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Classic songs: ‘Cornflake Girl’ by Tori Amos.
There is something always so familiar about Tori Amos that keeps me coming back to her over the years andContinue Reading
Songs about overcoming adversity: ‘Let ‘Em Go’ by The Wildhearts.
My ongoing series on ‘Songs about overcoming adversity’ is something that often gives me the most pleasure. Today is noContinue Reading
On my stereo this week: FKA Twigs, The Weather Station & Foo Fighters.
FKA twigs featuring Headie One, Fred Again.. – ‘Don’t Judge Me’. In the (almost) seven years since her debut album,Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The French Connection’s Car Chase.
The Library of Congress wasn’t wrong to include The French Connection into its registry as being “culturally, historically or aestheticallyContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ by Crowded House.
Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over is one of those songs that if you don’t seriously well-up every time you hear it,Continue Reading
Interview: Odette talks about her new album ‘Herald’.
The breakthrough Australian singer-songwriter Georgia Odette Sallybanks, who performs as Odette is back with her new sophomore album Herald. WeContinue Reading
Introducing Canada’s next Favourite Daughter.
Canada rocks! Why? Because Canada has produced some of the best rock acts worthy of my attention. It’s a bigContinue Reading
Never tired of making a racket: Interview with Tired Lion’s Sophie Hopes.
Tired Lion’s rise to prominence on music’s indie scene dates back to the early 2010s. It was formed by aContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ by Théodore Géricault, 1819.
The depiction of a group of survivors from the French ship Méduse, which ran aground on the west coast ofContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman.
Some of the best acoustic arrangements have been written with simplicity in mind, especially in terms of chord changes, butContinue Reading
