I do not know much about King Crimson, I asked for ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’ for a Christmas present. Simple as that. I knew they are considered founders of Prog by some, so I decided to take an aural peek. I have heard three of the songs that feature on the album – Continue Reading[...]
The Foo Fighters started working back in 2010 on their latest album ‘Wasting Light’. It was recorded onto tape and then backed up digitally where it was processed and mastered. I ‘acquired’ a nice vinyl rip of the album to review as the quality of the audio is superior and drums are punchier. Bridges Burning – Continue Reading[...]
Fleet Foxes are the brainchild of predominant song writer, Rob Pecknold. Starting in 2006, the band have released 2 full albums and an EP to huge acclaim. Back in September 2011 I started reviewing their second and latest album ‘Helplessness Blues.’ Below is roughly (with some edits and additional thoughts) a direct review of what – Continue Reading[...]
Converse and Gorillaz have teamed up for the release of a new song called DoYaThing and an accompanying video to help promote Gorillaz design shoes. The four pairs of shoes are all personally designed by cartoonist extraordinaire and Gorillaz captain, Jamie Helwett. As part of the promotion, a special performance by the Gorillaz Sound System – Continue Reading[...]
Peter Gabriel followed up the New Blood album with a series of live shows with his New Blood Orchestra. We’ve already reviewed the album here, however what does the Blu Ray offer and does it venture further from the audio boundary of the album? The Blu-Ray is a selection of reworked tracks from Peter’s back – Continue Reading[...]
I was listening to Jarvis Cocker do a radio show on a Sunday a while back and he played a piece by a man named Matthew Herbert. It felt like the countryside he said ‘without it being about sweeping string pieces’. How could this be? This is not possible. Jarvis you nut. However, he was – Continue Reading[...]
After a long wait for Peter Gabriel fans thinking that after Big Blue Ball and then Scratch My Back that the rumoured follow up to 2002′s UP would materialise in the form of I/O. Instead Peter surprised or frustrated his followers by releasing New Blood. What does it offer? Is this symphonic retelling of his – Continue Reading[...]