Blogs about Music

What kind of twisted punk student exchange program would lead to an album being recorded both in London, Ontario and London, England? The band committing the deed appears to have connnections to some London's Gaggers …

We are so excited to finally be able to announce our selections from the 2022 33 1/3 open call. We know that it feels like a long time since the submission window closed, but we’ve …

Breaking news! The Ireland Music week artist submission date just announced! This year Ireland music week will be taking place on the 3rd-6th of October. Calling all artists and bands! Ireland Music Week have just …

I’ve been thinking a bit about leadership over the past year or so, especially since being awarded a ‘future leader fellowship’ to explore algorithmic patterns. Here’s a fun 3 minute talk from Derek Sivers that …

I’m partial to buying what some what call junk from Aliexpress, so recently I had a need for some cheap coasters and figured I’d have a look there for something suitable. There’s little point in …

This piece started out as prep for the recently published interview with Plaid’s Andy Turner… just me running through my record collection, pulling out favourites, putting things in chronological order, and trying to think of …

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with another episode of the BBC Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local BBC Introducing shows …

So last year’s faves list took me twelve long months to pull together. This one? Just two! A minor miracle. I think maybe I’ve gotten my posting-groove back? Just in time for the big music …

ON XPRESSWAYStephen Kilroy - When Planets Align (1991)Killing Capitalism With Kindness: An XPRESSWAY Compilation - Various I wanted to show an example of the "no-fi diy psych drone ambient noise" that had been going on …

This foursome out of Dublin are just out with this 2023 record, their sophomore effort. Their trajectory has been exponential even with just two albums under their belts. Maybe this has to do with heartthrob …

THEM! courtesy of the Cryptic Corporation When everyone lives in the future, the present is au revoir. —Delta Nudes Last Christmas marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Residents’ first release, “Santa Dog.” Ralph Records gave …

1. ‘Ziggy Stardust’ Bauhaus (1982) Bauhaus released the eerily dark ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ as their first single back in 1979, and it’s often said to be the first ever goth record. However, they were not …

If, like me, you've been waiting years for the fifth and final volume of Robert Caro's Lyndon Johnson biography the announcement of the release of "Turn Every Page" can only be taken as a hopeful …

A welcoming introduction to an evening with Robert Fripp And David Singleton at The Rams Head Annapolis on the 1st of October 2022.

I asked ChatGPT (chat.openai.com) a question and I received a response with two interesting errors. The first error is that the Portuguese word “junto” is not the origin of the name of the Disquiet Junto. …

Below are four photos taken with the same magnification. The top two photos are a Bang & Olufsen SP2 pickup, compatible with the 25º tonearm on a Type 42 “Stereopladespiller”. The bottom two are a …

Shostakovich’s Sixth and Ninth symphonies clearly belong together – flip sides of the same coin, the composer wrong-footing the Soviet establishment with an irony bordering on insanity. The opening Largo of the Sixth is one …

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube have become essential to music promotion and marketing. But how can these platforms be leveraged to maximum effect? This is a question that Benjy Grinberg, …

A Twitter acquaintance wrote me this series of DMs: I am so glad he had that reaction. I haven’t been pushing my music theory songs too hard because I wasn’t sure about their value to …

It’s with great excitement that we can reveal that the artist who’ll be representing the UK at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool is… Mae Muller! Mae says: ”I'm SO excited to participate in Eurovision this year …