Jun
12
Credit To : Charles Laquidara – Big Mattress “It’s hard to believe all the attention being given these days to American Idol. Oh, granted a few of their contestants have achieved a little success, but where are the real show biz survivors (Jennifer Hudson excepted)? Here’s a clip from the greatest of all of these …
Apr
22
DATELINE : Tuesday April 20 2010 The official launch date of Cosmic Primitive Records, a web-label run by Marc Cantlin and ’5′. In the word’s of ’5′ .. Marc has been my main musical co-conspirator for about 18 years. We felt we needed a label as a forum for the musics we’ve made together and …
Apr
10
5 Track is actually some kind of distant cousin of mine – we never quite worked it out – but anyway – REALLY HAPPY to see this review on his work. He is an amazing musician. But not in what we might call the ‘mainstream’. Take a look – peruse – enjoy. Being both an …
Mar
06
I have mentioned this very useful extension to iTunes before. Reposting now around two fronts. New friend, music aficionado and DJ Mat Dryhurst provided me with some sample music around the genres of metal, black metal, doom, modern composition, techno, electronic, dubstep – I mean I didn’t even know the genres – much less the …
Sep
29
Me – big fan of Spiritualized – ever since Mark M put me on to the in the days of Ladies and Gentlemen … So imagine this that I have just found : ” Harmony 1 (Mellotron)” – 0:24 “Sweet Talk” – 4:05 “Death Take Your Fiddle” – 3:14 “I Gotta Fire” – 2:28 …
Sep
19
Until last night – when I saw Porcupine Tree for the 4th time – and Steven Wilson for the 5th (Blackfield) – I had never heard of That 1 Guy. Needless to say – friend Bobby G pointed out that he has supported The Tree in the past. So extraordinary – that I had to …
Jun
01
I have a disconnected relation that travel under the name of ‘FIVE‘. He is a guitarist that explores the boundaries of music. Been tracking him for a few years now – for your delectation – I present his recent newsletter: Three weeks til the summer solstice, and I can feel it coming already. On that …
