So said DBC Pierre a month ago in Observer Music Monthly in his review of the brilliant new Sigur Ros album. But it’s a quote that goes way beyond just that one band for me, and I guess it’s about time I had a first stab at explaining why this volcanic rock in the North […]
In a recent issue of Word magazine in the UK there was an interview with Bill Drummond – him of The K.L.F. who signed off their career by firing a machine gun into the audience at the 1992 Brit awards and then burning that million quid. Interesting chap. Anyway he has a new band called […]
This is good news, but annoying at the same time. I’ve heard some great new Icelandic music in the last few days, a band called Blindfold – beautiful songs on their myspace, one called Sleepless Nights and another called Wait especially. A review on Amazon which calls them a cross between Sigur Ros and Massive […]
I buy a lot of music, it must be more than I need given the size of my waiting list of unheard music, but it’s a habit I like. I don’t think I’m just a marketing man’s dream, or possibly those marketing types are cleverer than I think. I do love a bit of hype, […]
Today’s listening – I’ve just got a recording of the Sigur Ros concert in London last week. Fabulous stuff as ever. Lucky me I hear you say, one of my very favourite bands doing a nice intimate gig in my home city. Lucky lucky me! Except… I wasn’t there. It is true to say they […]
…that Wimbledon final was incredible. That’s what I mean about sport beating film & tv hands down. That was real life proper drama, nobody knows what’s going to happen next. Absolutely brilliant Rafael Nadal, and top marks to Federer. Two proper sportsmen, in every sense of the word, at the top of their game, almost […]
Mugison, the nicest man in music (with the possible exception of Petur Ben – Mugison’s fabulous guitarist with Michael Jackson moves (in a good way) and a brilliant solo album) is playing in London on Wednesday night. I saw him about a month ago at the same venue and it was superb. He used to […]
Like it says up there, my blog is mainly about music. What I’m listening to now whether new, old or provoked by one of my regular journeys into the random button of the ipod. I’ll try to be always kind, that’s just the kind of guy I am. Lists! – I love music lists so […]