New Music Reviews
Reissue CDs Weekly: Vee-Jay RecordsSunday, 13 April 2014
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theartsdesk in Oslo: The Tape to Zero FestivalWednesday, 09 April 2014
The on-stage collaboration between north-Norwegian ambient maestro Biosphere and his similarly inclined but sonically darker countryman Deathprod was a one off. At Oslo’s Tape to Zero festival, Biosphere and Deathprod bought the you-had-to-be-there moment. The pair had collaborated for a remix project of composer Arne Nordheim in 1998, but this was about new music. Read more... |
Spring Quartet, BarbicanTuesday, 08 April 2014
In the 1960s and early 70s drummer Jack DeJohnette, now 71, was learning his craft with nearly everyone who was anyone, including Coltrane, Monk, Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis. Read more... |
Evan Parker: 70th-Birthday Celebration, Kings PlaceSunday, 06 April 2014
John Coltrane’s extravagant, trance-like saxophone-playing is often considered the pinnacle of jazz technique, but for Evan Parker, who celebrated his 70th birthday with a concert at Kings Place last night, it was only the starting point. Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: Gram ParsonsSunday, 06 April 2014
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Celebrating Jon Lord, Royal Albert HallSaturday, 05 April 2014
Jon Lord may have tickled his last ivory in 2012, but last night his spirit lived defiantly on. The great and the good from both heavy and contemporary music gathered in his memory. It was for a serious purpose - to raise funds for pancreatic cancer care. But, boy, what a time we had doing it. A revolving door of stars brought us wild solos, screaming vocals and thundering rhythms. Read more... |
Polar Bear, XOYOThursday, 03 April 2014
“The most influential band of the last ten years. Period,” said Jez Nelson, of BBC Radio 3’s Jazz On 3, announcing Polar Bear to the XOYO audience last night. It’s difficult to live up to an introduction like that, especially when the band wanted the audience to focus on their new album, which was launched that night. Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: Elton JohnSunday, 30 March 2014
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Rebecca Ferguson, Symphony Hall, BirminghamFriday, 28 March 2014
As anyone who has a television will know, Rebecca Ferguson is a graduate of The X Factor – having come runner-up in the 2010 competition. Read more... |
Goldfrapp, Symphony Hall, BirminghamThursday, 27 March 2014
Goldfrapp have already toured new album, Tales of Us, having hit the road in the UK and Europe last autumn. Read more... |
Various Artists: Chicago Hit Factory – The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966
Gram Parsons: The Early Years Vol 1 & 2
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road box setPages
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