If you like the grit and raw talent of vocalists like PJ Harvey, then the dark stirring music created by North London's Nadine Shah will be perfect listening.I've seen Nadine perform live and she is an impressively intense performer, channelling a rage and something almost tender in the same breath. 2012 sees the release of her album 'Love Your Dum And Mad', and to celebrate the release, and Valentine's day, we have an incredible cover of Patti Smith's 'Because The Night'. Recorded using just her laptop, its an incredible intro to Nadine's remarkable voice. [...]
Since moving to London earlier this month I've started to miss Newcastle's live music scene more and more. Gone is the close knit community, the Ouseburn valley and cheap beer, instead a bizarre rat race and long, sprawling musical commutes take their place. Now I'm not saying London isn't exciting because it is; the possibilities are limitless, the opportunities are everywhere and the very obvious sense of competitiveness must play some part in spurring creativity. Yet despite this I'm starting to question the very concept of creation. Of course what inspires is different for every person, every [...]
Nadine Shah est britannique et d'origines norvégienne et pakistanaise. Elle joue du piano et travaille actuellement sur son album. Sa tessiture vocale est sa grande force, à la fois profonde et vibrante. Jouant avec brio le jeu de l'équilibriste, entre nos humeurs et nos sentiments, nous ne sommes jamais loin de sombrer dans une profonde mélancolie avec ses compositions... Je présuppose que ce n'est point la dernière fois que l'on entendra sa voix par ici, j'y reviens depuis, souvent. Comme un ancrage à mes émotions ! Nadine Shah is British with norvegian and [...]
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE KALI YUGA The Kali Yuga still has 200,000 or so years to play…good news for advocates & avatars of CHAOS, bad news for Brahmins, Yahwists, bureaucratic-gods & their runningdogs. I knew Darjeeling hid something for me soon as I heard the name-dorje ling-Thunderbolt City. In 1969 I arrived just before the monsoons. [...]
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE KALI YUGA The Kali Yuga still has 200,000 or so years to play…good news for advocates & avatars of CHAOS, bad news for Brahmins, Yahwists, bureaucratic-gods & their runningdogs. I knew Darjeeling hid something for me soon as I heard the name-- dorje ling-- Thunderbolt City. In 1969 I arrived just before the monsoons. Old British hill station, summer hdqrs for Govt. of Bengal—streets in the form of winding wood staircases, the Mall with a View of Sikkim & Mt. Katchenhunga—Tibetan temples & refugees—beautiful yellow-porcelain [...]
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