I’m very impressed by the new album from Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip so far. I doubt I will get as attached to any of the tracks as I am to Thou Shalt Always Kill, because that really is a classic, but there are some fine lyrics on tracks like Great Britain, Stake a [...]
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Mismatch
March 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Life, Music
Watching Blues at the BBC tonight left me very confused after Long John Baldry. Surely the blues is not meant to be sung in a velvet dinner jacket, floppy bow tie and large frilly cuffs?
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Iron Maiden
March 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Life, Music
I watched the Iron Maiden concert that I recorded on BBC Four’s Heavy Metal Britannia night yesterday. I understand it is a cut-down version of the Flight 666 film of theirs. I don’t know what it is about Iron Maiden but I just can’t warm to them as much as I probably should.
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Plastic Beach
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Music
Just in case anybody didn’t know, the new album from Gorillaz, Plastic Beach, is on Spotify now. I have only been half-listening to it while catching up on some reading, but it sounds pretty good to me. Who else could get Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon, Mark E. Smith and De [...]
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Heavy Metal Britannia
March 6th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Life, Music
The BBC Four documentary Heavy Metal Britannia this evening was quite entertaining, as this whole series of programmes has been. Possibly too long for a casual non-metal fan but too short to do more than scratch the surface it was still a good way to pass 90 minutes.
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Golden Brown – with a touch of grey
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Music
Apparently the Stranglers will be playing at Glastonbury this year. I was astonished to learn today that their drummer, Jet Black, is 71. No wonder they decided to pack in touring. I know it is a job you can do sitting down, but I still think it requires a lot of energy to play the [...]
It’s folk Jim, but not as we know it
February 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music
Last year I discovered Tanzwut, and wrote about them a few times. Not only did I enjoy the music, but I found the whole concept interesting and amusing – medieval folk metal with massed bagpipes: what’s not to like? Anyone who was tempted to investigate and liked what they heard might also be interested in [...]
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Reggaeton
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Music
I found the entire short series of Latin Music USA on BBC Four to be greatly entertaining, but it also opened my ears to a few new sounds. Last week I went straight onto Spotify after watching the programme to look for Fania All Stars, Willie Colon, Eddie Palmieri and similar: this week it was [...]
The Decemberists
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Music
I had heard of the Decemberists, of course I had. I had even heard some of their stuff and seen them on TV, but I don’t think I ever really listened to them properly until tonight. I am now starting to think I have been missing out a bit.
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Français pour une nuit
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Music
My copy of Français pour une nuit, the new Metallica concert DVD arrived today. I haven’t watched it totally from beginning to end, but I have dipped into it and watched about half of it. While it is a great DVD I don’t think it really does them justice, and it certainly did not bring [...]
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