Just released. Below is a sample of one of their party pieces “fuck ’em if they can’t take a joke” — a sentiment that seems appropos in light of recent events in the UK. Now in their 40th year here’s a write up commemorating their 20th anniversary. fishhead musicfunkLouisianamusicnew orleansRadiatorsswamp rock
No-one better placed to write about the Memphis scene than Robert Gordon. This holds out the promise of being a cracking read. memphismusicrhythm and bluesrobert gordonsoul musicStax
New album just released and in conversation with Mary Louise Kelly. Led ZeppelinNathaniel Rateliffsoul musicStaxThe Night Sweats
The Bugs have a new album out and about time too. Jazznew orleansPalmetto Bug Stompersroots musicwashboard chaz
One of the all-time bass greats. Glad to see that there are a few Thain aficionados out there. Audio Culture has a rough and ready page dedicated to the man. This YouTube comment pretty much sums up his status. bassgary thainuriah heep
Here’s a recent open access paper in Current Biology along with a journalistic write-up in The Harvard Gazette. The present research provides evidence for the existence of recurrent, perceptible features of three domains of vocal music across 86 human societies and for the striking consistency of form-function percepts across listeners from around the globe—listeners who presumably…
The Telegraph. cornetflugelhornhugh masekelaJazzmusicsouth africatrumpet
