Listening to: Queen, Greatest Hits (UK)
The song list on this, the first of many Queen Greatest Hits discs, is essentially perfection. A review of Queen’s Greatest Hits (UK).
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Listening to: Leah Salomaa
Leah Salomaa is a Toronto-based folk singer who has made two excellent CDs of folk songs for children. This is tastefully sung and played music that’s engaging for children and adults alike: it’s not saccharine like other children’s CDs I’ve heard.
Listening to: Bedouin Soundclash, Street Gospels
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: Afro Celt Sound System
I was introduced to Afro Celt Sound System by my friend Jeff (at least that’s how I remember it; some of those mid 90s parties are a bit hazy :). They’re a UK-based crossover outfit that marries Irish traditional music … [read more]
Listening to: Trojan Dub Massive, Chapters One and Two
Always experimental and always an outsider musician as far as a general sort of listenership would be concerned, Bill Laswell’s contribution to popular music has nevertheless been a fantastic journey of the offbeat and powerful. I’m familiar with Laswell’s work … [read more]
Listening to: Fat Freddys Drop, Based on a True Story
My sister introduced me to this a few years ago. She lived in New Zealand then, as do Fat Freddys Drop, a live dub band. This is basically dubby roots reggae played by a (very good) live band. It loses … [read more]
Listening to: Burial, Untrue
For anyone still standing at the end of the long, strange journey through the tunnel of electronic music, particularly all the different forms of house over the years, this is lovely, emotional, introverted and perhaps a little nerdy. It’s also … [read more]
Listening to: Bach, Weihnachtsoratorium (Harnoncourt)
I came late to this work (in life, as I’d like to discuss here… and yes, I know it’s about a month after Christmas now). I remember my mom loving it and playing it to mark the season when I … [read more]