Music

DJ Shadow: Entroducing & Premeptive Strike

Some things get better with age, your favourite but battered comfy chair, lying on in bed, good wine and great music. It's been nearly ten years since I first discovered DJ Shadow; late one night listening to some alternative music radio broadcast. It was love at first listen; the funky fresh drum beats, scratchy mixing and quaint samples were unique, exciting and captivating. There's no particular reason for revisiting his work right now, despite reaching the level of mastery with his initial r...
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Eels End Times – Review

Great artists quite often are categorised as being prolific, the production of their art as natural and and as intuitive to them as breathing. While that may not always be the case, the ability to produce art of a consistently high quality is something to revere and respect in and of itself. End Times is the second Eels album in six months and while it may not live up to the sheer genius of Blinking Lights & Other Revelations or their debut Beautiful Freak it's still a very worth while liste...
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Radiohead OK Computer- Collectors Edition Review / Retrospective

"... In a city of the future, it is difficult to concentrate" Let me begin with the obvious, OK Computer is one of the greatest albums of my lifetime. It has topped many best album listings and is considered by many of my peers as the most important album of our generation, I agree with all that but the recent release of the collectors edition has raised it's already high standing for me personally. Perhaps it is listening to the songs again after not hearing them for a while, perhaps it's re...
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NIN – Ghosts & Year Zero

I have been a lover of alternative music for many years now, in that time I have listened to hundreds of bands and thousands of songs. I have loved and hated what I heard and have changed my opinion on more than one occasion. Perhaps out of all the music though one band stands unique in the crowd, certainly in terms of staying true to their beliefs, producing consistently great music and doing things in their own way - Nine Inch Nails. I'm not claiming that they are the greatest band of my gener...
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Paramore Brand New Eyes

Paramore's new album is available on Monday, but iTunes should have it available at midnight tonight - can't wait to pick it up. First single from the album "Ignorance" below. I love this song, I love this band and I think I'm in love with Hayley Williams.... httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-DVOMPsWQ&feature=related
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Music While I Work

Lots on today, currently working on podcast development and listening to this which I just bought via iTunes. Great album :)
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