I was sent this this morning by my friend Louis, who is reading a copy of John Peel 's autobiography (found in Oxfam). It made me extremely happy. I hope you enjoy it too. In answer to the question "how did you feel about the music of the early ‘70s?", he replied: “Well, when you look at that period, the only bands that got signed up were bands that contained at least one member...
Amid continued reports detailing the CIA's use of loud music to torture detainees at Guantánamo Bay, pop-culture elitists from across the country gathered in the nation's capital Monday to protest the uninspired song selections employed in the brutal treatment of inmates. "To remain silent about the abhorrent methods used to interrogate alleged enemy combatants would be a betrayal of the...
This week it is David Bowie's 1970 (released in early 1971 in the UK) album The Man Who Sold The World This album was where the blueprint for his later incarnation as Ziggy Stardust can first be seen, not least because it is where the nucleus of the Spiders From Mars first comes together. The album was a real departure from what had come before as far as Bowie's music is concerned. The sound is heavy,...
They say Hell is full of good intentions, one of which is my intention of writing a weekly post aggregating the B-grade stuff I post to Facebook . There are simply too many better things to do. Anyway, here?s some stuff I shared lately: Liam Neeson in the A-Team movie! I guess that?s what they call ? Fuck-You money ? . ¶ Isn?t Roxy Music?s More than This the most depressing song ever? I find...
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I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing Fallen leaves in the night Who can say where they’re blowing As free as the wind And hopefully learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning… “More Than This” Roxy Music (Bryan Ferry) Sometimes it would be nice to be able to peer into the future. My future. [...]
Vocals - Iggy Pop As well as being a fantastic songwriter, he lives the rock 'n' roll dream... or nightmare! When I was in New Order we played with the Stooges and we were so terrified to talk to Iggy, we couldn't do it.
From Devendra Banhart’s 7th studio album “What Will We Be”, here’s his new song “16th & Valencia Roxy Music”. The album was released on October 27 2009 Live Performance Music Video at Later With Jools Holland I don't know where to go Cause I know where to go Well I know where not to go Cause I'm nowhere to go Cause [...]
Electronic prog fans Underworld team up with some other people to make a compilation LP... what on Earth could possibly go wrong? Underworld have been around since Jesus was in infants. They've not always been a dance act either (for...
In the process of tiding up recently, I was as is usual sidetracked and ended up re-reading back issues of every right thinking person’s favourite magazine. One piece I hit upon was a Paul Du Noyer review of a re-release of “Tapestry” by Carole King. Having myself only recently bought a vinyl copy of King’s masterpiece I was pleased to see Du Noyer and I had both come to a...
I went to see Roxy Music play live in 1979 at the Gaumont in Southampton and have been a fan ever since. It was a concert I mainly went to because my friend Nigel had a spare ticket, but they were brilliant that night. I have all the albums and all of Bryan Ferrys solo stuff as well. Earlier this week I stumbled upon three remix EP's on the Amazon MP3 store (they're also on iTunes). Each EP takes classic...
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Bassist Mark Smith was found dead in his London apartment Monday, Nov. 2, when he failed to turn up for a gig. The 49-year-old made a career out of playing as a session and touring musician for popular acts such as Roxy Music , Bryan Ferry , Robbie Williams and David Gray . The cause of death is currently unknown. Born in 1960, Smith got his start with the '70s British band...
The professor of pop and the technology writer talk about innovation, Twitter and the Enlightenment Where do big ideas come from? One way to find out is to ask someone who's had a few, which must be why London's ICA is packed out on a mucky November evening for an audience with Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno – or Eno to his friends. For the rest of us, he's the self-described...
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