Sep
27
This I am convinced is going to be a STUNNER. On his second solo album, Grace for Drowning released September 27 on K-Scope, the frontman of the rock band Porcupine Tree has forged an unusual sonic alchemy of progressive rock, textural electronica, piano-pop balladry, soundtrack-like soundscapes, doom rock . . . and jazz. full article …
Aug
31
This is a living blog post – designed to support my 30 minute guest slot on Manao Radio later this week. (Saturday 3rd actually – noon, Hawaii time) The brief: John you have 30 minutes as a ‘Guest DJ’ …. GO ! … and speaking of ‘guest’, I ‘guess’ the usual approach would be to spend …
Jul
17
Who will make the next Great British Rock Album? asks The Guardian (yes they still have time to write about music – a lot – even though they seem so busy on other News stories … Anyway – a good read – I just wonder if there will EVER be another TRULY great Rock Album – …
Jul
06
Steven Wilson providing a top to bottom overview of who he is, what he is doing – and why he is doing it …. A good read for a ‘modern introduction’. Guitarist Steven Wilson of Blackfield and Porcupine Tree | Guitar World.
Jun
27
A history of modern music | Music | guardian.co.uk.
Apr
29
Saw this article earlier today and got annoyed. To extract just one point : This post is about the recorded music part of the business, not publishing, not touring, not movie or video game soundtracks. Caveat – I ain’t in the music business – not even a musician – but I LOVE music – listen …
Feb
03
I don’t know Trish very well. Arguably not at all. We met one afternoon In ‘Stellas’, absorbing the delectable talents of Mr Tom Conway – a most excellent guitarist residing and playing on this fine island of Maui. In my world a single conversation does not a friend make – but now we live in this …
Jan
26
XTreme Manufactured Music
by Fractals
… my thanks to : http://frgt10worldofet.blogspot.com/2010/11/cobain-state-of-mind.html – for borrowing the image – great blog BTW This just in from JP (the other one) – thanks JP. I have posted stuff before about manufactured pop music – and how I abhor it – but really – I did not know it could get this bad …. …
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