Future of the left
Jan 16, 01:10 PM
My intention for this blog is mainly to discuss things to do with freelancing, web design and web usability, but I’m fast starting to realise that it’s going to contain a fair bit of music news and other waffle too…
Now this is a big statement I know, seeing as it’s only January, but I think Future of the left just might be my band of 2008. Made up of ex-Mclusky and Jarcrew members, their debut album ‘Curses’ was released in September but I’ve only just discovered it and my what a pleasant find!
I won’t bother writing much else about them since my sentiments are pretty much in line with whats written about them over at the undomondo and BBC Wales websites, but needless to say I think the album is brilliant and is going to sit quite comfortably amongst the Pixies, Fugazi and Jetplane landing ones already on my shelf.
2007 live music roundup
Dec 18, 10:45 AM CommentI’ve seen quite a few web designers write about their top albums and live shows at the end of each year. It’s something I’ve often thought was a nice idea ‘cause it’s a good way to discover bands you might not have heard about (I was introduced to The hold steady from Jon Hicks’ blog during the year) and helps forgetful people like me remember what they’ve seen in years to come.
As this has to have been one of my best years for live music in quite a while I feel compelled to jot mine down too. So here we are (in no particular order):
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Oct 2, 09:30 AM CommentRadiohead are releasing their latest album under their own steam, with no record label and no distribution, via an internet download where you choose how much you want to pay for it.
It’s already been well documented and discussed, but whatever you’re take on it, it’s certainly an interesting idea and one that’s sure to generate a fair amount of publicity and get people thinking about the business of marketing music now that the internet is on the scene.