Reviewing your parents' music collection
The current global situation is having a dire impact on the present and future experience of live music. As much as we enjoy the ease and convenience of Spotify, YouTube and co. to consume recorded music basically at any time and in any space, the uniqueness and appeal of live music performance has established a… Continue reading Captain Cool Presents: Why we need live music or “Are We an Electric Generation Falling Apart?” by Matija
When you get a first glimpse at the cover art for beabodobee's EP Loveworm - heck, the first moment you read Beatrice Kristi Laus' stage name - the immediate fear is a lack of musical maturity. It looks like the sweeter, more innocent cousin of Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, the bubblegum pink worms as a precursor… Continue reading Dealer’s choice: “Loveworm” by beabadobee
When you think of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, you cannot not think of gothic Americana and a sense of the gruesome and uncanny. You cannot not think of serial killer folk epics and the monstrous beauty that may hide behind the mask of everyday lovers. You cannot not think of that certain twisted… Continue reading Where Death is not the End but the Beginning – “Murder Ballads” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The only way to describe Shamir's voice is otherworldly. There is no category, no genre, not even a voice type that can be ascribed to this vocal talent that so easily swings from soulful lows to birdlike highs. Defying borders and categories, encompassing it all instead of settling for a certain definition - that is… Continue reading Dealer’s choice: “Resolution” by Shamir
Sparks, America's most renown art rock band consisting of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, have consistently been releasing music since 1971. They have created an impressive catalogue that includes 25 studio albums and multiple compilation records. Regardless of this constant outpouring of musical material, their 2002 record, Lil' Beethoven was perceived by my parents as… Continue reading A Magnus Opus for the new millenium – Sparks’ “Lil’ Beethoven”
The Dad Anthology 