Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan who originally recorded as Smog, as with many of these ‘Unfamous’ things will be familiar to some, but hopefully just off the beaten track for some others. Some facts about Bill Callahan: Recurring themes in his work include horses, bodies of...
David Axelrod
David Axelrod is rapidly becoming one of my all time heroes of instrumental music, here is The Fly to prove it!
They have squirrels like we have croissant
And with that transparent nod to Jay Ryan for a title, here’s some music that’s been repeating on my stereo. Hope you like some of it, and if you have your own 8tracks mixes, please share in the comments. In case you can’t see a tracklisting, the...
The Jam
I’m sure this is a fairly controversial pick of a band, but I’m specifically thinking of their demos and b-sides album, Extras. Without the sometimes cheesy or naff production that accompanied their album output, the songs on Extras still stand up really...
The Sleepy Trees
Where the hell did The Sleepy Trees come from? It’s like they emerged fully-formed like some bastard son of Pavement & Uncle Tupelo, rocking up twenties years later to remind Stephen Malkmus of a drunken night and an indiscretion with a Fender amp.