David Leigh, I’m an opera singer at the Metropolitan Opera … I once met a sound engineer who told me he hates singers. He was a little too honest, considering we’d just met, and I love those people, so I asked him what about singers he hated. He told me a story about a singer […]
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Blue Öyster Cult are best known for such hard rock and heavy metal songs as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”, “Godzilla” and “Burnin’ for You”. Since the release of their self-titled debut album in 1972, the band has sold over 24 million albums worldwide, including 7 million in the United States alone. These concerts were performed […]
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LOST BROADCAST RECORDING FROM THE BAND’S HOMETOWN IN 1977 By 1977, AC/DC were taking their first steps onto the international stage. The previous year had seen the release of their first two international albums: High Voltage – a compilation of tracks from their first two Australia-only releases – and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt […]
Bananas is one of those crazy places that still exists. Despite so many others claims, it is believed that they are literally the largest record store in America. 3 million records does sound like a lot…. QRD – Why did you start your store? Michelle – We had a book store first & starting selling […]
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The Decca Years is a new five-CD Small Faces box set scheduled for release later this year.This collection will apparently round up “every recording” the group made for Decca, alongside rarities and alternative versions alongside a disc of their BBC sessions including several previously unavailable recordings. All audio has been remastered (again) from the […]
Erica Jeal writes ….. Cellists are lining up to pay tribute to Mstislav Rostropovich in what would have been his 90th year, but Alban Gerhardt’s is an especially apt homage, showcasing the Russian master’s commitment to expanding his instrument’s repertoire and popularity, at the same time as celebrating his sense of fun. It’s not a […]
As we know from the book and multi-award-winning film The Pianist, there are some extraordinary musical stories in the terrible devastation of Warsaw in WWII. Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman escaped the Warsaw ghetto and, after entrancing a Nazi officer by playing Chopin, managed to survive the Warsaw Uprising and return to his job at Polish […]
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas writes as follows: It was in production for only three years, and was a commercial disaster. So how did it end up becoming the instrument that still sounds like the future? The congas ring cheekily, the cowbell plays a corroded chime, the snare is parched and cruel – and the bass […]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3biCVTKwRQ A few viewer comments: “Such a great live performer. I love the way he can easily reach back into his vast catalogue and pull out a song from 1974, pairing it alongside a tune from his current album, with few or no seams showing. It must be amazingly satisfying to command that body of work. […]
We are told: 1 Down to the Waterline 2 Six Blade Knife 3 Once Upon a Time in the West 4 Lady Writer 5 Water of Love 6 In the Gallery 7 News 8 What’s the Matter Baby 9 Lions 10 Sultans of Swing 11 Wild West End 12 Where Do You Think You´re Going? […]
We are told … Michael Veitch’s “Wachtraum,” (which means “Wake Dream”) is available in all digital and physical stores and by mail order c/o www.michaelveitch.com/michael-veitch-store. “Valentine’s Day,” a co-write with Michael’s long-time recording engineer Julie Last, is the album’s first single. Watch a lyric video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLaHAnvO8E. Folking’s Bill Golembeski says the song “is upbeat and pushes the pop-o-meter […]
Staff writer Jack Walsh writes … MADELINE PEYROUX / DREAMLAND: Fine voice / well recorded. However, very few of the tracks we played here were memorable and, so, a MISS THE FINN BROTHERS / EVERYONE IS HERE Pleasant but did not grab our attention and, so, a MISS IMELDA MAY / MAYHEM Fantastic. Grabbed all […]
“Sound recordings forming part of our cultural history are in grave danger of disappearing, says a comprehensive report from the US Library of Congress. The report warned of both the physical and legal barriers to the preservation of sound recordings old and new. Lack of access to older recordings mean that only 14% of pre-1965 […]
If … your cinematic preference is for generic action-adventure blockbusters like ‘Top Gun’ (1986) or ‘Die Hard’ (1988), then ‘The Big Blue’ will probably not be very appealing. Though quite partial to the first ‘Die Hard,’ I also enjoy slower-paced romantic dramas, for instance David Lean’s masterpiece, ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945). ‘The Big Blue’ does indeed […]
Exploring our genre-less musical past with The Alehouse Sessions Although I am a violinist specializing in Baroque music I have always considered myself as something of a free spirit and so, when I found myself increasingly engaged to follow the notes written on the page, I realized it was time to break loose and start […]
Gerhaher/Karg/Miles/ Bavarian Radio Choir and SO/Harding (BR Klassik, two CDs) Andrew Clements writes: Even Schumann’s greatest admirers – and I’d count myself among them – would never claim that his choral music is the most significant or rewarding part of his output. But Scenes from Goethe’s Faust, which he worked on for a decade and […]