band’s trancelike medievalis."

                                                                                                                    
And in fact in this writing he remembers the impact the music had on him, and the meeting with Glen in his flat...


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May 14, 2022

John Lydon on the TEB again...

Frankly, I never believed that Rotten had actually stated his appreciation for TEB and MacBeth music, particularly for the pop song "Fleance" (read HERE).
In a recent radio programme, however, (the YouTube video of which was pointed out to me by my friend (and musician) Alessandro Monti) John Lydon confirms this by stating that he loves the film's soundtrack - "I love the landscape they created...", "I really loved that band live, they played some very intersting things"
(but please overlook the fucking comparison with Enja's 'foggy' atmospheres!)...  

Below is the video with John endorsement at minute 29:30...

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May 11, 2022

Glen smoking a pipe at the Hyde Park free concert in June 1969.

Here below you can see an old Sunday Mirror short article about the Hyde Park free concert on June 7th, 1969 (the so-called "Blind Faith Hyde Park free concert") with a picture portraying Glen Sweeney as he smokes a pipe...

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May 02, 2022

The Wire magazine will publish a feature on the TEB by GARY LUCAS!

 
The upcoming issue of The Wire magazine will feature a piece on the Third Ear Band written by the great Gary Lucas!

Magazine editor Derek Walmsley contacted me to get some pointers on whether there are any photos with Paul Buckmaster to use.
 
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