This is my alternative list to the' BBC Sound of list' which always seems to me to feature artists who have pretty much broken already. That may sound pretentious of me but I can assure you that's not my intention. I never forget the privileged position I have of hearing lots of great artists ahead of the curve. The price I pay tapping away at a keypad every evening and listening to every promo that hits the mat seems a small one, and I still get a real buzz from seeing and meeting emerging artists in small venues. This year the [...]
This is my alternative list to the' BBC Sound of list' which always seems to me to feature artists who have pretty much broken already. That may sound pretentious of me but I can assure you that's not my intention. I never forget the privileged position I have of hearing lots of great artists ahead of the curve. The price I pay tapping away at a keypad every evening and listening to every promo that hits the mat seems a small one, and I still get a real buzz from seeing and meeting emerging artists in small venues. This year the [...]
The results are in! Even though we didn't have much to say about it, y'all clearly were quite taken with The Arcade Fire, as well as BIYL favorites Lissie, Gorillaz and Belle & Sebastian. On the other hand, you clearly did not care for Joanna Newsom or MGMT. But enough with the spoilers, read the results for yourself! Reader's Best Album of 2010: #1)The Arcade Fire - Suburbs (21%) #2)Sweet Jane - Sugar For My Soul (19%) #3)Lissie - Catching A Tiger [...]
There are very few artists that are as introspective as Kyle, lucky for me that through some mutual friends I have managed to make contact with him. Not known for sharing his work publicly, this year he travelled to Glasgow and laid down some tracks produced by one of the great producers and music gurus of our lifetime, Joe Foster. I have a copy of his latest longplayer, 8 , that I am currently digesting. If you listen to this small glimpse into the world of Kyle, [...]
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Prince ensaya con “Even Flow” de Pearl Jam
Listen to Prince really wail on a cover of Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow”
