Reading this story on the BBC website, about Other Lives being hand-picked to support Radiohead, I reflected on some of the support acts I’ve enjoyed in the past. Frightened Rabbit, for example, blew me away at a Gomez concert. And I loved Pure Reason Revolution – whose last gigs I sadly missed this week – [...]
Do great band members make good solo artists? That’s the question I’ve found myself pondering in the last 10 minutes or so, since stumbling on Gomez (or, as it sounds like, just Ben Ottewell) doing their (or his) version of Wichita Lineman. Ben Ottewell released his own solo album – Shapes and Shadows – at [...]
What makes a good cover version? Is it authenticity to the original work, or taking the canvas of the original and painting over it with something entirely different? I think there are good examples of both. Mark Cox, regular commenter on this fine blog, recently introduced me to the mighty fine The Civil Wars. Check [...]
On 15th November, I had one of those magical moments at a gig. The gig in question was in Northampton, hosted by Gomez, who were truly excellent. They even played my favourite song of theirs – Bring Your Lovin’ Back Here. The magical moment was the support act – in this case, Frightened Rabbit, exceeding [...]
Musings on moving moments in music.