The New Yearoriginally uploaded by HeyRocker Last year I started a tradition to post about the New Year every new year but it’s only this post on the always excellent Bradley’s Almanac that reminded me of that tradition. So here it is, a bit late but my new year post about the new year. Last [...]
more on flickr First up The Left Outsides played some sweet enough tunes – nothing outstanding but I enjoyed it well enough. Next was Darren Hayman who was previously in Hefner a band I never really “got” although keep feeling I should revisit – he played alone with an electric piano and some wry/funny/clever-clever songs [...]
Not too many shows this year (although maybe more than last) – and a couple I never took my camera to, most notably Sparklehorse at The Shepherds Bush Empire and Joanna Newsom at the Albert Hall which would both be very near, if not at the top, of my list… In no particular order… The [...]
It’s funny, I was thinking that this year wasn’t so great until I started putting together my top 10 albums of the year and ended up with a top 25… You Follow Me – Nina Nastasia & Jim White The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse – The Besnard Lakes Dear Companion – Meg Baird [...]
Six months ago my last.fm subscription ran out just after they had stopped being a feisty London-based indie start-up and jumped into the pocket of media giant CBS. My concerns then had a lot to do with the rather depressing thought that nobody seems to want to try and make a go of it on [...]
Naomi-5.jpg(originally uploaded by kirstiecat) Kirstiecat has a a short review and a lovely set of photos of Damon & Naomi’s recent show in Chicago… I’m looking forward to the end of November when they reach London although I’m a bit sad that they only seem to be doing a support slot in a mid-sized venue [...]
(originally uploaded by Schrollum) Recently I’ve found it hard to enjoy music in big sit down venues so despite the long wait (I’ve had the tickets for six months!) I was a little apprehensive about seeing Joanna Newsom at the Royal Albert Hall. Ys may be the best album I own and that’s the first [...]
The very very lovely Blanket finally have a real album out. Blankit is out now on Try Harder and can be bought from there or directly from the band As much as I’ve loved all the downloads and the lovingly crafted CDRs I’m quite looking forward to having something "real" to love and cherish… Previous [...]
David’s Music Arcades blog recently dug out Victorialand by The Cocteau Twins and I thought about how long it had been since I listened to any Cocteau Twins and thought that maybe I should dig out Victorialand or Treasure or even Blue Bell Knoll…then the Mahogany album I ordered from Track and Field arrived…and suddenly [...]
It’s been nearly two years since I came across Blanket and in those two years I’ve still not managed to get off my lazy arse and go see them – despite numerous shows in London – only they never seem to head to the west and I really am too slack to cross town to [...]
