May Netaudio Revue
Another month and another bushel of worthies have sent their wares my way so I can tell you about them. We have a selection of ambient both light and dark, […]
Category Archives: Rock
A new road: the folk-rock trilogy of JETHRO TULL
Jethro Tull. The name is familiar to millions of rock fans, but the music is probably not as familiar as it should be (“Aqualung” excepted). We’re talking here about a […]
ROBERT FRIPP – Exposure (1979) The birth of music’s future
Robert Fripp is an extremely well-known musician and, it’s fair to say, an uncompromising one, as his entire career reflects. Known as a fleet-fingered (plectrum, please!) guitarist, ambitious composer and […]
THE DAYFLOWERS – Streetcorner Sympathy (2013) Viewing the past through a dusty haze
Very few people who listen to music appreciate the value of pure sound. I don’t mean pretty melodies and exquisite harmonies — most of us enjoy those things. But then […]
HER VANISHED GRACE – Star-Crossed (2012) The ocean of sound
Dream pop is a genre the aim of which is to use all the sonic tools available to a rock band to achieve a trancelike state in the listener. Without […]
CEDAR PARK – Way Back Home (2012) Classy Canuck pop
I am Canadian. That doesn’t mean a heck of a lot to me particularly, but I say it by way of introducing this Canadian rock album. Canada probably has as […]
Concert Review! Steven Wilson in Toronto, April 23, 2013
Here’s a new feature! Not one you should expect to see often, but when I go see a concert, I may as well write about it. I’m sort of a […]
GRANT MCLENNAN – In Your Bright Ray (1997) The best of Brisbane’s bard
It seems I say this all the time, but this is a very special post about an incredible musician who is no longer on this plane to share his wonderful […]
Ten essential classics of KRAUTROCK
Many of us have at least heard of Krautrock, which is basically German experimental and progressive rock from about 1968 onward through the seventies. It was influenced by what came […]
March Netaudio Revue
Time to talk about a few things that were pointed out to me in the last couple of months. This is the second in a monthly series (post 1 is […]
Make Your Own Taste 