Here’s the thing about Kristin Hersh: she’s a fucking goddess. A goddess, I might add, to whom far too little attention is paid. She’s also lead singer and guitarist for Throwing Muses, but that’s another story. I first happened upon…
Album recommendation: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
For me, albums I truly admire can be divided into two piles: those I wish I’d written and those I wish someone had written about me. The Boatman’s Call is very much the latter. When an album opens with a…
Brian’s Mixtape #19: The Goose is Getting Fat
The Christmas spirit is well and truly on Brian by now. He was already feeling pretty festive — eating mince pies for breakfast and mulling his acorn wine will all spice and cinnamon sticks — but then a wonderful thing…
Tickets for Laura Marling UK tour on sale now
Exciting news, folk fans! Tickets for Laura Marling’s UK tour in April 2010 are on sale this morning. Six of the dates will also feature the wonderful Alessi’s Ark. She will join Laura on the Birmingham Cambridge, Newcastle, York, Southampton…
Johnny Flynn offers free MP3 from ‘Sweet William’ EP
Johnny Flynn In a longingly awaited follow-up to the utter stunner of an album that was A Larum, Johnny Flynn has recorded the Sweet William EP, one track of which, ‘Drum’ is now available as a free download here. What…
Brian’s Mixtape #18: Christmas is Coming
We’ve held him back as long as we could, but the Christmas spirit’s fit ready to burst out of old Brian now and the first (of many) Christmas playlists is ready to go. He’s been working on them since May,…