rescuing musical virtue in distress.
Another busy week of turning music into words and quite an eclectic playlist. Please give it a whirl, check out some of the artists in more depth and perhaps buy something…afterall, what's the worst that could happen? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sJPwf8pnX8eOwWAbhvr9O?si=qfR5tOshRJitfcDVxQJY7w
There are some things in this world that I can’t really do without. I don’t want to envisage a world without coffee in it and I certainly don’t want to live in one that doesn’t have cheese. The world is a better place for Victoria Coren-Mitchell and old Waterboys albums, China Mieville novels and Marx... Continue Reading →
Quite a long and eclectic list this week, but that just shows how busy I've been, I guess. Please listen, explore the artists further and maybe buy some of their music, let's show grassroots musicians just how much we value what they do. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fOD6YRf8KT0TyUjip2LGP?si=gh67JLz7S8ug0IZp14irhw
And so another week has passed, more music has flowed under the pen, into the site and, hopefully new sets of ears. And if you want a quick snapshot of the fab and groovy waxing which have graced us with their audio presence, plus a few old favourites, then give this a wizz whilst you... Continue Reading →
Cultural historians and academics of the sonic arts will tell you that rock and roll never really grew up. Devotees of the form will tell you that it never felt the need to. Country music may have forged its sound around three chords and the truth, but rock and roll was always happy to get... Continue Reading →
If The Judex seemed to live a bit of a rock'n' roll cliche, it was a good one. Form a band, write a bunch of great songs, implode and leave people wanting more. A year ago it felt that the band had written a short but exciting chapter in the annals of rock 'n' roll... Continue Reading →
The Judex is less a band, more a collection of contradictions, a whirling mass of opposites that somehow have managed to attract and believe me when I say that they are like few rock bands that have crossed your path, if they had, you would have remembered. The titles of the tracks alone tell you... Continue Reading →
Following on from writing about their recent release Kill White Lights we sat down for a bit of a chat to find out more about our favourite Philly garage rockers The Judex to find out more about where it all started, what's it all about and more excitingly, where is it all heading. So let’s... Continue Reading →
It says something about the world around us when there are people who can name all of The Kardashians but who can’t name 5 congressional leaders, or know just how long it would take to ride from King’s Landing to…some other place in a made up world but can’t point to North Korea on the... Continue Reading →
I remember waiting for Souixsie and The Banshees to play at a festival and being subjected to northern chancers The Farm playing a set looking and sounding like a bunch of construction workers running through bad and uninspiring karaoke tunes after a hard day working with sheet-rock. I mention this to highlight the fact that... Continue Reading →