Classical music – not what it says on the tin

I’ve started listening to classical music, and I think it means I’m getting old. But if being old is synonymous with the feeling I get when listening to great musicians play Debussy, Grieg or Beethoven, I cannot wait to get older.
I wish I had paid more attention to what I was taught in music history [...]

Under The Blacklight by Rilo Kiley

After a short stint as a solo artist, Rilo Kiley vocalist Jenny Lewis has reunited with her old bandmates for a fourth album release – a clever decision, as Under The Blacklight might just be the pop [...]

Cue neo-grunge

Grunge is back. Or neo-grunge, I should say. Dress like a slacker, and be über-trendy.
Ah, if it was only that easy. Neo-grunge may seem like a piece-of-cake trend to master, but trading fashion-tips with the local busker just won’t cut it. There are rules.
Being a humongous fan of the angst-filled grungy teen drama My So-Called [...]

Here My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Motown Records, first released in 1978.

Here My Dear was the result of Marvin Gaye and first wife Anna Gordy’s divorce settlement, where a court ruled that all royalties from Gaye’s next, yet-to-be-recorded, album should go to the daughter of Motown-boss Berry Gordy.
Gaye immediately started recording Here My Dear, giving a detailed account of every aspect [...]

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Released in 1967 on Verve.

Born in Germany in 1938, Nico moved to New York in 1960 to pursue a career in modelling. Her heavy accent and cool European manners soon caught Andy Warhol’s attention, and the two became close friends. This is how she was introduced to John Cale and Lou Reed from The Velvet [...]

Daedelus at The Luminaire

The other day I went to Kilburn. It’s not very often I’m in northwest London. In fact, the last and only other time I went to Kilburn, was to linedance with hardcore cowboys in some sort of community centre-cum-wino den. But I like Kilburn, the air seems cleaner there for some reason.
Anyways, the reason I [...]

Toilet Scribblings

I was at The Luminaire recently, and during the course of the evening, I had to visit the ladies’ room. The entire toilet was decorated with scribblings – walls, cubicles – so I started to read. Some stuff was quite funny, some just looked good, so I started taking pictures. And then I thought, hey, [...]

D’Angelo – D’Man

So, D’Angelo is one of my favourite artists ever. You can tell from his music that he loves Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Prince – the people that matter. And although he can never supersede any of these greatnesses, he has managed to combine them all in his music. Which, in my opinion, makes him THE [...]

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