Drowned in sound have started a new series of industry articles from those in the know. The first is called ‘How To Get Tipped’ but would be more accurately titled ‘how the marketing department is killing new bands’. It’s a good article, but a little unfocused in what it’s actually against. Have a read, I’ll … Continue reading
It’s no secret that I’m a longtime fan of My Morning Jacket, if you want to know about the transcendent power of rock music there are currently few finer live bands and certainly they are in my top three live acts I would recommend to any music fan (full list coming soon). For my money … Continue reading
‘Dark Was The Night’, the Red Hot Organization HIV / AIDS charity album produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner from The National that I mentioned last week now has a confirmed tracklist. It looks pretty awesome – a veritable who’s who of North American indoe in 2009 – with a bunch of original tracks and … Continue reading
The death of Ron Asheton of The Stooges gave the year a mournful start, with precious little else to cheer up fans of good music (that’s you, right?). While we can wonder at Bono writing a column for the New York Times, and feign interest in the latest Amy Winehouse gossip, Kanye rant or Babyshambles … Continue reading
Plenty of places are all to ready to tell you who’s gonna be the next big thing in 2009 – just check some of the tips from last year to know these need to be taken with a pinch of salt, or the Terris Factor as I like to call it. Basically, unless these artists … Continue reading
Podcast 10 recorded.
For me 2008 was a weird year for music, I spent a lot of the time traveling and then a couple of months trying to catch up with new music – I’ve still got a list of over a dozen albums I want to get my hands on. Live I was fortunate enough to catch … Continue reading
