The Church – “Untitled #23” The Church would be considered a one-hit-wonder to those who care about such things. However, next year will be their 30th and unlike almost all of their peers, they are still making fantastic music together. They had started off as sort of jangly-pop, but these days it’s mostly improvised musical [...]
Archive for March, 2012
In 2003 i got my hands on a fantastic single from a fantastic new band called The Futureheads! The following year they released their debut self-titled album, with which they saw some success though i thought it was a bit overproduced. The rough edges had been a bit too smoothed out, so I’d like to [...]
In the early 90′s i had tickets to see Sade at The Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas. I’d waited years for the chance to see them live (yes, Sade is a band, not just a woman), as back then nobody ever came to Vegas, with the exception of a few crap artists. So this would [...]
When i was a kid, i was massively into Duran Duran. Truth be told, i still am, though it’s the early material that still holds up rather than the many missteps along the way. One of the best Duran Duran records however, is not actually a Duran Duran record at all. It’s the offshoot group [...]
If you ask me, this band has done a disservice to themselves by choosing Vampire Weekend for a band name. It automatically brings to mind Goth teenagers in the mall, pouting and complaining about how they wanted the 32gb iPhone for Christmas rather than the 16gb version. Consequently, i paid them no attention until one [...]
Well, i was going to wait until December to start writing about Christmas songs/videos, but this one is so great that i just cannot wait! I’ve already written about Bob Dylan‘s “Christmas In The Heart” release, and here is the first (and i hope not the last) video from the album! It’s for ‘Must Be [...]
In 2003 i was lucky enough to play Austin’s SxSW festival. Our show was fine, but the real highlight of that festival is the chance to see new and up and coming bands from all genres. It’s typical for an Austin bar to do theme nights during the festival, and one was doing All British [...]
‘Tis the time of year when everyone starts to compile their ‘best of’s’. If one’s ‘best of’ is going to be of any merit, then it will have to include one of the first releases of the whole year. Animal Collective‘s ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion‘ is still hands down the favorite to top these lists, and [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that i am a Brian Eno-o-phile. But you know who is just as cool, maybe even cooler? Marianne Faithfull, that’s who. Earlier this year she released an album of covers titled, “Easy Come, Easy Go: 12 Songs For Music Lovers“. The whole record is fantastic, but i especially love her [...]
Jill Scott is one of today’s most talented and charismatic entertainers. Today’s video was the first time i’d ever heard of her and i was smitten right away. The way she moves and the way the words flow puts me at ease and if i ever got the chance, i’d take a long walk with [...]
