Michael O’Keeffe
@mistermojo123.bsky.social
My interests are music, movies, literature and travel
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…
Happy birthday to Jimmie Dale Gilmore, born on May 6th in ‘45, he of the angelic voice and the sweetest nature, a Flatlander of course in the company of Joe Ely and Butch Hancock and tours regularly with Dave Alvin, a troubadour in every sense of the word…
May 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Happy birthday to Jimmie Dale Gilmore, born on May 6th in ‘45, he of the angelic voice and the sweetest nature, a Flatlander of course in the company of Joe Ely and Butch Hancock and tours regularly with Dave Alvin, a troubadour in every sense of the word…
The Rolling Stones first single, a Chuck Berry cover Come On…
May 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Rolling Stones first single, a Chuck Berry cover Come On…
Yeah baby, that’s right, this man’s birthday is today, Bob Seger was born 5th of May in ‘45 and Back in ‘72 he Got Out Of Denver with Rosalie…
May 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Yeah baby, that’s right, this man’s birthday is today, Bob Seger was born 5th of May in ‘45 and Back in ‘72 he Got Out Of Denver with Rosalie…
The sound from this month’s Uncut CD is excellent, great selection, get it…
May 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The sound from this month’s Uncut CD is excellent, great selection, get it…
The Beatles>Badginger>The Zombies>Grapefruit, in any order, their first album is a psychedelic pop tour de force, influences from all of the above mixed into a pot puorri of high calorie, sensual pleasure…
April 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Beatles>Badginger>The Zombies>Grapefruit, in any order, their first album is a psychedelic pop tour de force, influences from all of the above mixed into a pot puorri of high calorie, sensual pleasure…
Released on April 30th in 1971, Richard Thompson’s second album with his then wife Linda, critically and publicly shunned at the time of release, I Want To See The Bright Light Tonight is now considered his masterpiece, definitely one of the greatest singer songwriters alive…
April 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Released on April 30th in 1971, Richard Thompson’s second album with his then wife Linda, critically and publicly shunned at the time of release, I Want To See The Bright Light Tonight is now considered his masterpiece, definitely one of the greatest singer songwriters alive…
Happy birthday to Justin Vernon, born on April 30th in ‘81, it seems incredible that his stunning debut For Emma, Forever Ago was released in 2008…
April 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Happy birthday to Justin Vernon, born on April 30th in ‘81, it seems incredible that his stunning debut For Emma, Forever Ago was released in 2008…
One of the greatest singles of all time, garage rock at its very best, 96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians…
April 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
One of the greatest singles of all time, garage rock at its very best, 96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians…