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
Country Music Now Reigns at #1 in All of Music
It really is hard to put into words the kind of moment country music is having, and more specifically, the moment country women are having. It’s worth regarding it as unprecedented, because it’s never happened before. Source: savingcountrymusic.com
Izembek
What does true wilderness look like? A photographer captures a rare slice of it in this refuge threatened by development – by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon Source: aeon.co
Sam Grassie shares new single ‘Burning of Auchindoun’
Sam Grassie shares “The Burning of Auchindoun,” a stirring reimagining of a traditional Scottish folk ballad from his forthcoming debut, “Where Two Hawks Fly,” due 10th April via Broadside Hacks. Coloured by ponderous double-bass, mystical flute and compelling fingerpicked guitar, it’s flighted with equal parts fantasy and foreboding. A UK headline tour kicks off later […]
Spencer Cullum – Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 3
Spencer Cullum finds comfort in retellings of folk narratives that seek to make sense of the present day. With Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 3, he’s provided a richly satisfying conclusion to his trilogy of albums. Born from a need to reconnect with the place that shaped him, the trilogy has also become a platform for […]
Shaun Ryder on highs, lows and Happy Mondays: ‘Heroin isn’t a party drug – you can’t just do it at the weekend’
As a child, the singer loved to start fires. As an adult, he was barely less chaotic. He discusses Bez, charisma, ADHD, his new memoir – and why making music is great, even if the record industry will always screw you over There are thousands of pictures of Shaun Ryder and Bez in Happy Mondays, […]
There are no psychopaths
Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on? – by Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen Read on Aeon Source: aeon.co
Love immortal
In pursuit of defeating death, Alan has dedicated his life to cryonics. He hopes to be defrosted together with his wife – by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon Source: aeon.co
Sierra Ferrell Gets Big Opportunity on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Sierra Ferrell is a sensational artists for representing country and Appalachian roots music on a national stage, and that’s exactly what she got to do Saturday, February 28th on Saturday Night Live. Source: savingcountrymusic.com