Massive Attack’s Eco Festival
Always willing to speak out, the British group is now focused on the effects of these large-scale events. It’s the anti “flying to Berlin for Taylor.” In related news, I did see them locally, exactly six years ago. They went for broke at the Nice Jazz Festival. The crowd was perfect. The multimedia was intense. It was just stunning.
Andy Gill. Gang of Four.
Took this at a show in Boston in October of 2016. Andy was a stunning guitarist. After touring China in 2019, he sadly succumbed to Covid-19 shortly upon their return.
STRFKR – Future Past Life
It’s been four years since their last record, Being No One, Going Nowhere. Seven years since Miracle Mile. This release does not mark a turning point, a creative shift or even a sixth attempt to stun the critics. In a way, this is great news. As a line on the seventh track “Palm Reader” goes, “Why should I try?” Joshua Hodges and the band have an intentionally zen approach. It’s organic pop that...
Goodbye to The Fall’s Mark E Smith
In 1988, as a kid with a fresh CD of “I Am Kurious Oranj,” I was not the toast of the party. I remember playing it for friends. No one was into it.* Christgau loved it apparently but that didn’t amount to anything (despite the VV’s popularity in that era). My favorite records have always been alienating. When I was 10, I played this LP for my grandparents and it, appropriately so, horrified them. A few years...
Vagabon – Infinite Worlds
We first heard the song “Sharks” courtesy of Brooklyn Magazine in 2016. Watch the video. I think you’ll understand why we loved it. Her eight song album is out now (iTunes) and “Sharks” has become “The Embers.” It’s also louder, with a great stutter of bass and drums. It’s just as captivating. Laetitia Tamko’s aesthetic harkens back to so many artists that it’s hard to...
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