Category Archives: Music
Cover Me: “Space Oddity”.
When people in the United Kingdom were watching the first steps of men on the Moon in 1969, the music which British television was playing on the background was a new rock tune, specially conceived to celebrate the event: David … Continue reading
Cover Me: “Red Right Hand”.
On their last album, Humbug, british band Arctic Monkeys enlisted a cover of “Red Right Hand”, a song originally written and recorded by Nick Cave for his album Let Love In. I discovered Cave’s song many years ago because it … Continue reading
Like, Not Quite like and Dislike: Menomena, Klaxons and Animal Collective.
Like: Menomena, the trio from Portland is one of the most creative on the indie scene, beautifully crafting songs dealing with a reasonable level of wild experimentalism without losing the grip on musical appeal. Though Menomena’s songs feature a fair … Continue reading
Like, Not Quite Like and Dislike: Emily Haines, (Frederik) Sioen and Broken Social Scene.
Like: Since I had first listened to her songs, Emily Haines has become one of my music idols. She is not only deeply talented, she is hugely versatile: on her solo project Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton she has … Continue reading
The West Ryder Pauper Lunatics versus The Fashion Victims who chew their Charcoal Teeth.
So, I’m not a fashionist. I always try to take fashion into consideration as a serious subject but I can’t go along too much sustaining this belief. Maybe this is some kind of inherent bias on me but things like … Continue reading