‘Diamantes’ was originally created for a tour of South America in 2014. It combines Spanish language songs culled from the 1988 recording, ‘Diamonds and Rust in the Bullring,’ with some concert favourites and two newly recorded Portuguese songs, “O’Cangaceiro” and “Ate Amanha/Te Ador”. Six of the tracks – “God Is God” (penned by Steve Earle), […]
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Neil’s note: Never really got the accolades they deserved. All their albums are in my view winners. Meanwhile, here’s a taste! MORE
Four viewer opinions: The DRUMS in this song, along with the rest of it make it another timeless WHO CLASSIC !!! excellent, simply excellent, i’m speechless! truly incredible daltrey vocals was at this concert, in SF, 14 years old, flat against the stage on Pete’s side, 15 feet from his HiWatts. Literally changed my life. […]
Tony Andrews (contributing editor – jazz) writes: Back in the 1980 and 90s if you were in to Hi-Fi there were some great shows around in the London area. I can remember many happy hours spent at various locations near Heathrow and also at The Novotel in Hammersmith. As venue costs soared and demand dropped […]
Acclaimed director John Hillcoat has made a video for a song from Johnny Cash’s forthcoming ‘lost’ album. The film-maker John Hillcoat is listing the things about Johnny Cash that appeal to him. It’s quite a list, from his distinctive voice and constant championing of the underdog to the way he’d play guitar (“he’d string it […]
For reasons well beyond my current comprehension I just cannot get this wonderful (to me) sound out of my head. I really can’t. And so from time to time I revisit it. I hope that for a least some of you it will have the same very happy impact. Thank you. Howard / editor MORE
Now available as a CD+DVD combo at a special new low price. Entire performance on both CD and DVD. Over 1 hour of music on each disc! Also available on 180g 2LP vinyl for the first time. Susan’s debut album earned her a prestigious Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 2000 (she […]
Martin Cullingford writes: Recently I used this space to praise those who support contemporary music, who ensure that music written today is an integral part of our listening life. The occasion then was that James MacMillan’s Stabat mater was our Recording of the Month. Well, three issues on, and this month we bestow that accolade […]
USM are pleased to announce the latest addition to our Verve 60 campaign, “Unheard Bird”; a comprehensive two-disc set featuring previously unknown music – 58 never listed studio takes from Charlie Parker. Originally issued on Mercury and Clef, but ultimately housed on Verve, the Parker/Granz studio collaborations were well-designed and thoughtfully conceived to display […]
This show, a clear-sounding FM broadcast from K-SAN, recorded just a month after the recording of It’s Alive, is a scorching set of songs from the first three albums – what many consider the band’s peak. Hear the guys at their best! 1. Rockaway Beach / 2. Teenage Lobotomy / 3. Blitzkrieg Bop / 4. […]
HADLEY FREEMAN The singer/songwriter, best known for Werewolves of London, died 10 years ago next month. His family and friends, including the writer Stephen King, explain why, despite his dark side, they still miss him. Warren Zevon, who died a decade ago this September at the far-too-premature age of 56, was a singer, a songwriter […]
CHARLOTTE HIGGINS: England no longer values the profound, weird art of opera – and that leaves us all poorer I n Kyiv, daily performances at the National Opera of Ukraine are acts of brave defiance against the Russian invasion. They symbolise what the country is fighting for: life, culture. In Britain, untouched by war, we […]
ALEXIS PETRIDES: Wilko Johnson’s second act was every bit as belligerent and explosive as his first Before a miraculous recovery from cancer made him more famous than ever, the Dr Feelgood guitarist fired up 70s rock with proto-punk playing and divisive songwriting Read more HERE
A rare live recording of one of Stephen Sondheim’s earliest musicals has been discovered on a bookshelf in the US city of Milwaukee. The American composer and lyricist wrote Phinney’s Rainbow when he was an 18-year-old student in 1948. The celebrated songwriter, who died last year, is best known for West Side Story and Gypsy. […]
Just over 30 years ago, band The La’s released their sole LP – a masterpiece that shaped guitar music. But its brilliant frontman has been elusive ever since, writes Shaun Curran. MORE
Paul McGowan: I am pretty sure that’s already happened. Go to any of the high end audio shows and the variety of music is big, varied and not centered around classical music. I, for one, advocate the use of classical music for two reasons: I love it and it is the easiest to get right […]
1974 album features Chapman on guitar with Nigel Pegrum on drums, Rick Kemp on bass, Maddy Prior and Bridget St.John on backing vocals. Includes bonus tracks. 1. The Rock N Roll Jigley 2. Party Pieces 3. Another Season Song 4. Stranger Passing By 5. Used To Be 6. Deal Gone Down 7. The Banjo Song […]
Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, say researchers who have seen structural changes within the brains of professional piano tuners. Researchers at University College London and Newcastle University found listening to two notes played simultaneously makes the brain adapt. Brain scans revealed highly specific changes in the hippocampus, which governs memory and navigation. These […]
From a long while ago …. Alex Larson has been performing under his alias “Crankshaft” for almost four years now. His stylized alter ego is a fascinating extension of his Midwest upbringing, which combines his love for primitive musical forms (blues, punk, surf rock), with his adoration for classic automobiles. Although he has devoted […]