There is a country in the Far East which produces more quality cover bands per capita than anywhere else and these lads are from there.
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Devin McKinney Day 12: John Cage * Christian Wolff: CARTRIDGE MUSIC …
My hearing has been okay since the implant worked itself out of my head (see old “blood streaming down face” story), but I have problems locating the source of sounds. And sometimes certain frequencies(?) don’t sound right. Yesterday I was in line at the 7-11, and I thought I heard a crying baby some feet …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Kelli Cline Day 11: The Partridge Family: SOUND MAGAZINE (Bell Records …
Named by NME as one of the rising stars in London, Effie is now stranger to the limelight. As the daughter of John Hatchman, drummer of Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Tich, and the great granddaughter of an acclaimed American Gospel singer, Effie grew up in a musical family. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dyqIQ05rLUMFY8NQ7SHb5?si=PvPCOK96QSOZ907bv1zDtg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/effieofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/effierecords
Drifting in Silence is the name of a longstanding ambient project undertaken by multi-instrumentalist and composer Derrick Stembridge who chose the name as “a description of the feeling evoked by the music,” intended to create the sensation of movement through regions of light and shadow. Away by Drifting In Silence
Cornell & Carr have today released their new single ‘Things I Leave Behind’ and its accompanying video. The track was inspired by the emotional rollercoaster that Matt Cornell went through last year, leaving his home in Sydney where he was born and raised: all the things I’m taking with me, are just a measurement of time, don’t mean as much …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Ray Damulag Day 10: WANNA BUY A BRIDGE? (Rough Trade Records …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Alyssa LS Day 9: Joy Division: UNKNOWN PLEASURES (Factory Records, UK LP, …
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I felt an URGENT pang at bein’ “born too late” (and in the wrong state) after seein’ this battered, ca. 1973 gig flyer on FB earlier today, due to both lineup AND billing order. Especially given the present (sorry) state o’ Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival, which is taking place as I type this! By the by, …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Tracy Wilson Day 8: Ein Heit: THE LIGHTNING AND THE SUN …
Dig the live sound on this clip. Miraculous. Well beyond historical norms. Dig also the relative youth of Stevie and Lindsay. Even the great ones were young once.
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Samantha Lauren Day 7: The Brains: THE BRAINS (Mercury, US, 1980) …
[Ed. Note: What follows is a work in progress. Tom Kipp is in the process of compiling “1500 Completely Unforgettable Songs! (A Musical Cornucopia of Rock, Punk, Soul, Funk, Pop, Postpunk, Grunge, Sludge, Spoken Word, Country, Hardcore, Hip-Hop, Metal, Industrial, and Beyond).” Some of these songs will be familiar, others less so. All will be …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Jimmy Harrison Day 6: Flipper: Album—Generic Flipper (Subterranean Records, 1982) Flipper: …
CHRISSIE HYNDE REVEALS “NO RETURN” COVER OF KINKS CLASSIC LATEST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM, VALVE BONE WOE, OUT SEPTEMBER 6 photo credit: Jill Furmanovsky Chrissie Hynde released her new song today, “No Return.” Written by Ray Davies and appearing on the Kinks’ 1967 classic long player Something Else, Hynde’s version is taken from her new album Valve Bone Woe, out next …
Summer is coming to Australia, a time when every badass girl’s thoughts turn to football… Today, Dyson Stringer Cloher – the iconic project of three of Australia’s most accomplished and dynamic songwriters, Jen Cloher, Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer – are thrilled to announce their debut album will be released Friday 4 October via Milk! Records / Remote Control. To celebrate the announce, the trio release a …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: John M. Kappes Day 5: Gang of Four: ENTERTAINMENT! (EMI, original …
Born out of a mutual admiration for each other’s work, Jax and Tove Lo’s collaboration on ‘Jacques’ has been cooking for quite some time. Detailing a fun and flirty exchange told by Tove Lo enlightening listeners to a rendezvous she once had with a french guy called Jacques. The alluring anecdote and sultry pop vocals …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Marc Marshall Day 4: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band: TROUT …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: My dear sister, Laurie Kipp Day 3: Sex Pistols: NEVER MIND …
Depeche Mode has defeated Father Time, releasing a lovely, understated, new song with a simple, yet profound, post-Katrina, New Orleans-themed video.
Global superstar, producer and DJ, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll – a.k.a. Kygo releases the music video for his single “Higher Love” with Whitney Houston via RCA Records. The video showcases the bold makeup, eccentric wardrobes, and haristyles of the 1980’s, a nod to the time of Houston’s massive successes and stars Riverdale actress, Vanessa Morgan. Directed by Hanna Lux Davis, the video brings the nostalgia of the past …
R&B starlet Kiana Ledé has quickly developed from childhood phenom to one of the world’s most promising and intriguing young stars. A true mix of cultures, African, Latino and Native American, Kiana crafted her own unique vocal sound into a natural blend of these global, expressive influences. “For my Vevo LIFT session, I reimagined ‘Can …
Blowin’ out my voice with Montana Postpunk colossus Ein Heit, at what appears to be our show in the gymnasium of Missoula Loyola High School in mid-March 1986. Likely singing our customary set closer, Husker Du’s “Diane”, which I then considered to be “The Greatest Song Written During The 1980s”, and would likely nominate for …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Howard Todd Brown Day 2: Iggy and the Stooges: RAW POWER …
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I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Tim Cook (Not the Apple CEO) Day 1: Pere Ubu: THE …