Music
Album Review: Sarah Cracknell – Red Kite
In 1993 I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah Cracknell at a signing at an HMV store. It was Sheffield sound city and the Saint Etienne were doing the signing ahead of their set. I took along my copies of ‘Foxbase Alpha’ and ‘So Tough’. I had never really met any singers or bands before …
Meet: 10 000 Russos interview
Photograph by Betânia Liberato 10 000 Russos eponymous debut LP was released on 20th May and is available in digital and cd formats. Vinyl in regular edition (limited to 500), and in deluxe edition (limited to 100), the one I am waiting for, is available now for pre-order from Fuzz Club Records. Ahead of reviewing the LP, watch this …
Track: Candy Darling – Going Straight
I was introduced to Candy Darling last July and was so happy to receive Emily’s recent email sharing their two new tunes. With ‘Going Straight’ they have moved away from the pulsing electronica of ‘Money’, as it opens with Spector-esque drums and The Jesus and Mary Chain guitars. There is a definate heartbreak feel to …
Meet: Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg
Folk music is as hip now as it has ever been so it’s timely that Fairport Convention are back on the road because they completely revolutionised this most traditional of genres. Fairport may have been going 48 years, but once again they are on their traditional Spring tour of smaller venues and according to long …
Not Forgotten: The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters was the album where The Allman Brothers Band made a concerted effort to rebuild themselves following the blow of the death of slide guitar maestro Duane Allman in 1971. Guitar player Dickey Betts had assumed leadership of the band, and he takes sole credit for four of the seven tracks that make …
Live Review: Teenage Fanclub – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge 26.05.2015
It’s been a strange couple of days for arguably our nation’s best songwriting team. Tonight they are playing a small socialist club in West Yorkshire to 180 hard core fans, and tomorrow they face 50,000 as they support Foo Fighters at Old Trafford cricket ground thanks to a direct request from Dave Grohl. This might …
Live: Bearded Theory Festival 21-24.5.15
Catton Park, South Derbyshire, last time I was here I spent 24 hours sweating and panting my way around the park on a mountain bike, supposedly for fun. This time we are here for the Bearded Theory Festival and I was swapping the energy drinks, pasta and anti-chaffing cream, for good beer and great music, …
Album Review: Aerosol – Leave
Rasmus Rasmussen, keyboardist for the Danish music titans Causa Sui, likes to put out lush, synth-driven compositions when he’s not melting minds with his psych-rock brethren. Those songs are released under the name Aerosol. These songs are understated, quietly mesmerizing, and as engulfing as a tidal wave of analog circuitry and simple electronic beats. Each …
News: Terry Riley’s 80th Birthday
Lost Property, Brighton’s alternative arts collective, will be curating an event in celebration of Terry Riley‘s birthday on Saturday 27 June. The American composer, who turns 80 this year, will be commemorated by having his pivotal masterwork, In C, performed by a 25-piece ensemble. Led by Adam Bushel, the ensemble will consist of players of …
Track: SOAK releases new single, Digital Witness
At the start of each year there are the usual polls put together by the music press to tell us who we will be listening to over the next twelve months. It’s always interesting to follow the careers of the chosen ones, to see which out of them will measure up, and which will fade …