Blogs about Music

Hello Darling Ones, On behalf of Childless Cat Ladies, I’d like to say, you could do a lot worse. The US, any company, the universe, your life, your household should be so lucky as to …

Album of the Week, July 20, 2024 Kurt Elling was stretching out. The jazz singer had started his career with a bang, signing with Blue Note in the early 1990s and recording a string of …

Many thanks to Kyle for helping me import this one, and My brother again for doing the scanning, cheers Paul! APHEX TWIN By Tim Haslett In January, 1992, a record emerged from the massively influential …

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. …

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover: Boy George in Japan Centrespread: Green Back cover: David Sylvian Interviews: Pete Wylie; Boothill Foot Tappers; Prince; The Messengers; Gary Davies; John Lydon; Culture Club; …

This is a good one: https://www.nashvail.me/blog/stop-learning I have a big idea and can see the components that need to come together, but I go slow, always fearful of breaking something. Like the addict in this …

Kiwanuka’s third album was a Mercury Prize winner. He blends classic soul with classic rock and psych insturmentation and energy. Tracks I Liked Rolling - Sounds a bit like the stones, but more soulful Hero …

So, it’s been almost a year since Steve Wright in the Afternoon came to an end. This popular Radio 2 show had been on air for nearly 24 years, and Steve Wright himself has been …

I accepted an offer for a permanent job in one of the most prestigious British institutes. To get there, I had to first understand I'm not cut for the web industry anymore. After spending almost …

Kieran's favorite sounds from the first half of 2024. The post Bells & Whistles: A mid-year memo appeared first on No Bells.

Scritti Politti Anomie & BonhomieGet It At Discogs.Scritti Politti finally delivered their fourth album, Anomie & Bonhomie, in the summer of 1999, nearly 15 years after their third. Such a long wait almost guarantees some …

5/5 golden merles Garage Synth / Egg Punk. Newcastle, Australia. I will never in my life make something that sounds this good. Yet the merciless and merciful aspects of our brains are broken in similar …

One nagging trend that has continued on in discussions of aspiring musicians is the notion of “career”, with much literature and marketing implicitly suggesting that “success” means having a “career” where having a “career” in …

Future Now will host 60 artists across five stages in venues across Birkenhead on the August bank holiday weekend Future Yard, photo by Niamh Blackburn The fifth edition of Future Now, a two-day festival of …

In the last couple of years I’ve found myself writing more and more sleevenote essays. I’ve said in the past that this is one of my favourite mediums for writing: 1500 words or so is …

Nathan Bowles has found his way across the site countless times — with Bill Mackay, Black Twig Pickers, Setting, Pelt, and countless other iterations of progressive folk, bluegrass, roots, and drone. For his latest he …

Another group from Philadelphia, but with a radically different sound, is the esoteric Eyes of the Amaryllis. Assumably taking their name from the book of the same name, they formed in 2020 and soon found …

Photo by Taile Eigeland Hello You. Very excited to announce a two day Howlround residency taking place 11th-12 May at project DIVFUSE in Hackney, both days consisting of a daytime workshop/installation/loop creation session (free to …

Rakim is back with BE ILL, a new track alongside Kurupt and Masta Killa. But do legends really ever leave? Rakim’s upcoming album, G.O.Ds NETWORK – REB7RTH, is out 26th July (that’s tomorrow!) (And if …

Rhino's Quadio series continues to grow with a new quartet of Blu-ray Audio releases that are sure to excite devotees of the four-channel surround format. This time, vintage quad mixes from Bette Midler, Bread, Duke …