Suzanne Vega - Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles (Album review...
Since 2007's Beauty & Crime, Suzanne Vega has revisited her own back catalogue for the 'Close-up' series - a quartet of albums sub-titled: Love Songs, People & Places, States of Being and Songs...
View ArticleAlbum Chart - February 2014
New albums this month from (among others) the stadium-bound Augustines, with their brilliant eponymous follow-up to Rise Ye Sunken Ships, the ever-wonderful Suzanne Vega - back after a reworking...
View ArticleMogwai - Usher Hall (8th March 2014)
As part of the centenary celebrations of Edinburgh's magnificent Usher Hall, bringing together contemporary and classical music, and comedy across five nights, I was drawn to the great city to see...
View ArticleThe War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (Album Review 2014)
The War On Drugs has been, and will always be, a band of one... Adam Granduciel has taken his labour of love further into his own mind on third album Lost In The Dream, to explore his conciousness, his...
View ArticleMusic Chart - March 2014
Another great month yields three new albums by three great artists: Julie Fowlis weaves her vocal magic and mystery on Gach Sgeul (Every Story), Elbow continue to charm and captivate with The Take Off...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Frontier - The Cure, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Bruce Springsteen,...
The USR music fair at the Rivermead in Reading (UK) on Friday 18th April (Good Friday) was too good to miss this year... one of six biggest UK one-day events and a huge selection of records on...
View ArticleMusic Chart - April 2014
New albums this month from loser/hipster Mac Demarco - back with the endearing Salad Days, the sublime ethereal jangly-guitar pop of Atlas from Real Estate, and Brooklyn's ferocious Lucius and their...
View ArticleThe War On Drugs at The Koko (27/05/2014)
We headed for London on a rainy Tuesday night in May to the Koko, just a brief walk from Mornington Crescent tube station, for what promised to be one of the highlights of the year: The War On Drugs...
View ArticleMusic Chart - May 2014
More of an interesting month for music than a great one... the long awaited solo effort from Damon Albarn, Everyday Robots is as prosaic as it is charming - given his recent collaborative work and...
View ArticleMusic Chart - June 2014
A quiet month but some big hitters return with new albums. Jack White backs up a couple of great preview songs with the mixed Lazaretto which is far too adventurous and unnecessarily ambitious for its...
View ArticleSuzanne Vega - Live at The Lighthouse, Poole (3rd July 2014)
A warm Summer evening on the south coast of England, and the promise of great music from a true legend, drew us to Poole and the majestic Lighthouse. A venue that has been transformed in recent times...
View ArticleMusic Chart - July 2014
A sparse month for good new music... but great new albums from Deadmau5, Remember Remember, Weird Al Yankovic and Jenny Lewis, plus a decent effort from Manic Street Preachers and Barenaked Ladies. And...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Frontier - The Beatles
I am not a huge Beatles fan. I have my own favourite songs and I only own Revolver and the two anthologies (on CD)…until now. Recently, I inherited (with great privilege) some ‘old’ records including...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Frontier - Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell
Two more gems recently entrusted to my care...In 1969 Bob Dylan defied convention and instead of making a political statement - at the time there was much to protest about - he made Nashville Skyline,...
View ArticleMusic Chart - August 2014
One of the best months of the year for new albums and a 2014 return for some great bands. One of the biggest releases of the year is Alarms In The Heart by Dry The River - a solid, yet sadly inferior...
View ArticleMusic Chart - September 2014
Another amazing month of new music. Not one...but two Ryan Adams albums!, each showcasing the man's unique talents. 1984 is down and dirty punk meets garage rock and the eponymous album is borderline...
View ArticleMusic Chart - 2014 Review
So after a brief hiatus, here is the final chart of 2014... Some new entries of note are:It's Nearly Tomorrow by Craig Armstrong - more beautiful and elegant instrumentals from a true genius, mixed...
View ArticleMusic Chart - March 2015
After a brief hiatus, it's time for a new 2015 music chart. A slow-burning first quarter has created a varied and interesting top 10 with veteran Gretchen Peters producing one of the finest album's of...
View ArticleMusic Chart - April 2015
Great new albums this month from Death Cab For Cutie (the last with Chris Walla), The Go! Team (take away the irritating fillers and there are nine cracking pop tunes) , and Paul Hartnoll's new...
View ArticleMusic Chart - June 2015
A new chart for June and great new albums from Florence + The Machine and Of Monsters And Men. Something different from Mumford & Sons doesn't quite deliver while Great Lake Swimmers, Stornoway and...
View ArticleMusic Chart - August 2015
Time for another chart update. New albums from Wolf Alice - so good it goes straight into the top five!, The Chemical Brothers - possibly their most uninspiring, lacklustre and soulless album to date,...
View ArticleMusic Chart - September 2015
A very busy month of new music at Underwurld Towers (oxymoron? Catacombs?)... Delving into one of our favourite genres: instrumental post-rock, discovered bands such as Color Therapy, Helios, and...
View ArticleMusic Chart - October 2015
1989 by Ryan Adams Dust and Disquiet by Caspian Sermon On The Rocks by Josh RitterKintsugi by Death Cab For CutieMy Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice Short Movie by Laura Marling Mr. Wolf Is Dead by Color...
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Now making original music on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMQExlfxnLOnLpV9Ayk7OA
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I have started publishing new original (self-composed) music on bandcamp!https://underwurldmusic.bandcamp.com/
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