Tweet (this is a half finished post about Glastonbury 2013 – someday, I might bother writing about this year’s festival..) …on music, that is. Ah, Glastonbury. It already feels like too long ago. Despite that, since getting back into my routine, I have enjoyed reflecting on my second favourite Glastonbury ever. This year had it […]
Tweet Just spotted the Latitude line-up. Seriously tempted. If it weren’t for the fact I was heading to Glastonbury again, I’d love to go. Which acts have caught my eye? These ones: Kraftwerk Foals Bloc Party The Tallest Man on Earth Yeah Yeah Yeahs (exclusive festival appearance, apparently) Beach House Modest Mouse Alt-J (alright, they’ve […]
Tweet I could blame the lateness of this blog post on the fact that the the performance was so spellbinding, it left me in a long standing trance. Or the fact that I was captured by aliens who took me on board their beautiful ship (yes, that’s a Subterranean Homesick Alien reference). The fact of […]
Tweet Greetings, loyal reader. Some of you who know me personally will know that I’m a huge Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) fan. They may not be the coolest band around, but my word, they certainly knew how to fuse orchestral majesty with poptastic song craft. Most of their songs still sound fresh today, and that’s […]
Tweet Yes, yes I know. Christmas is three months off yet. I may be a cynic, but I feel that record companies purposefully put off releasing big albums until around now. In recent weeks along, both The Killers and Mumford & Sons’ latest releases have hit the shelves. Tomorrow, Muse’s latest comes to the fore […]
Tweet I had the displeasure of hearing the new Aerosmith single yesterday. Simon Mayo was crowing about giving it one of its first plays on Radio 2. He needn’t have bothered. It’s pretty awful. How can a band that released a song like Walk This Way think that putting out such a dire track as […]
Tweet I’m currently on holiday – in a very wet Lake District, if you’re interested – and yesterday, heading towards the Hardknott Pass, it struck me how difficult it is to choose appropriate music for certain events. My default choice for these types of roads is sweeping guitar music, not too heavy, but with plenty […]
Tweet Field Music are a band that have been on the music scene for a long time, but have so far escaped my sonic radar. All this changed about a month ago when I first heard their new album, Plumb. I came across their latest output after hearing (I Keep Thinking About) A New Thing […]
Tweet Garbage, a band whose hey day happened in the mid to late 90s, are making a much-anticipated comeback. As you might gather, I’m certainly looking forward to this event. I got reminded of why I like them so much when listening to their third album – Beautiful Garbage – earlier today. They write rocky up […]
Tweet I’m finding myself lacking in inspiration for new music lately. Since Christmas, I can’t recall discovering one new band. I’m in need of some inspiration. What new music are you listening to at the moment?
Musings on moving moments in music.