The Worlds Best Cover Versions (Part 1)

Covers.  The ultimate musical conundrum, you only like covers when they are done of songs you’re not passionate about, but if someone dare cover your favourite song… hell to pay.  How dare they desicrate your favourite artist or song?  And how dare your favourite artist sing the deal that allows it!!? As with all things [...]

Gotta Get Down to It…

Music is often best written by those who are angry, those who are frustrated, or those who are bitter.  So often music is an artists release of pent emotion, a way of getting thoughts and feelings to boil over.  When an artist releases a song that reflects the same feelings in the public, some spectacular [...]

The Mask I Polish in the Evenin by the Morning Looks Like Shit

You know who Bright Eyes are, but you don’t know you did.  Bright Eyes are an Indie Rock band, lead and focussed on Conor Oberst, a twenty something from Omaha.  From the age of just two his mother said he’s been “banged his hands on the piano”.  Thankfully he’s mastered playing it properly, and in fact, [...]

Lord, I Want to Be Up in My Heart

I went to Glastonbury some years ago, in fact it’s probably ten years ago… and despite having returned their on numerous other years, it was the year i saw Moby that stood out. At that time he wasn’t a massive superstar, and played the 8pm set on the second stage. Little was I to know [...]