Category Archives: Music – Have You Heard?

Have You Heard? – (37) “Amok” by Atoms For Peace

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Atoms for Peace are Thom Yorke, from Radiohead,  Flea from Red Hot Chili peppers, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead’s producer, Joey waronker, who has played with Beck and REM, and Brazilian musician Mauro Refosco. “Amok” is essentially Thom Yorke’s second solo album, … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (36) “Imperial Bedroom” by Elvis Costello

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

I’m off work this week and have been spending some time on my music book, now on a chapter about what Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen did from the the early eighties onwards. After both made a sequence of five … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (35) “Man Next Door” by Massive Attack

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Listen to this as you read! In 1998, Massive Attack released their third album “Mezzanine”. While I love its predecessor, “Protection”, I’m coming round to the view that “Mezzanine” is Massive Attack’s finest work. It’s a dark and foreboding album, … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (34) “Chemical Imbalance” (DJ Die Mix) by Karime Kendra

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

If you like your dance music stripped back to a raw drum and bass beat, with a pretty vocal floating on top, then try this. I reacquainted myself with this track last week, when I was writing about a brilliant … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (33) “Little Sunflower” by the East New York Ensemble de Music

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

OK, so this is obscure! But it’s good. It’s school half term this week, and I had a few days of holiday left before the end of March, so I decided to take the week off. Be around for the … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard (and seen)? – (32) Billie Holiday singing “Fine and Mellow”

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

I’m on to a chapter about jazz in my book at the moment and earlier this evening I was just reminding myself about Billie Holiday. What a fantastic singer she was. She had the most turbulent life – absolutely awful … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (31) “Where Are We Now?” by David Bowie

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Earlier this week, as I was working my way through a few hours’ worth of tweets, I saw something unexpected and exciting: a new single from David Bowie! It was completely out of the blue as far as I was … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (30) What the Stranglers and Smith and Mighty did to “Walk On By”

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

“Walk On By” is a classic sixties soul song with a jazzy shuffle and lazy trumpet absolutely typical of the era. Penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who else? A poignant break up tune: if you see me walking … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (29) “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

With apologies to any all-out rockers reading this blog, who might have strayed this way having read my Top Ten on Air Guitar, this is all about a wonderful love song. No riffs, just beauty… “The First Time Ever I … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (28) Grand Drive

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Grand Drive are one of my favourite bands of the 2000s. You could call them Americana, country rock, a combination of the Byrds, Neil Young, Crowded House and Teenage Fanclub with a hint of Bruce Springsteen. Or you could just … Continue reading →

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