Daniel Lanois is best know as the musician’s musician. He’s produced and collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno, U2, Aaron Neville, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan & Peter Gabriel, to name just a few of the greats. However, recently i’ve discovered for myself the beauty of his solo work. If you are interested in how [...]
Archive for March, 2012
One of my favorite songs, from one of my favorite bands! See if you can suss out the Fleetwood Mac-esque drama playing out in this video! Here’s Belle & Sebastian with ‘I’m Waking Up To Us’. Buy It! Amazon or iTunes B&S sometimes get labelled as ‘Twee‘, but listen to those lyrics and you’ll hear [...]
Ian Brown‘s new record ‘My Way’ is out today in the UK and so i thought i’d celebrate with his newest video for ‘Stellify’. The song is another great one from the man, while the video is another version of Ian walking the streets of his beloved Manchester, only this time he’s brought along a [...]
The 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London, and i’ve just read that one of my favorite artists is up for the chance to direct the opening ceremonies. Now, i’m not a big opening ceremonies guy, but the Beijing one was amazing! I don’t suspect that anyone will try to top that for some [...]
Unseen Music Unheard Words is a wonderful album born from the talents of Steve Kilbey, best known as the frontman for The Church, and Martin Kennedy, the creative force behind ARIA-nominated instrumentalists All India Radio. Released earlier this year, it has yet to leave my iTunes library, something that no other release can claim! I [...]
During the mid 90′s i spent my time drinking beer and listening to records at a friend’s house. This is one of the many fruits of that particular labor and it still seems to be quite the hidden gem. It’s from the New York band The Left Banke, who pioneered the Baroque’n’Roll sound in the [...]
I spent 8 years in the 70′s as a child, and another 5 years during my 20′s and i have seen very little to best this next video. Remember when Sesame Street didn’t have an annoying red muppet ruining the surrealist experience and stealing Grover’s thunder? I do. I also remember when it was cool [...]
8 or 9 years ago i saw this next video looping as an art installation at the PAM, and i’ve been fascinated by it ever since. Sometimes we humans need a little reminder of just how ridiculous we are, and Public Image Ltd. are just the band for the job. Here’s PiL with Poptones/Careering on [...]
Just read today in the NME that one of my favorite albums of the 90′s will be reissued as a collectors edition with bonus discs of extra material including demos and alternative mixes! ‘Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space‘ by Spiritualized is a classic through and through…that is, if you like being lulled [...]
Leonard Cohen showed up on my radar in the early 90′s. I’m sure that i’d heard him or at least his songs before then, but it just didn’t register. Suddenly however, it became very fashionable to name-drop him as an influence and there was a downpour of tributes and covers. The first one i’d heard [...]
