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Category: music
Folk is Cool Again
Well, at least, it is according to an article in today’s Observer. One of the new names to watch that they list is Sheila Chandra. I’m not sure I’d describe her as a new name though. I first heard of her in 1982 when she was the lead singer on Monsoon’s hit single “Ever So… Continue reading Folk is Cool Again
Mozart For Free
Oh look. Following in the footsteps of the BBC’s Beethoven experiment from last year, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation is making nine Mozart symphonies available for free download starting on January 27th. I got the information from Jon Lund, but here’s the original announcement (in Danish).
Music Downloads
Looking back over the music that I’ve bought over the last couple of years I see that I’ve bought a lot of CDs that replace albums that I have already bought once on either vinyl or cassette. I’ve bought very little new music recently. This year I want that to change. I want to investigate… Continue reading Music Downloads
Cultural Consumption
Long time readers might remember how I was going to read fifty books in 2005 and review each one as I finished it. I was going pretty well until the middle of March when I got rather ill and lost all interest in reading. After a few weeks I started reading again, but I never… Continue reading Cultural Consumption
In Dire Straits
I spent most of the 1980s living in various shared houses. One of the effects of this is that there are large holes in my record collection as I wouldn’t bother buying music that someone else in the house owned. Sometimes I can’t remember which albums I own. Sometimes I’m surprised by albums that I… Continue reading In Dire Straits
Musical Parody
I like a good musical parody. Note the word “good” in there. I’m not talking about the Barron Knights here[1], but I enjoy listening to The King covering Nirvana in the style of Elvis Presley or Frank Bennett covering Radiohead’s “Creep”. So there’s one level on which I should have enjoyed the busker in Tottenham… Continue reading Musical Parody
Imagine There’s No “Imagine”
Tomorrow is the twenty-fifth anniversary of John Lennon’s death. To celebrate… er… no… to commemorate that fact the BBC is running a vote to find the greatest Lennon song. We’ll skim quickly over the fact that the selection of songs to choose from is pretty bizarre (only one Beatles song!) and leap straight to the… Continue reading Imagine There’s No “Imagine”
“Sleepy Village”
I can ‘t work out whether or not this is irony. The article talks about Pete Townshend doing a small unannounced gig in the pub at the end of my road. It says that the show took place at the Bedford Pub in the sleepy village of Balham near London Never thought of myself as… Continue reading “Sleepy Village”
Kate Bush
Is there anyone still alive who remembers when Kate Bush last released an album? It seems she’ll be releasing a new one later this year. She makes the Blue Nile look positively industrious. I hope it’s worth the wait.