John Doe

recently cropped up as Peyton's father in One Tree Hill (well, we all have our vices), which sent me back to his 'Country Music Club' album (mainly covers) with the (ever brilliant) Sadies from earlier this year. I wasn't totally won over by it initially, but have been listening to it a lot over the last couple of weeks or so on my headphones, and it's pretty cool. Here's (more in-studio footage) of the album's great opening track...

And here they are

with a little psychedelic garage rock... The First Inquisition pt. iv

Sexy Sadies

I was lucky enought to see the Sadies at my favourite London venue last night, the Borderline. The brothers Good, Travis and Dallas (i shit you not!), were on fine form. Playing for nearly two hours they brilliantly channelled their influences of Dick Dale, Love, Calexico, the Byrds, the Kinks, Bo Diddley and a touch of Bluegrass. With Dallas looking so cadaverous he could have been a skeleton in a suit, these fellas were the real deal, a genius band who totally know what they're all about. Nevermind overhyped bands like the Hold Steady and The White Stripes, check out the Sadies' most recent album, 'New Seasons' (largely ignored on its release here in the UK), if you want to hear some serious rock'n'roll.