Martin Chilton writes: Desert Island Discs started on January 29, 1942. Here, we pick 20 great episodes, featuring guests from Les Dawson to Morrissey, that are worth downloading More HERE
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James Stafford writes: From their 1982 debut EP, Chronic Town, through 2011’s career-capping Collapse Into Now, R.E.M. released numerous songs that wove their ways into our personal soundtracks: “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon,” “Superman,” “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” and on and on. But […]
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Paul McGowan writes: In our comments about amplifier damping and how higher damping factors offer better control of the loudspeaker than that of low damping factors, several of you wrote suggesting that some high damping amps sound cold while the opposite can also apply. This observation has merit but the conclusion that better control of […]
John Atkinson wrote in 2010 ….. Way back in the mists of time, around 1980 to be exact, the Marantz company in Europe introduces a range of ostensibly cost-no-object solid-state electronics under the “Esotec” banner. Manufactured in Japan, but apparently designed in the USA, these ruggedly constructed components are noteworthy in that the power amplifiers […]
The complete three show run at the Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts from April 7th, 8th and 9th Limited edition 6CD Box set with fully restored and remastered audio from the original WCUW-FM broadcasts. Plenty of energy with intense flourishes throughout. Jerry was ON, smiling and soulful. A loose sequential feel across the three nights demanding an […]
The enthusiasm of singers who perform pop-up opera is great – but is there any point to it, asks Rupert Christiansen. Opera’s resilience is nowhere more evident that in its current habit of popping up in pub theatres, abandoned warehouses and back gardens, staged and performed by people doing it for love rather than the […]
Q: How, if at all, might a ‘latent’ bassist benefit from being an accomplished guitarist first and foremost? I don’t know what a latent bassist is. If you are a bass player I think it’s important to have a knowledge of other instruments — guitar, keyboards, drums — so that you understand how they all […]
So I bought these on a local NZ auction site for $50NZD. Thought I’d give them a punt. I havent historically been a fan of Monitor Audio as I didnt really like the sound of a pair my dad once had. The cabinets had a few dings so I sanded them back and re-oiled them. […]
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More of mainstream rocker than a true hardcore blueswoman, when Bonnie Raitt cuts loose on her slide-guitar (learned firsthand from Mississippi Fred McDowell), the blues notes fall like rain. Raitt earned her blues pedigree the hard way, performing alongside greats like McDowell, Sippie Wallace, and Howlin’ Wolf, so we’ll cut her some slack ’round these […]
For composers from Stockhausen to Skelton, electronic music has provided an opportunity to explore the emotional interior of exterior sounds, argues Philip Clark Continues HERE
Blue Note’s series of reissues remastered by the legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder continues to come hot and heavy, although how they choose which titles to include is something of a puzzle. Some of the albums have been done to death already, while on rarer occasions we get something that has until now […]
Paul McGowan … My son Scott handed me a new book he just finished reading and suggested I read it. I am reading it and enjoying it. Others send me music to listen to. Sharing books and music has been a part of our culture for many, many years. I suspect it will continue to […]
Howlin Wolf was a musical giant, and his influence is still felt far and wide on both Blues and Rock.• Sam Phillips said of his voice “this is where the soul of man never dies.• His compositions have been performed by the royalty of rock and roll including The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, Led […]
by Mark Edward Nero Updated February 26, 2018 Soul music is a combination of R&B (Rhythm and Blues) and gospel music and began in the late 1950s in the United States. While Soul has a lot in common with R&B, its differences include its use of gospel-music devices, its greater emphasis on vocalists, and its merging […]
Davis’s new Fidelio The New Year brings a sea-change to the London Symphony Orchestra as workaholic Valery Gergiev takes over from Sir Colin Davis as principal conductor, his senior colleague becoming its president. (The Philharmonia and London Philharmonic Orchestras have also announced new appointments: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Vladimir Jurowski.) Happily, Sir Colin is to make […]
In 1971, Atlantic Records released a pair of Dusty Springfield singles produced by the legendary songwriter/producer Jeff Barry (one-time songwriting and romantic partner of Ellie Greenwich, and author of too many hits to name): “Haunted”/”Nothing Is Forever” and “I Believe In You”/”Someone Who Cares.” A restless Dusty, freshly relocat- ing to America from […]