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PopWreckoning (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
On their debut album Fantasy Black Channel, Late of the Pier have created twelve consistently exciting tracks throbbing with dance beats, Mick Ronson-esque guitar lines (though less glam rockish) and wicked clubby synths. And of course Samuel Eastgate???s sexalicious vocals, which are pure Bowie. Kicking off with the epic, almost Battles-like ???Hot Tent Blues'?? which [...]
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DVD Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
DVD Video Review: Lou Reed's 1973 album Berlin was a failure in its day but has since been reassessed as one of his greatest. Over five nights in December 2006 in New York, Lou Reed performed the album live for the first time, and Julian Schnabel was on hand to record...
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Explore : Berlin, Cinema, Cities and Towns, Directors, DVD, Germany, Julian Schnabel, Lou Reed, New York, New York City, Rock and Pop, Velvet Underground
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Muzzle of Bees (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
On my recent foray to Austin, I was surplussed many great records that I needed to spend some uninterrupted time with. Two of those records were recently released by Blue Mountain, Midnight in Mississippi and Omnibus - both essential listening, one featuring brand new material, the other polishing up some previous favorites. They [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Ed Lake reviews REM at the Lancashire County Cricket Club.
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Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Playlist Mick Ronson – Slaughter on 10th Avenue Mick Ronson – Play Don’t Worry Various – Rock & Pop Jukebox Shuffleplay DJ Pudz – Tracks and Mixes King Crimson - Live at Park West, Chicago, 07/08/08 Various - Last 100 Albums Some great music was popping up today on the old shuffleplay mode – "Radio Cloudland" in full swing – so much on there I’m unfamiliar with yet almost (almost) everything I know...
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Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Playlist Various – Jazz Jukebox Shuffleplay Mick Ronson – Slaughter on 10th Avenue Mick Ronson – Play Don’t Worry You know, sometimes, if your mood is right, listening to jazz can be just so exhilarating - and exhilaration is what I felt this morning as I walked down the hill for the bus with my new Koss Sparkplugs in my ears a-listenin' to some tasty jazz... Oh yes... In the evening, a quick visit...
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Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
From Tokyo, slim Akira has been in Beijing for eight years and thoroughly loves the place. Having just succeeded Charles Saliba as General Manager, he is dedicated to building on the successes of D-22. His fashion heroes are glam-rocker Mick Ronson, Iggy Pop and Ziggy Stardust (Bowie) and his favorite film is a Clockwork Orange. He recommends that hip Beijingers buy their rags at Underground Kids on...
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The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
by DJ El Toro Sometimes, the Internet is a life-saver. Like the other day, when I unearthed a mix tape from 1984, made by my first boyfriend, and fell in love all over again with one of the songs on it. Only I had no idea who the band was, or what the song was titled, [...]
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Buttermilk & Molasses (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
When Ziggy Stardust (nee David Bowie) and the Spiders from Mars hit the United States for their first tour stateside in 1972, it's hard to imagine anyone thought the glam rocker was going to have staying power beyond a few...
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auJourLeJour (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
My interview with Quiet Village is online at BPM. By coincidence, right below it is a tribute to Marvin Gaye's "Here My Dear." Weird. Enjoy! Life, Music, Personality Quiet Village Joel Martin and Matt Edwards (aka Radio Slave) explore the eclectic range of crate-savvy styles, from
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Cool Noise (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
This is a recording of David Bowie in full ‘Ziggy Stardust’ phase. It has been available as a bootleg and a semi-offical album in the past. This is a repackaging of the 2003 remix available in double vinyl etc etc. The only reason why I bothered with this album was that I had read it was [...]
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Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
WHEN Lou Reed released his Berlin album 35 years ago, it was considered a complete commercial and critical failure. Now, having been made into a film by Julian Schnabel, it is
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American Power (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
The new Rolling Stone's cover feature is " The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time ." These "greatest hits" compilations are completely arbitrary, but they can still be fun. The #1 guitar song is Chuck Berry's " Johnny B. Goode ," so let's let it roll: Here's Rolling Stone 's summary of Berry's classic: "If you want to play rock & roll," Joe Perry told Rolling Stone in 2004, "you have to start here."...
