ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS: A NOBODY’S BOX SET AND A BLOG’S REBIRTH
Surprise! A post on Make Your Own Taste. And of course it’s about me. But not entirely. This music blog used to be a going concern, around 2012–14. I wrote […]
Author Archives: Allister Thompson
River of Tears
I would like to share a few things about the reasoning behind rereleasing my song, “River of Tears,” as a fundraising single, with proceeds to be directed to the Thunder […]
The Music of the Spheres: A Rock Dystopia
So this blog has been “out of service” for a while, though its glorious contents remain here for you to digest at your leisure. Since I wrote almost all of […]
No Reason to Cry: Songs by Grant McLennan
Your humble ex-blogger continues to release his own music, quite regularly. This latest album is special enough for me to pop in here to tell you about it. You’ve maybe […]
PROCOL HARUM’s underrated musical blend
As I frequently note in articles, there are many bands that started up during the musical explosion of the late sixties still making music today, or that had lengthy and […]
HAMMOCK Reaches for the Heavens…and Takes Us Along
I started writing this site in 2012, but I actually didn’t listen to Hammock until…hmm, late 2016 maybe — around the time I stopped writing the blog. So, naturally, I […]
Fairport Convention’s “Liege and Lief”
This article is actually the first chapter of an unwritten book, so it may feel introductory rather than informative. A few years ago, a well-known music book imprint put a […]
Video Premiere: Unimaginable Light Shines Out by The Gateless Gate
Stationary Travels reviews the new Gateless Gate album and shares the first video. For fans of Hammock, The Church, Pink Floyd, Popol Vuh.
Khan Tengri – KT2 (2016)
Sharing this lovely review and preview from Dayz of Purple and Orange because, well, I made the album! Read on: Last year saw the debut release from Khan Tengri..’Aeons’ was […]
CONCERT REVIEW: ANATHEMA in Toronto, August 21, 2017
You know that famous part in Godfather III where Michael Corleone laments that every time he tries to get out, they pull him back in? That’s kind of like this […]
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