Category Archives: Artist Tributes
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Was A Masterpiece, But Was It Grunge?
It’s been twenty years since Nirvana released their era-defining album, ‘Nevermind’, and over the years it’s sales have tipped over the thirty million mark. Yep, that means Platimum, but ten times over, and to put those sales into some kind … Continue reading
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A tribute to Amy Winehouse 1983-2011
The sweet Camden girl I so often saw staggering around the town with her signature Ronette-high barnett, inked skin, ballet pumps, thickly applied eye-liner and a lost look in her eyes passed away a week ago today and I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, Frank, Queen of Camden, RIP
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The Horrors reach new heights with their latest album…
I’ll be honest, I’ve long heard of The Horrors but never really taken the time to listen to their music; perceiving them to be a band concerned with style over substance. But then, yesterday a plethora of great music blogs … Continue reading
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Tagged new album, new wave synth rock, psyadelia, shoegaze, synths, The Horrors
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Gill Scott-Heron – RIP ‘the Godfather of rap’
Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011 This morning I woke up to the tragic news that the legendary musician and poet, Gil Scott-Heron, had passed away, aged just 62. Gil’s sound fused together spoken-word poetry, jazz and blues political expression and he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Gil Scott-Heron, Grandfather of rap, hip hop, RIP Gil Scott-Heron
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Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday – a tribute to a legend
Today hails the 70th birthday of one of the most important singer songwriters of our times, Bob Dylan. Born on May 24th, 1941, in the scruffy city of Duluth, Minnesota, Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) has gone on to spark … Continue reading
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Tagged 70th Birthday, Bob Dyan, Like a Rolling Stone, London Feis
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