This week, we’ll look at the work of one of the most prolific songwriters of the US, whose career has produced quite a bit of controversy, but delightfully little scandal. Since this is about his work, and not about the man who calls himself, there will be a lot of cover versions of his songs, as well as material he has written for others from the outset. Oh, and just to mix things up, there will also be some performances of his songs by Bob Dylan.

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Malaclypse

This year’s bow to International Women’s Day offers a look at the often wrongfully overlooked and sometimes belittled work of women in Heavy Metal.

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Malaclypse

Well, actually, the show will be about the band’s founder and leader, Clive Powell, but the Blue Flames will crop up on a few tracks. Though we will be looking at Powell’s whole career, not just the few years with the band he founded. Come for Jazz pianist Clive Powell, and stay on for fusion keyboardist Georgie Fame.

Oh, wait, same person. Never mind…

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Malaclypse

This week’s offering is a romp through the work of singer/songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Peter Hammill, a founding member of Van der Graaf Generator with a long and still ongoing solo recording career.

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Malaclypse

Seeing as those of us in the northern hemisphere of the roughly potato-shaped oversized pebble we call Earth are in what is generally called “winter” and therefore experience relatively cold weather, it’s time to get warmed up. Since we can’t mail everybody a bottle of strong ale (i.e., a winter warmer), we’ll have to make do with songs concerned with warmth, heat, and comforting things.

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Malaclypse

This week, we will uncover another bunch of un-covered songs, i.e., tracks that share the same title, but nothing else. This format typically makes for a wide variety of styles, so we’re in for an interesting ride there.

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Malaclypse

This week’s outing will see eye to eye with songs concerned with the, er, eye.

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Malaclypse

This week, we will delve into live performances. Particularly, ones that are regarded as being better than the studio recordings of the same tracks. So, pump up your air guitar, put on some solid footwear, fill up your lighter, and get ready for occasional headbanging. Also, if you’re the moshpit type, wear beerproof clothes.

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Malaclypse

Time for our yearly look back at those great artists that we lost in the last year. As usual, not all artists can be featured, and not all names on the roster will be instantly recognisable to everybody. All, however, have left their mark in the world of music, shaping what we hear today.

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Malaclypse

Wait, you’ll say. Aren’t you a few years late for that show?

Well—actually, no. We’ve dusted it off, polished it somewhat and are going to air it out a little in the run-up to the show a week later, which will feature those great artists we lost in 2024. But to get the new year started, we’ll take a look back five years on the 5th of January.

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Malaclypse