Walking along the streets at night. I'm out with friends. It's 2013. It's an autumn night but still warm outside. I get a notification on my phone. Lou Reed, American glam rock pioneer, had passed away. This is the first time I remember being really upset about someone famous dying. Because it was someone whose… Continue reading Pump up the Glam (Rock) – Lou Reed’s “Transformer”
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Why have an entire album when one song is enough? Al Stewart already says it all with ‘Year of the Cat’
Sometimes, you can grasp the entire essence of an album by just listening to one song. Sometimes, there is this that one track that outshines any other on the record. Sometimes, this one song already says it all. And how convenient, when the song in question wears the same title as the album. Al Stewart's… Continue reading Why have an entire album when one song is enough? Al Stewart already says it all with ‘Year of the Cat’

