rescuing musical virtue in distress.
This week has been the usual mix of new music from old friends and songs which have put artists on my radar for the very first time. With live gigs on the horizon, there is no better time to support such grassroots artists and make sure that they are still working the circuit when you... Continue Reading →
Just because a song has been written and recorded a certain way, why draw a line under things so soon? Why resign yourself to the idea of a definitive version of a song when it can have any number of rebirths and reinventions. A good song is a good song after all, so why not... Continue Reading →
All manner of sonic sweeties and nurishing noise that have kept me sonically fed and watered through out this last week. Have a listen, buy a few tracks, let's return the love to the grassroots music makers. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eS1uD0RFHeinv4iHHcgxY?si=HlbYz0YyQhKBNtWfslgB_A
Is a song ever truly finished? Can there ever be a definitive form, one that can’t be improved on? Isn’t there something to be gained from revisiting, reimagining, reclothing music which is already close to your heart? These are all the sorts of questions which must concern Michael Ciravolo and in trying to answer them... Continue Reading →
A pretty busy week in the sonic trenches has resulted in all sorts of musical gems for you to uncover. Don't forget to support these artists in any way you can, you are going to need such people more than ever by the time all this blows over. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6v09d6CcejuE4zTw8BnwVQ?si=GlooCx5NQFmXYAcVfS61ZA
There is always the thrill of the unexpected felt when diving into a new song from Beauty in Chaos. Not because you go in wondering if they are going to knock it out of the sonic park… that is pretty much a given…the excitement comes from seeing who BIC main man Michael Ciravolo has got... Continue Reading →
Quite a busy week spent capturing music between pen and paper so planty for you to check out. Also please explore the artists a bit more if you have time, perhaps even buy a CD...an artist is for life, not just lockdown...or something. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DebKZkfaH4uQW7aLOFaYC?si=OumpFjPgS52n7jdVp6h09g
A new album from Beauty in Chaos is always something which generates a lot of excitement. There are not many bands who manage to marry alt-rock swagger, post-punk inventiveness, brooding, gothic overtones and old school rock and roll so effortlessly, certainly none which do so without falling for the usual cliches. And if Michael Ciravolo... Continue Reading →
I’m beginning to think that Michael Ciravolo’s little black book of contact numbers has voodoo powers. Every time he flicks through it and finds someone to collaborate with the end result is always as if he has conjured an already classic song from a parallel universe. Most people just have the phone number of their... Continue Reading →
I’m never sure if Michael Ciravolo deftly steers his musical vehicle, Beauty in Chaos, into the sonic waters of the various guests he works with or if he instead trusts them to put their stamp on the music he is making. I suspect that the answer lays somewhere between both approaches but however he gets... Continue Reading →
LA-based collective Beauty in Chaos presents their new single '20th Century Boy' feat. Rolan Bolan and Wayne Hussey, with a fun-filled retro-inspired video, created by Industrialism Films and directed by Vicente Cordero. Here Bolan onoring the legacy of his father Marc Bolan, along with The Mission's main-man and Beauty in Chaos mastermind Michael Ciravolo. This... Continue Reading →
Beauty in Chaos, in collaboration with Jammer Direct and Jammerzine, announces the film ‘Behind the Beauty: Remixing the Chaos’, which premiered on Jammer Direct. This marks two milestones for Jammer Direct – this documentary is their first film project and it’s release also helped launch Jammer Direct's official Roku channel this month. This film takes you behind... Continue Reading →
I think it is slightly inaccurate to describe Beauty in Chaos as a supergroup, that conjures outdated images of tours that require their own medium sized transport company and more often than not egos to match. Beauty in Chaos are more a band with an unparalleled social circle and Michael Ciravolo’s (not so) little black... Continue Reading →
The term “Supergroup” might seem slightly out of step with modern times but I can think of no better description for Michael Ciravolo’s Beauty in Chaos. Even if you ignore his own entry into the annals of rock history both as guitarist for Human Drama as well as Michael Aston’s longstanding Gene Loves Jezebel wingman,... Continue Reading →
Beauty in Chaos is a strange and intriguing prospect and like anything deserving of such a description is hard to easily pin down. Too fleeting to be a supergroup, more organic than merely a curated project, too original and forward thinking to be merely a rose-spectacled look at the past…it skips fleetingly past all those... Continue Reading →