The Vinyl Countdown # 1725
Wings, Arrow Through Me [45] (1979) I bought this for $30 – yep, $30 for one song (well, two – it’s b/w Old Siam, Sir; good tune). But I already have Back To The Egg (parent album for both tunes) on...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1528
Rocket Juice & The Moon, Rocket Juice & The Moon (2012) You come to this project for Damon Albarn – well, I did. You stay because of Tony Allen – well I am. Sample Track: Hey Shooter (ft....
View ArticleBonobo: The North Borders
Bonobo The North Borders Ninja Tune/Border People really started to take notice with Black Sands and its palinode remix album but, as Bonobo, Simon Green has been creating lush, atmospheric...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1376
The Roots, Things Fall Apart (1999) This is the fourth album by The Roots – but it’s the first one I heard; it’s what got me hooked. So it’s the sentimental favourite in so many ways, even though each...
View ArticleJanelle Monae: The Electric Lady
Janelle Monae The Electric Lady Bad Boy/Warners The Electric Lady is Janelle Monae’s second official album release – and her third release given her debut was a seven-track EP/mini-album, it’s also...
View ArticleErykah Badu: But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape]
Erykah Badu But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape] Apple Music/Control Freaq. It’s been five years between albums – and the new one by Erykah Badu is a mixtape, some covers and rewrites, the phone theme is...
View ArticleDonny Hathaway Live: One Of My All-Time Favourite Records…A Masterpiece…
One of my favourite albums of all time, a true masterpiece, an album that moves me every time I listen to it – and simply one of my most-loved, most played records – is Live by Donny Hathaway. I got...
View ArticleGot Live Cos I Want It: 10 Important Live-in-Concert Albums In My Life of...
I know I’ve written about live albums before – several times, and I always will, I love live albums! – but I thought I’d give you a list of the ten live albums that I consider the most important. That...
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