Blogs about Music

On the back of the Preservation Society box on Detour and Andy Lewis’ extensive band history in issue #151, we remember THE CLIQUE The room is packed with people dressed in an array of peacock …

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be playing at Bristol Beacon’s Housewarming party! It’s the venue’s reopening celebration after yonks being closed for refurbishments. The event is FREE (but you need tickets) all day from …

Alternative panel for the Bastl Kastle (MODE and BIT IN references could be on the side panels)The Kastle is a complex oscillator that fits in the palm of your hand and can connect to a …

Its April so that means that it is Record Store Day once again. Therefore, it is time for me to pul together a release I would like to see put out today but most probably …

The Yamaha A-S 3200 is the flagship integrated amp from Yamaha. Can it compete with the likes of Luxman, McIntosh and Accuphase? Hear my thoughts inside! [...] The post The Yamaha A-S 3200 Integrated Amp …

My new book on queer poetry in Boston and San Francisco, Never By Itself Alone: Queer Poetry, Queer Communities in Boston and the Bay Area will be out from OUP soon (index just completed!).In the …

The Accident Group - Go Away (Please Come Back) There's a handful of bands with what could loosely be described as lyrically comic intent at the moment, a few good, a lot more "we already …

Matana Roberts did a lot of talking at the Roundhouse last night. A lot more talking than playing, in fact. Alone on the stage, opening the show for Lonnie Holley with an hour-long set, she …

Here's another of the compilation cassettes I bought this summer, having taken home a Denon twin-deck hi-fi cassette player from the local charity shop. All Wrapped Up is a 1983 compilation of singles by The …

I recently spent several days in Devon visiting Paignton, Torquay, Brixham, Kent's Cavern and Totnes so here's some pictures from the trip. Its an interesting and beautiful area and there's a lot of steep hills!

From Play School Play On to Russell Grant’s Zodiac Jukebox, the story behind every album released by BBC Records And Tapes.Between 1967 and 1991, BBC Records And Tapes released more than seven hundred albums. These …

I was going to wait to do this until Nov. 19, 2024, the 10th anniversary of this site’s launch. However, now’s the right time. Vehlinggo.com, this music website updated with various degrees of regularity since …

The Joy Hotel, a musical collective hailing from Glasgow, has unveiled news of their inaugural album, “Ceremony,” alongside their debut single, “Jeremiah.” The track delves into the intricacies of grappling with uncertainties and navigating through …

On May 4th in the year 2024, Sci Fi Bob Ekman, Paul F. Etcheverry, Scott Moon and Robert Emmett will be back at Foothill College!WHY??? to retroactively celebrate May Day in the lovely Los Altos …

Jonathan Sisson wrote on We Are Cult: Neil Breen Spectacular Pt 6: Cade: The Tortured Crossing ❉ Yes! He’s back! Along with his evil twin! It’s finally time we took a look at Neil Breen’s …

You know that line Bob sings in ‘Ballad of a Thin Man’? “You’ve been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books. You’re very well read, it’s well-known.” That one. Well, there was a time I …