We speak to Stephen Coates about the fascinating history of X-ray records, music that’s been directly recorded onto discarded X-rays in the Soviet Union. “It didn’t seem to matter because this was the music that people loved, not the music they were being told to love.” Many of us are lucky enough to be able to listen to and perform music freely; music that expresses … [Read more...] about The Story of X-Ray Records in The Soviet Union
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New Music Fridays – 20th March 2020
New Music Fridays carries on as normal in these crazy times. Music is a healer and with much of the world on lockdown, what better time to listen to music, old and new? Check out our new tracks of the week below and as always, click the pics to listen. Katie Toupin - Don’t Wanna Die Although the track is based around the artist’s last night out and being two and a … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 20th March 2020
The Evolution of Metal Music: Part One
The tale of Heavy Metal is a storied fable. Starting in 1970 with Black Sabbath, the new dark, heavy, loud and fast music was born. Through the seventies and early eighties, the genre grew in strength and popularity. Bands such as Motorhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest followed in Sabbath’s footsteps, even Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne stuck to his roots with his solo … [Read more...] about The Evolution of Metal Music: Part One
Revolver: An Argument For The Best Beatles Album
Reece Maggs takes us on an in-depth journey through his reasoning on placing The Beatles' Revolver as his number one choice from their back catalogue. If the man in the tall black hat should ask “What is the best Beatles album?” one would do well not to err or falter. Reasonable claims could be made for several records: The White Album (a kitschy, post-modern, cultural … [Read more...] about Revolver: An Argument For The Best Beatles Album
New Music Fridays – 13th March 2020
Welcome to this week's New Music Fridays! What better way to relax away from the troubles of the world than by taking in the heady goodness of our 5 chosen tracks below? As always, click the pics to listen to the sweet sweet music. Marlene Oak - One Way Growing up on a small island outside Stockholm, you can really hear the solitude and self-reflecting atmosphere on … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 13th March 2020
In Memoriam: A Tribute To Andrew Weatherall
Michael Sumsion bids farewell to Andrew Weatherall, a true icon, cosmic traveller and musical shape-shifter, who ploughed his own furrow and transcended pigeon-holes and boundaries. Andrew James Weatherall changed my life in the 1990s, and I wasn’t the only one; the bewildering news of his early demise is still sinking in. This influential DJ, producer and remixer, an … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: A Tribute To Andrew Weatherall