Vinyl Chapters speaks to author, audiophile and academic, Jennifer Otter Bickerdike about her career, records, and what got her into music in the first place. For some people, music really is life. Jennifer Otter Bickerdike is one of those people. From her early days working at record labels to becoming an academic in the industry, she then went on to publish a number of … [Read more...] about An Interview with Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
All Points East Festival 2019 Review – Sunday 26th May
Victoria Park’s summer festival, All Points East, returned for another diverse helping of guitar rock, art-pop, jazz and electronica. Victoria Park’s eclectic, two-week blockbuster summer festival, All Points East, opened for its second-year with a varied three-day programme encompassing the hedonism of Primal Scream, the block-rocking beats of The Chemical Brothers, the … [Read more...] about All Points East Festival 2019 Review – Sunday 26th May
Single Review: Emile Sandé – Extraordinary Being
Emile Sandé’s new single Extraordinary Being, a tie-in with Marvel’s X-Men Dark Phoenix, is more ordinary than extraordinary. The Scottish superstar has been quiet in recent years, but her latest single clearly takes inspiration from her collaboration on Chic’s 2018 release It’s About Time. Extraordinary Being isn’t the ballad you would expect from Sande, instead going down a … [Read more...] about Single Review: Emile Sandé – Extraordinary Being
Review: Ash – 94-04: The 7” Singles Box Set
Indie rockers Ash return with a new vinyl box set detailing 20 of their singles on 7” discs from 1994 to 2004. How have Ash been around for 25 years? That’s the conclusion you’re left with when you realise their new vinyl box set starts with first single release Jack Names The Planets from way back in 1994. This was back when Britpop was in full swing, bands were praised for … [Read more...] about Review: Ash – 94-04: The 7” Singles Box Set
Review: Eddy Yang – American Glory
Eddy Yang releases his debut rock album American Glory, focusing on personal issues set against energetic guitars and hip-hop beats. There’s something to be said for taking control of everything yourself. It allows you to be completely honest with what you want to achieve, have nobody telling you to do and make decisions that others would dismiss. One of these decisions Eddy … [Read more...] about Review: Eddy Yang – American Glory
Review: Gia Margaret – There’s Always Glimmer
On her debut album of blissful quietude, Gia Margaret channels dream-pop, backwoods folk, ambient and shoegaze whilst foraging for the light within times of darkness, fashioning a disarmingly beautiful riposte to the noise around us. “It’s safe to say it’s been a hard year”, whispers the Chicago-based, classically trained singer-songwriter Gia Margaret at the outset of her … [Read more...] about Review: Gia Margaret – There’s Always Glimmer