Bedouin Soundclash’s third album, Street Gospels, is a varied and interesting affair – definitely worth buying and listening to. I like it for its variety, scenic detours and also for its commitment to trying things other bands wouldn’t.

Listening to: Radiohead, Box Set
I have a love/hate relationship with Radiohead. I think I was originally introduced to them somewhat against my will (and comparatively late) when, in the mid-90s, I went to someone’s BBQ and ‘OK Computer’ was on the stereo, which had been moved outside to cover the yard. The sound was a bit wafty in the [...]

Listening to: Led Zeppelin, Mothership
Even though I think I own pretty much every Led Zep album, I couldn’t resist picking this up. It’s very well sequenced and makes their achievements lucid and easy to comprehend. Full of incredible music. This really is a blueprint for so many things; not just – as is repeated ad nauseam in every Zep [...]

Rediscovering classic Tom Waits
Maybe I’m in one of those moods, or maybe it’s because Christmas is rolling around and gruff voices and abrasive songs are a welcome antidote to ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ but I’ve been enjoying three classic Tom Waits albums again recently. I remember being introduced to these by my friend Rustum Kozain who, incidentally, writes [...]
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