Blogs about Music

Joseph Branciforte pops up on my computer monitor as we begin our chat. He’s in an austere studio chamber, pristine and wooden, with racks of audio gear and a familiar Juno-60 behind him, all by …

This Cleveland, Ohio group, named after the infamous scumbag nu metal bros' very own summer of love, has always been kind of an, ahem… acquired taste, though always a ton of fun as well, at …

In anticipation of the soon to be published, The Isley Brothers 3+3, author Darrell M. McNeill reflects on The Isley Brothers’ place in music, culture, and history – a place that cannot be denied. The …

This tour is massive, the excitement must be wild, what does it mean to you to be able to do this? It’s what we’re always waiting to get back to on our time off to …

Just because James Sullivan pulled the plug on his band More Kicks, doesn’t mean he’s stopped being an artist. His sophomore solo LP Vital Signs, written and recorded in his home studio in 2022, is …

I’ve been a bit behind on blogging in general, but made five posts in the Algorithmic Pattern blog yesterday.. On tangible pattern notation (khipu-inspired open hardware for coding with with Dave Griffiths and Paola Torres …

This doesn’t need much of an introduction, I’ve written about it before but to get up to speed this was a comic strip appearing in issues of DC Thomson’s (TV) Tops comics in 1982. A …

Claire Rousay’s Sentiment opens with a diary entry. Detailing one of those days when you really should be OK, but you really ain’t. Listing the positives but still struggling with anxiety, depression, and existential angst. …

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with my final BBC Introducing Mixtape before handing over to my friend and BBC colleague Emily Pilbeam from Monday 22 April 2024. This the second of two retrospective programmes showcasing a …

December brought episode number three, the last of the calendar year 2023. This edition of “The Almanac” first aired on Wednesday the 6th at 8pm Eastern over on Uncertain.FM, and got a replay the following …

WelcomeYesterday we drove from Tucson to Palm Springs. We had a day to make it back to the Coachella Valley, a 600km drive across the Sonoran Desert. We also had two hundred dollars’ worth of …

Song of the Week this week could so very nearly have also fitted into an artists new / introducing type post, as on first glance Imogen and the Knife is a brand new artist, with …

[1980]When falling in love was like being on the run: It was gangster. It was heroic.Roger's previous single Steal Away was an American top 10 smash and a number 24 hit here but this follow …

I've made it a rule not to cover compilations, best of's, greatest hits, etc. as I'd rather introduce you to records released as discrete snapshots of a band or musician at a particular point in …

If you’re a horror movie fan, I think you’ll agree with the assessment that Scream (1996) is a top-notch meta horror-comedy. But did you know that it’s been accused of being a rip-off...

I was fortunate enough to enjoy a sneak preview of the new single from Collateral when they played legendary Hastings rock venue, The Carlisle this month. ‘On The Long Road’ (released today 19th April) is …

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 …

There's a welcome addition to the King Crimson archive in the shape of a rather good audience recording documenting the 80s quartet in Columbus, Ohio. CliKc here for more details and download

Way back in March 2013, I recorded the Tuesday noon siren that used to resound throughout San Francisco. The siren has since been silenced for municipal budgetary reasons, but the recording lives on. It is …

Yo, check it. Friday May 17th. That's right, we're doing another CYBERDELIA. As per longstanding tradition, we are dressing up DNA Lounge as Cyberdelia, the club from the movie HACKERS! This means a 90s cyberpunk …