Dec 14, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Toons |
Ninja Tune, the greatest recording organisation in the world, presents a demonstration of their new stereophonic discs… So many damn demonstrations it’s hard to keep up! Almost certainly my all time favourite record label, Ninja Tune, has been putting out...
Nov 10, 2019 | 2019, Featured, Playlists, Toons, Unfamous |
I’ve previously attempted to highlight the genius of Jason Molina and his various incarnations and bands like Songs Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co. etc. Suffice to say I regard him as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, for whom blues music was a...
Oct 27, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Toons, Unfamous |
If you don’t know who Damien Jurado is yet, you are in for a treat! Despite releasing his 14th album in 2019, he’s remained relatively unknown to the mainstream. This seems unlikely to last much longer, so try and get to one of his gigs before it’s...
Oct 20, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Toons |
One of my all time favourite live artists, Will Oldham, or Bonnie “Prince” Billy if you prefer, is as prolific as he is lyrical. When I first heard a Bonnie “Prince” Billy record I didn’t immediately like it, and I think that’s...
Oct 13, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Toons |
Electronic music pioneer and classical music revolutionary, Steve Reich is surely one of the most inspiring artists alive today. He’s also been extremely prolific over his lifetime and sometimes that combination can make it difficult to get into his music, so...
Aug 3, 2019 | Fiction, Lyrics |
Have you got a biro I can borrow? I’d like to write your name On the palm of my hand, on the walls of the hall The roof of the house, right across the land So when the sun comes up tomorrow It’ll look to this side of the hard-bitten planet Like a big yellow button...