‘We built a castle on stage complete with battlements’: how 80s German thrash bands pushed metal to new extremes
As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer The noise might have been building since the early 80s, but 1986 was the year thrash metal broke – bursting like a zit on a teenage […]
New Album of Waylon Jennings “Dukes of Hazzard” Recordings Coming
During Shooter’s search for unreleased gold, he also came across the original recordings of lines of “The Balladeer” for the first two episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, complete with instrumental tracks. Source: savingcountrymusic.com
Hayes Carll Takes Reins for Ray Benson at 75th Birthday Bash
If it wasn’t for Ray Benson and his long-running band Asleep At The Wheel, the term “Western Swing” might have been completely forgotten in the country music lexicon, let alone the vocabulary of America. Source: savingcountrymusic.com
‘Prince laughed like a kid as I painted “Free” on his stomach’: Steve Parke’s best photograph
‘The art director wanted it to read “1999”. But Prince wasn’t having that. So the next thing I knew, I was writing “Free” on him with my fingers in cold paint’ I grew up loving Prince’s music and remember thinking: “I’m gonna work for that guy one day.” Through high school and college I photographed […]
Frankie Archer promises “nu-ancient trad bangers” on Debut Album ‘The Dance of Death’
Frankie Archer has announced her debut album “The Dance of Death,” out 5th June via prrr of the bear. Co-produced with Guy Massey, Archer reconstructs some of the oldest songs in the English canon — warping fiddle lines, processing her own vocals and driving the material with pulsing drum machines and colourful synths into “nu-ancient […]
The BTS comeback album is almost here – and you best believe I’m slipping back into my K-pop obsessive era | Aastha Agrawal
I used to be embarrassed by my teenage fandom of the Korean boyband. Now I look back at that version of myself with so much softness When I heard the surprise news that BTS are releasing a comeback album, it pulled me back into a past version of myself, one that was all-consuming in its […]
White Fence Shares “Unread Books,” Second Single from forthcoming album ‘Orange’
White Fence has shared Unread Books, the second single from Orange, due April 24th via Drag City. Where lead single Your Eyes punched and sparkled, Unread Books sinks into droning, heartbroken pop, driven by Alice Sandahl’s hazy synths and Dylan Hadley’s shuffling drums. Produced by Ty Segall, Orange is Presley’s first White Fence album in […]
Abigail Lapell Shares “Shadow Child” ft. Frazey Ford, with Stop-Motion Video
Abigail Lapell shares the title track from her forthcoming album “Shadow Child,” featuring Frazey Ford. Ford’s unmistakable voice meets Lapell’s over sparse guitars and theremin, while a stop-motion clay animation Lapell created years ago serves as the perfect visual accompaniment. Source Source: klofmag.com
Wu-Tang Clan review – still bringing the ruckus even on their farewell tour
O2 Arena, LondonThis is slicker than their thrillingly chaotic early gigs, but the veteran New York hip-hop crew’s flows remain feral after 30-odd years RZA peers quizzically into the O2 audience through a pair of impressively bejewelled sunglasses. “How many people in this crowd were born in the 70s?” he enquires, after an attempt to […]
The insurance catastrophe
Whole regions of the world are now uninsurable, bringing radical uncertainty to the economy. How do we fix the problem? – by Gavin Evans Read on Aeon Source: aeon.co