Always thinking about music, always got a song stuck in my head. I post stuff so I can talk about it with fellow music geeks.
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taken long for things to go downhill. First there was the Get Back documentary which was brilliantly made by Peter Jackson. But, and I mean no disrespect with this, what was great about it came from The Beatles themselves. It was the footage, the existing narrative and of
been building start to infiltrate the album charts. The UK club scene had been steadily growing since moving overground from the illegal raves of the late 80s. And though clubbers were their own tribe there was plenty of crossover with the other sects. When your favourite record
moment Byrne first hears Fela Kuti’s ‘Afrodisiac’ which he falls in love with. This makes a big impression on Eno, as according to him “no one in England was at all interested” in this music. At this point Talking Heads haven’t even released their debut, Eno has just heard them
Instead, it’s a surface deep Brian, neither digging enough into him as a person or into his relationship with the Beatles. I’ll not go into too many spoilers here, and the film is worth seeing if you’re a Beatles fan. But, there’s a lot of either filling in the
did hate it, it’s really understandable. John was born in 1940, so though Music Hall music had faded by the time he was older it was still a well known style for many years. The Kinks incorporated it into their music, as did Queen after them, so it wasn’t just a Macca trick 
But, as we jumped in the car and headed for the Royal Concert Hall, which is just round the corner from where last nights gig took place, my Mum and Dad told me “you’ll thank us for this one day” which has certainly proven true. Not only because I got to see a legend, but
Beatles, I’ve never spent time wishing for a comeback, so I have no idea what it’s like for your favourite band to get back together. The Stone Roses reunion is the closest thing for me, a band I love but just missed out on the first time. When they got back together me and my
The hardest question an Elvis Costello fan can be asked is “where should I start if I want to get into Costello’s music?” Because he’s almost impossible to pigeonhole. His albums have taken in Punk, New Wave, R&B, Country, Classical, Pop, Hip-Hop, Jazz. Hell, in 1986 he
than all the albums there, even the mighty Revolver, an album that’s critical standing has ascended in perfect synchronicity with Pepper’s descent, like some kind of Fab Four see-saw. There was a time when it seemed to be the law that Pepper was the greatest album of all time,
of defeat, letting the world and its wife know they still had their hooks in you. But, here he was again, a worker bee returning to the hive, or more like a sardine being rammed into a tin. The carriage was mobbed, depression and Monday morning hangovers floating in the air. To
But it’s a really beautiful melody. He’s like a fantastic movie actor who doesn’t do anything. He doesn’t over-dramatize. The way he sings, so the slightest hint of emotion in the timbre of his voice, I know this is going to sound weird, but I hear it sounding like records
must have done to a 17 year old. His first single, which he wrote, produced and played on, goes to number one, selling 1.4 million copies. How could that not instil in him an arrogance and self belief? 
crossed the road, dodging a taxi that blasted him with its horn, a reflex action for drivers in this city, part of their civic duty to add to the incessant wall of sound. He was heading down to The Village to meet a friend “an old friend” he thought to himself. Even though he was 
1. The album- the front of the box itself is the US cover but the vinyl comes with the original UK design. Designed by Barney Bubbles, it’s an intricate piece of wonderful Pop Art. 
powerful, that listening to it becomes a cinematic experience. The synchronicity between band and singer is frightening as they tune into his vision, bringing Jim’s words to life. That opening sound is less like Robbie’s guitar and more a demonic car engine, motoring it’s
for label head Jac Holzman, who had spent the majority of it clapping his hands and enthusiastically whooping in appreciation. But now, as the final notes of Riders On The Storm faded he was out of his chair, shaking hands and hugging them. “Really great album, guys!” he cried
the timing couldn’t have been better. With the emergence of Britpop, The Beatles cultural stock was on the rise. Although it’s hard to imagine now there was a time when The Beatles went through a wee bit of a lull in their standing in the world of music and culture. Of
