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Have You Heard? – (39) “Settle” by Disclosure

Posted on June 12, 2013 by John S

Now this is an unusual “Have You Heard?”, because the answer, at least if you are British and reasonably young, will be YES. Because it’s new and high in the charts. So, it’s an album by a couple of young … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (38) “I Never Wanted” by Idlewild

Posted on June 8, 2013 by John S

I’m writing a chapter in my musical journey at the moment that starts with the mighty R.E.M. and then tracks through some bands that shared a similar sound and ethos. It splits into two paths: one, the more melodic, minor … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering music with iPod shuffle

Posted on May 28, 2013 by John S

At work today I had to focus on finishing off a paper, which I’d started writing during the Bank Holiday weekend. Working in an open plan office can be quite noisy, so when you need to focus you have to … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 7, 2013 by John S

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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The Staves at the Scala, Kings Cross

Posted on April 28, 2013 by John S

Readers of this blog will know I love the Staves and have seen them a couple of times in the last year. So of course I had to go and see them on their latest tour. My friends Jon and … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten – Bad Company!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by John S

So my stats tell me this is my 200th post! What better way to celebrate that than with  a ROCKING  selection. So get out your denim jackets, puff out your chest, lace up your Doc Marten boots, grab your air … Continue reading →

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British Sea Power at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Posted on April 22, 2013 by John S

I went to see the band, British Sea Power, at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire last Wednesday, 17 April, with my friend Jon. He’s a big fan; I’ve been an occasional acquaintance. I’d forgotten I owned one of their albums, “Open … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 3, 2013 by John S

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 John S

  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, full of sinister sounds and … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten – “Duende”… Sad Songs

Posted on March 10, 2013 by John S

Back in 2008 – it doesn’t seem that long ago – the music journalist Laura Barton wrote a wonderful piece in her Guardian column, “Hail, Hail Rock’n’Roll” about what she called Duende, or what the singer Nick Cave described as … Continue reading →

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