Sort by Noise Pollution (Free subscription) - 05/07/2008 - YouTube
Replacing a singer in an established band can be a risky business . I've been enjoying the soon to tour Australia John Foxx 's latest solo album and mentioned to a friend that I also enjoyed his work with Ultravox and he expressed surprise, he was only aware of the Midge malignancy latter day hit version of the band. This in spite of three albums of quality electro pop, the first produced by...
Sort by Idolator (Free subscription) - 04/07/2008 - YouTube
It's been over fifteen years since the death of Freddie Mercury, and Queen is finally ready to unleash its 5150 . Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor (bassist John Deacon has better things to do) have recorded a new album with tour compatriot and Bad Company belter Paul Rodgers. The group, which thankfully has yet to remove the "+ Paul Rodgers" from its name,...
Sort by Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) - 03/31/2008 - YouTube
Not everyone transformed [pic a music genre]. John Coltrane did though. And when people said he was too abstract and difficulty to follow he shocked the jazz world in 1961 with an album called My Favorite Things which left people with their jaws agape. Let’s listen to a hybrid of two recent edits– the original, [...]
Sort by Noise Pollution (Free subscription) - 03/26/2008 - YouTube
... often singing songs written by white men with black inflections. Another case was Mississippi John Hurt who was in fact was not from the Mississippi delta, his name was amended by his record company for marketing purposes. Originally he played a mixture of Tin Pan Alley tunes and ragtime guitar with a white fiddle player but that was seen as problematic, the reverse of the situation where...
