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Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back
Ready for the rocket launch? The post Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Rachel Chinouriri Announces New Album ‘I think I spoke too soon’
Rachel Chinouriri has announced her second album, ‘I think I spoke too soon’, due for release on 16th October. The British singer-songwriter has become a leading figure in a wave of Black British female pop talent, following her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’, which earned two BRIT Award nominations. The new record…
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Grammys CEO reacts to BTS’ backing out in protest to Asian pop category
The chief executive of the Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr, has responded after BTS said they would not submit their album ‘Arirang’ to the Grammys’ new Best Asian Pop Music category in protest. BTS argued that music should be appreciated “beyond regions or languages”, while Mason Jr said he respected the group’s decision but stressed…
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The Durutti Column – ‘Renascent’ album review: The past, present, and future of Factory Records’ finest
The review presents ‘Renascent’ as a significant return for The Durutti Column, Factory Records’ long-running Manchester project centred on guitarist Vini Reilly. It argues that the album reconnects with the group’s distinctive past while sounding engaged with the present, showing that Reilly’s delicate, atmospheric approach can still feel forward-looking. The record is the band’s first…
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Shaboozey performs Cowgirl with Ciara Miller on Fallon
Shaboozey performed his single ‘Cowgirl’ on The Tonight Show, joined by Summer House star Ciara Miller, who also appears in the song’s video. The Western bar-themed performance promoted his forthcoming concept album and highlighted its cinematic country-Western style. ‘Cowgirl’ appears on The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, released on 31 July. The album…
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Seventies America’s finest progressive rock band: Nine Kansas albums to listen to and one to avoid
This feature article from Louder Sound serves as a buyer’s guide to the discography of Kansas, the American rock band widely regarded as the country’s foremost 1970s progressive rock act. It traces the group’s formation in 1973, when Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Phil Ehart, Dave Hope and Rich Williams united after stints in…
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Linda Perhacs found safe days after being reported missing
Singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs has been found safe after friends, collaborators and members of the music community reported concerns over an extended loss of contact with her. Police reports were filed to establish her welfare, and her former manager, Laurel Stearns, said law enforcement had confirmed that the 82-year-old musician was safe; those close to her…
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I threw a water balloon at the wrong guy.. but then I sang him a song to calm him down
This is a short-form YouTube video (a “Short”) from a creator whose content revolves around spontaneous prank-style stunts, in this case throwing a water balloon at a stranger who turns out not to be the intended target. After the mix-up, the creator diffuses the tense reaction by breaking into song, turning what could have been…
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The £1 piece of kit that will transform any guitarist, according to Keith Richards
Keith Richards has argued that the humble guitar pick is the inexpensive accessory most capable of improving a guitarist’s playing. The Rolling Stones guitarist said its importance lies in how it shapes contact with the strings, making it a fundamental tool rather than an afterthought. He stressed that players should experiment with different picks to…
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“The music evokes the past in an extraordinary way. The public own it now, and it has a kind of magic to it.” The story of Meet On The Ledge, Fairport Convention’s most stirring, emotive anthem
Fairport Convention’s Meet On The Ledge has become the band’s defining anthem, a song traditionally used to close their annual Cropredy Convention festival with a mass singalong from thousands of fans. First released in 1968 on the group’s second album, What We Did On Our Holidays, the track has taken on a deeper, almost hymn-like…