Let me declare upfront that I love Radiohead. Even when things started getting weirder following the phenomenal success of The Bends and OK Computer I remained an enormous fan. By the time they were moving deeper into the challenging and strangely syncopated electronica of albums like In Rainbows and King Of Limbs that had alienated a number of earlier fans I was still on board … [Read more...]
Purple Reign
What is going on in 2016? Bowie, Sir George Martin, Glenn Frey, Maurice White and now Prince. Some big music names there and we’ve still got 8 months to go. Extraordinary isn’t the word for it, staggering comes a little closer, but hell, let’s just say that this spate of rapid departures is making more than just a few of us a little uneasy. It’s weird when someone famous … [Read more...]
Sierra Kilo Alpha – The Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Nicky Bomba’s brassy musical powerhouse returns with the follow up to their 2013 self titled debut. With as many as 34 members on stage they must be a sound technician’s nightmare, let alone a touring manager’s, yet the MSO have quickly built a big following both here and overseas, playing everywhere from Glastonbury to headlining in front of 50 000 in Montreal. Nicky says … [Read more...]