Posts Tagged ‘rock’
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
It’s way too big to embed here but this map showing the paths in the history of Rock ‘N’ Roll is an interesting read. I’m not totally sure about Aerosmith being placed in between Dire Straits and Queen and certainly not sure that David Byrne would be happy with Talking Heads coming straight after Abba!
It’s probably a good thing that I’ve heard of about two of the bands on the pink line, right?
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
A morning spent listening to Paul Simon’s Graceland reminded me of this tune that I haven’t listened to in probably over a decade. A very simple track but one that truly proves that less is more…
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Boris is a bunch of noisy Japanese types who, as far as I can make out, seem to skip across a variety of musical styles from the trippy to downright weird. Some people may have heard their collaborations with Sunn O))), masters of the drone & bass, which are well worth a look in if you’re into that kinda thing.
Here’s Farewell, one of their more accessible tracks (and I use that in fairly loose terms), taken from the album Pink on the awesome Southern Lord label.
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Another track from French lads Phoenix, if you missed it check their awesome If I Ever Feel Better that I posted a while back. Lovely melodies and jangly guitar lines. Well nice
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Season’s Greetings to one and all. What better way to get into the festive spirit than a rockin’ version of a Christmas classic
“Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiive skull earrings”
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