Alexandre Kantorow talks to Jeremy Nicholas about the least Brahmsian of the piano sonatas Continues HERE
MUSIC : EVERY POST
Found 4171 results
We are told ….. ‘A Multitude of Angels’ is a 4-CD set of recordings from a series of solo concerts in Italy in October 1996, documenting the conclusion of Keith Jarrett’s experiments with long-form improvisation in performances from Modena, Ferrara, Turin, and Genoa. These discs fit into the chronology of Keith Jarrett’s many live solo […]
The very best of Elvis Folk-Country 1966-1973. This special release includes masters from Elvis’ sessions at RCA Victor’s Studio B in Nashville in May 1971, a period in which several folk writers’ material surfaced spontaneously amid gospel and holiday recordings, plus others with similar provenance: from Dylan¹s “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” in […]
We are told ….. “Seven” is the seventh studio album by the Canterbury associated band Soft Machine, released in 1973. The album is the last Softs release with a numbered title and also the last released by Columbia. Mike Ratledge composed a trio of connected tracks for Seven, a mini-suite beginning with the modal 9/8 […]
Originally published in 2014 When Kiss FM and Radio 1 start trumpeting the return of guitar bands, it’s the anonymous likes of Fun. they have in mind says Sam Wolfson MORE
First recordings of flute chamber music by Anton Franz Hoffmeister Continues HERE
This is My Song invites ordinary people to work with the music industry’s most talented producers to create a track for a very personal reason. Every song tells a story, celebrating the power of music to uplift, to inspire and to transform. The first episode sees 23-year-old Jordan and his grandad Ronnie, 72, step […]
Album of covers taken from live shows by Johnny Thunders. I’m Not Your Stepping Stone / Hit The Road Jack / I Can Tell / Little Queenie / Pipeline / Louie Louie / Hang On Sloopy / Gloria / Wipeout / As Tears Go By / Eve Of Destruction / I’d Much Rather Be With […]
Split Enz needed to end, particularly since founding member Tim Finn found his little brother Neil’s growth spurt uncomfortable, but also because Neil was no longer writing tunes that made sense within the context of a band that ran the gamut from art rock to eccentric new wave. Neil was now writing songs that were […]
Looks interesting to me – so I pass it on in that spirit: Click HERE
There was a bit of a fracas during Lang Lang’s Proms appearance. As he bounced back on stage for an encore, a heckler in the arena hooted derisively. An embarrassed murmur ran through the audience. There was some nervous laughter. But the pianist took it in his stride and began a Chopin Etude, seemingly unruffled. […]
Hi Neil. Pleased to see you name-checking the great Sandy Denny in your blog. You may be interested in my Sandy Denny blog at http://www.sandydenny.blogspot.com/ Best wishes Philip M Ward
Michael Vronsky asks: Neil; In the context of audio in the home, what do you think are the hallmarks of a good sound. By this I mean what guidelines could you offer to an experienced listener? The first thing I think I would say is you have to be gripped by the music and preferably […]
That seems a broad enough thread title to allow LOTs of drift I propose as a house rule for my thread that anything goes as long as it is “Quite Interesting” and somewhere near topic. To kick off the idea that what we hear – actually hear – not imagine – is fundamentally down to […]
Arc Of A Diver, originally released in December 1980, is the second solo album recorded by Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith). The album was performed entirely by Steve Winwood himself. The bonus disc features three extra tracks; “Arc Of A Diver” (4:14 – the edited US single version), “Spanish Dancer” (6:08 – […]
Interview ‘I feel admonished for being myself’: Yseult, the chanson singer riling the French establishment Marta Represa The Parisian singer’s take on traditional variété française includes confrontations with mental health, body image and bondage – and her challenge has struck a nerve MORE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0940xc7?xtor=ES-211-[40310_PANUK_NLT_04_ENG_KatiePrice_RET_O35]-20210125-[bbcfour_hiphopthesongsthatshookamericakanyewestqueenlatifah_factualmusic]
Details HERE
Craig McLean (Daily Telegraph) writes: In the mid-Seventies, when Genesis were reaching the heights of their theatrical pomp, singer Peter Gabriel’s outfits often threatened to steal the show. “I was always afraid that these guys would start arguing about any of the visual costumes bits that I was trying to do,” says the man famous […]
“With his collection of Pet Shop Boys lyrics about to be published, the musician talks about songwriting through the Thatcher era, the Aids crisis and the age of Brexit” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/21/neil-tennant-pet-shop-boys-collection-lyrics
FROM OUR ARCHIVES Joel Oliphint writes: If we’re talking about vinyl in 2014, we have to talk about Jack White. In April, rock‘n’roll’s self-appointed analog evangelist celebrated Record Store Day by teaming up with United Record Pressing in Nashville to put out the “World’s Fastest Released Record.” At 10 a.m., White and his band recorded […]
Written by Jay Jay French First off, I hope many of you are listening to my new Podcast called The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music (available on Spotify, Apple Music and Podcastone.com) Great topics, great guests, and my new book, Twisted Business: Lessons From my Life in Rock n Roll is coming out […]