I like to think that I will give anything a listen, and I’m always really disappointed when I get let down by by an artist that I should be able to rely on. So when there’s a cross over with something that I struggle to listen to and it’s by someone who I thought I [...]

When I think music these days is going all shit, I often find myself tracking back to albums that make me feel calm and happy. You know..”Comfort albums”. The Black Keys’ “Rubber Factory” is always there. There for me to clean my ears of the drivel and music crimes of modern day music. While I [...]

What do teenagers in Long Beach listen to? With the little that I know about ‘the LBC’ (thanks Snoop), I know I had opinions about what ‘the kids’ there listened to – but even in my most adventurous thoughts, would I have considered ‘Belle and Sebastian’, ‘Bright Eye’s’ or ‘Wilco’? I didn’t think ‘kids’ anywhere [...]

I make no apologies for it; I’m a fricken huge LCD Soundsystem fan. There is little in my historical musical palate that should even allow me to like them – something which provides me with as much bemusement as it does wonderment. Seemingly growing from a collection of singles with the 2005 collection/debut, to a [...]

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, to anyone who has had a passing interest, seem like a kooky retro-throwback band. Tracks like ‘How Long’ and ’100 Days’ ooze the funk and soul that seems a long time gone. Thanks to the lovely people at NPR (who we should all donate to support), I’ve been drowning in [...]

While this has been out for a few days now, today was the first time I managed to really take it in. There was some early criticism about the album too ‘hip-hop’ based…which to me sounds both crazy and awesome. Crazy, because let’s face the facts, Gorillaz has always been centered around hip-hop (Del’s early [...]

Being named as Metacritic’s band of the decade (a decision based on the music media’s overall response to their 2000 releases) is proof that for those who actually follow the industry, Spoon is the most consistent band for the past 10 years. Their catalogue doesn’t feature any ‘marginal’ efforts (in comparison to say, Radiohead with [...]

Sometime ago, as part of my 365 albums, I covered The Cure’s ‘Greatest Hits’. It took me a long time to get past the lipstick wearing cadaver that is Robert Smith, and take in their music. Again, I have to say; Brent Dallow, where ever you are, you got it right. The XX are one [...]