Limited Edition three disc set in a slipcase with programme from original 2008 tour.
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Geoffrey Norris of The Daily Telegraph “Having chosen Khachaturian for their first Onyx disc last year, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits turn to more substantial music for this follow-up, with Tchaikovsky’s “Little Russian” Symphony, the Ravel orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and the original version of Night on the Bare Mountain. […]
1920-1930 The Wire’s Clarke Peters draws on a rare collection of archive recordings to explore a forgotten musical history. Received wisdom has it that black popular music arrived in Europe with the Empire Windrush in 1948, but Clarke brings us black sounds recorded in Europe from as far back as 1900. Focusing on early commercial […]
In the early 70s I was serving my time in the Army as a disc jockey in Munich Germany. It sounds like an idyllic situation and it would have been if voluntary. But there were perks. One of the best parts of my job was interviewing rock stars like Elton John, Frank Zappa, Mick Fleetwood, […]
Classic live WXRK-FM NYC broadcast of the brilliant performance at the United Nations Assembly Hall Includes the entire broadcast Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality Background liners Just a few days before performing at the just-fallen Berlin Wall, Crosby, Stills & Nash gave a benefit concert at an equally unlikely […]
Paul Stokes writes: HE’S BEEN BUSY celebrating 50 years with The Who and orchestrating rock opera Quadrophenia, but Pete Townshend is turning his attention back to his oft-neglected solo work. The guitarist is set to release a new solo best-of, Truancy on June 29, and while the 17-track collection features a career-spanning look at his […]
Interviews by The Guardian / Dave Simpson: Glenn Tilbrook, singer/songwriter: ‘We shot the video in John Lennon’s kitchen. We’d had quite a few beers by then’ Glenn Tilbrook, singer/songwriter When I was 15, I saw an advert in a shop window. A guitarist was needed for a “recording and touring band: influences the Kinks, Lou […]
CDs and LPs; sometimes DVDs too. As editor I get advanced notification of music releases and so I’m sharing it. Primarily Blues, Jazz, Classic and Rock. I make no value judgements here i.e I am merely …. the conduit. Updated pretty much 24/7 @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/770803929775708/?source=create_flow Thanks HP
We are told ….. A claustrophobic and compelling early snap shot of a 22 year old Tim Hardin in session on New Year’s Day 1963. Recorded and broadcast by M.I.T. radio station WTBS-FM from Cambridge, Massachusetts, it showcases an already versed, proficient & confident troubadour effortlessly delivering folk/blues standards accompanied only by guitar & pounding […]
“Davy Graham, who died two years ago, aged 68, was revered among guitarists of every style. He never achieved the success he deserved, mainly because the media didn’t know what label to stick on him. This collection of rare tracks includes some ……..” MORE
Karen Stollznow writes: Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot can bring people to tears, but can the tenor’s voice heal too? Can sounds both cure and kill? Let’s investigate some claims about healing and harming sounds. Many people seem to think there’s something magical about human speech; for example, the belief that uttering spells […]
The man behind Video Killed the Radio Star on 30 years of ZTT records and why running an unsuccessful label would be easier. “I used to think I’d quite fancy producing Bob Dylan, because I was such a big fan in 1965-66, but I don’t think Bob was a Buggles fan, so he probably wouldn’t […]
This Blue Oyster Cult live radio broadcast, from Sherman Oaks’ 1,000-capacity Reseda Country Club, was sponsored by Los Angeles’ top hard rock FM station, KMET – aka ‘The Mighty Met’. Although BOC had recently completed an extensive 60-plus date nationwide tour, this one-off gig was without a support, and all tickets were given away free […]
I had once started a discussion with the same name in another forum, since this question has intrigued me from time to time. Since this forum is a hub of aficionados of music, who are into the “art” of sound and not merely into the “science” of it, I would love to know your views […]
Sting’s memories of his school days aren’t exactly fond. The son of a hairdresser and engineer fitter’s mate, he passed his 11-plus and was promptly set on the path to greater things. But first he had priests to deal with. “I got a scholarship to a grammar school,” recalls the rock singer, songwriter, actor and, […]
Eclectic debut album by folk powerhouse featuring multi-award winning members of Bellowhead, Furrow Collective, Leveret, Faustus and many more, fronted by celebrated folk doyenne, Eliza Carthy Pioneering English traditional folk powerhouse, Eliza Carthy, first assembled the Wayward Band in 2013 in order to explore and celebrate her long and varied career in folk […]
This 4 cd celebration offers an incredibly comprehensive look at the Allman Brothers, adding early demos, rare live recordings, alternate takes, outtakes, remixes, and solo efforts to the already powerful “official” catalog. Their progression from ’60s Invasion-style rockers to blues cover band with a taste for B.B. King to dynamic rock & roll juggernaut is […]
Steve Guttenberg writes: Even when Loudon Wainwright III (left in photo with Ramblin’ Jack Elliot) was a young man he was writing autobiographical songs, and his old themes of family, sex, and death resonate more deeply on his new record, Older Than My Old Man Now. He usually performs solo, armed with just an acoustic […]
I’m not a fan of Yes. Not really. I’ve owned quite a few of their albums and have given nearly all of them away. However, one track sticks out – and I love it. Love it for probably all the ‘wrong’ reasons. It’s the 9.41 minute epic ‘Yours Is No Disgrace’ Frankly, bl**dy amazing. The […]
I’m a film lover for as long as I can remember. There’s nothing like a film that combines my passion for music and film. I’m going to leave out concert films from this, as there are plenty of threads on that. Lets stick to other films – dramas or documentaries – that use music as […]
“Not that I’m a massive expert, but when I heard that they wanted to dig up the Arctic, I thought: hold on a minute – that’s not good”: Jarvis Cocker, softly spoken ambassador for the environment. Photograph: Gary Salter for the Observer. Jarvis Cocker sits with unblinking patience as syringes of salt and sugar […]