The North East has spawned some of the greatest Rock stars England has ever produced. Hailing from Washington, Tyne and Weir, son of a miner, Bryan Ferry’s Roxy Music exploded onto the music scene in 1972 with this groundbreaking Art Rock classic. In an era that mostly kept singles and albums separate, Virginia Plain didn’t […]
Like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd have not had the creative fire burning inside of them since the release of The Wall 35 years ago (or in The Stones case parts of Tattoo You, an album of outtakes from a richer period in their history). As Roger Waters indulged his demons on The Final Cut (1983) and […]
Robert Wyatt releases a new retrospective through Domino Records on November 17th called, Different Every Time – Ex Machina/Benign Dictatorships. The album is a fascinating look at his long and interesting career, including collaborations and solo work and is the perfect place to start for anyone curious to discover this incredible artist. The link below is an […]
John Cale, co-founder of The Velvet Underground, Welshman, songwriter, singer, producer and multi instrumentalist, playing viola, cello, guitar, bass and piano. Cale has also been extremely prolific making more than 30 albums and in later years he has been working on soundtracks and ballet. I saw him live twice, both times in Sydney, once solo in […]
In the same year as Pink Fairies were releasing their third album and eventually splitting up, Roxy Music were on their second album, For Your Pleasure and on a rise to fame that would turn Bryan Ferry into an international star and Brian Eno into a legendary musical innovator. This moody and magnificent piece was […]