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.
Record labels affected by the London riots
You’re likely to have seen that the Sony DADC warehouse in Enfield was burnt down, with great losses to the independent labels that use Sony’s distribution channels. There is already a LabelLove campaign (including Twitter hashtag) that allows fans to...
Don Caballero
Don Caballero are responsible for one of the best ever instrumental records: American Don