Let’s, for one minute, play a little game. I’m a reasonably successful indie-rock band, with a new album coming out soon. Knowing full well that singles don’t really sell these days, I decide instead to post a song on my website, and produce a swanky video to go with it. Anyone can go and download [...]
All posts for the month April, 2010
Russian Around
Russian Circles have made something of a name for themselves by making music that sits somewhere between Mogwai and Mastodon on the noise spectrum – vast, intricate instrumental soundscapes that build on repetitive guitar riffs, overlain by thumping bass and some remarkable drumming. Over three increasingly diverse albums, guitarist Mike Sullivan has tried to develop [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 23, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/23/russian-around/
RIP Guru
One of the true pioneers of hip hop, Keith Elam, otherwise known as Guru, died on Monday of cancer. Along with DJ Premier, his group Gang Starr made slick, funky, jazz-inflected records, and he went on to produce the great “Jazzmatazz” albums. Guru stood out from the crowd by rapping about the troubles urban America [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 20, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/20/rip-guru/
Sound LSDcystem
Has it really been over a week since my last post? Dammit, I promised to post more. Maybe I should have called this blog “Look I’ve Been Busy, Alright?” instead of the somewhat baffling “Loft and Lost”, which still doesn’t make sense to anyone, least of all me. In any case, I’ve been busy, Iceland [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 19, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/19/sound-lsdcystem/
“He was a lovable rogue. Except he wasn’t that lovable”
Malcolm McLaren was one of rock’s more controversial characters. Partially responsible for the outpouring of anger and rage, wrapped up in a carapace of pure capitalism that was The Sex Pistols, he then went on to manage Adam And The Ants and Bow Wow Wow (with whom he behaved exceedingly dodgily, a fact which seems [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 10, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/10/he-was-a-lovable-rogue-except-he-wasnt-that-lovable/
A Thought On Some Bad Reviews
A few weeks ago, I was amazed by Pitchfork’s bad review of the brilliant debut by Freelance Whales. I’ve been listening to it for months and think it’s going to be one of the best albums of the year, so when P4K called it derivative and gave it a measly 4.2I was dumbfounded. Especially since [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 7, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/07/a-thought-on-some-bad-reviews/
Resurrection Monday
‘Tis Easter Monday here, and who better to listen to than those marvellous chroniclers of modern American life – that heady mix of consumerism, beer, and latent Christianity – than The Hold Steady? With a new album “Heaven Is Whenever” coming out in early May, some early tracks have come leaking out of the Interwebs. [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 5, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/05/resurrection-monday/
The Worst Band Name In The World…Ever!
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language. Oscar Wilde I’m glad Oscar Wilde isn’t around to comment on an American band calling themselves “The Morning Benders”. For, if you are not aware, “Bender” is UK slang for a man who (and I’m putting this delicately) solely enjoys the company [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 2, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/02/the-worst-band-name-in-the-world-ever/
Gaga Goes Gaga Over Gira
Now, I’m not normally one for posting breaking news and that, but the announcement early this morning about Lady Gaga got me really curious. And excited. If you haven’t already heard, the electropopess has recorded a cover of Swans “Time Is Money (Bastard)”, in an electro-folk-pop stylee, with backing provided by those beardy folksters Midlake. [...]
Posted by loftandlost on April 1, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/04/01/gaga-goes-gaga-over-gira/
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