Years of struggle in the music business have motivated the current crop of over-50s Black British talent to make music that’s as exciting as that of the new breed MORE HERE
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Vincent St. Louis, Local musician, playing guitar & bass 47 years Ouch. I’m a big fan. But I gotta say, they are not masters of their instruments. It’s relatively simple to play their music, aside from the sound effects. And we know that they’re not the greatest vocalists. Dave has a unique throaty tone, Roger […]
Dave Davies is standing among the seated breakfasters one bright morning in the Clissold Arms, a heavily remodelled gastro-pub in north London, across the road from the terraced house where he grew up. He is trying to discern a more shadowy spot, visible only in his memory, where in 1961, aged 14, he and his […]
ALEX DAVIES … On the whole, I would say no. When Jimi Hendrix was presented by Chas Chandler in England, it must have been an overwhelming experience. Before September 1966, Hendrix had spent most of his working life, broke and sleeping outside doorways etc. Then once in London, Jimi settled into more plush surroundings. Everything […]
What would you ask the legendary punk musician, poet and memoirist – who says a new newsletter project has reinvented her approach to creativity? It didn’t take long for lockdown to be reframed as the chance to finally produce that creative masterpiece you’ve been sitting on: after all, Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the plague, […]
We are told: 1. Long Hot Summer2. Sexy Girl3. With The One4. Who Loves You5. Ordinary Average Guy6. New Kid in Town7. Pretty Maids8. All in a Row9. Lying Eyes10. You’re Part of Me11. Take it Easy12. Walk Away
Marr applies his scattershot sonics to matters of the pandemic era, while pop-punk queen Avril Lavigne offers a heady dose of nostalgia MORE
TODD LOWERY (Arranged “The Complete Beatles” for publication at Hal Leonard LLC (1986)) “Blackbird” was written by and solely recorded by Paul McCartney. The acoustic guitar part is based on “Bourree in E Minor” by J.S. Bach. Other than his voice and his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, the only other sounds on the recording are […]
“From The Vault” is a series of live concerts from The Rolling Stones archive which are getting their first official release. “The Marquee – Live In 1971” is the latest addition to the series. The show was filmed at London’s legendary Marquee club on March 26th and about a month before the release […]
This was Carl Dean Wilson’s first solo tour and an opportunity to front a more rock orientated band. With the Beach Boys in fractious disarray, a disillusioned Carl set about recording & producing his solo album and hitting the road to promote it. This show from the Bottom Line in New York’s Greenwich Village was […]
ORLANDO FIOL WRITES … I got on the Grateful Dead Bus around 1987, but hate being called a “touch head” just because In The Dark came out that year. Besides never playing the same setlists or solos in each song, I always loved the Dead because of how each player created their own universe where […]
The artist’s self-titled first album barely sold any copies but contains the seeds of genius. Mark Beaumont talks to Frank Turner, Lia Metcalfe, Campbell Baum and Dylan biographer Howard Sounes about what it means to them MORE
NYC’s Met opera house hosts concert in support of Ukraine https://emp.bbc.co.uk/emp/SMPj/2.44.14/iframe.htmlNYC’s Met opera house hosts concert in support of Ukraine The Metropolitan Opera held a special benefit concert for Ukraine. Ukrainian singer Vlad Buialskiy, 24, opened the show with his national anthem. All proceeds will be donated to Ukrainian charities, say organisers.
A few days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of Russia’s largest media companies, Russian Media Group (RMG), released a statement explaining why it would no longer be playing certain artists on its popular radio stations or music TV channel. “The reason for this decision was the harsh statements these musicians made towards Russia in […]
VIOLET ZANN: There are many, but there’s one in particular that I recently discovered and I’d love to share. In 2012 Brian bought 121 acres of land that were about to be developed into building, and planted over 100,000 trees there with help from volunteers. It’s now a thriving woodland called “May’s Woods”. 15.4K viewsView […]
When a guitar player amplifies his instrument and plays through a speaker, why do recording engineers put a microphone on that speaker instead of a direct connection? Watch Now
TODD BARTHOLOMEW writes … I think David MIchaels pretty much nailed it. Taste is subjective and a matter of opinion. There have been a lot of popular bands where I just don’t get the appeal or popularity. I don’t disparage them because I know how hard the artistic process can be. Tastes change and evolve […]
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As human beings, music plays a fundamental role in our identity, culture, heritage and spiritual beliefs. It is a powerful medium which can affect us all deeply. Playing a musical instrument, being part of a choir or in a band, listening to music – these are all ways in which we can engage in music. […]
First published in 2013 Only 100 copies of the singer’s new demos compilation were released to prevent the songs entering the public domain MORE
This fine anthology of jazz fiction is a treasure trove of stories and characters that illuminate the multicolored world of jazz. The editors—Sascha Feinstein and David Rife—are to be commended for their impeccable judgment in selecting the short stories and two novellas that comprise the collection. In the introduction, […]
Robert Baird (Stereophile Magazine) writes: Label heads—those at the very highest positions of power at music companies. To anyone who’s spent time near the record business, they’re a mythical breed. Like gnomes. Or dragons. Often, it’s their vision that spells success or failure for the label they run. And what they say goes. Over the […]