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Omari Lyseight Shares New Project ‘Digital’
London-based producer Omari Lyseight has released his new project ‘Digital’, a 14-track record produced entirely by himself. The release matters as a showcase of his production talents, bringing together a wide array of collaborators from across the Atlantic and further cementing his ties to New York’s Surf Gang scene. The album is described as sprawling,…
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Portraits Of Tracy Releases New EP ‘Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate A: MTV!’
US musician Portraits Of Tracy, raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has released a new EP titled ‘Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate A: MTV!’ in full. The release highlights the artist’s stylistic versatility, spanning genres from hardcore punk to vintage-style soul, unified primarily by their distinctive personality and songwriting voice. The EP follows…
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The 1981 album that left Sting “terrible to work with”
The article examines The Police’s 1981 album *Ghost in the Machine*, arguing that its recording marked a worsening of tensions within the band. Sting later described the period as making him “terrible to work with”, reflecting the personal strain, creative pressure and deteriorating relationships surrounding the sessions. Despite the difficult atmosphere, the album was commercially…
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“They sound like a very talented band forced to play punk.” Stuart Adamson’s guitar work elevates Skids’ Scared to Dance above the ordinary
This is an album review revisiting Skids’ 1979 debut Scared to Dance, part of Louder’s Album of the Week Club series. It argues that guitarist Stuart Adamson’s playing, later of Big Country, lifts the record above typical punk fare, even though critics at the time dismissed its polished production as inappropriate for the genre. Skids…
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Charli XCX relents and puts B-side tracks on iTunes
Charli XCX has “begrudgingly” put three previously exclusive B-side tracks onto iTunes, having earlier insisted the songs would never appear on digital platforms. The tracks were added on Sunday 26 July as part of a digital deluxe edition of her latest album, “Music, Fashion, Film”, with the singer telling fans “you can call me a…
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“We don’t want to spark disaster.” Arthur ‘God of Hellfire’ Brown partners with Yorkshire chimney sweep to issue Public Service Announcement warning of fire dangers
Musician Arthur Brown, best known as “the God of Hellfire” from his 1968 hit “Fire”, has teamed up with a North Yorkshire chimney sweep to record a Public Service Announcement warning of the fire risks posed by the current UK heatwave. The video, filmed on the North York Moors, plays on Brown’s fiery stage persona…
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The 1979 Billy Joel song that wouldn’t exist without Chinese food
The article recounts how a Billy Joel song from 1979 was shaped during a recording session in which Chinese takeaway helped set the band’s rhythm and mood. It presents the anecdote as an example of how informal studio routines and group chemistry could influence Joel’s finished music. Producer Phil Ramone said the musicians often worked…
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“Our music is derived from all the trips we’ve had. There’s horror, beauty, paranoia, ecstasy, even randiness; every sort of human mood”: The birth of psychedelic warlords Hawkwind
Prog magazine marks the release of an expanded edition of Hawkwind’s self-titled debut album by revisiting the band’s formative first year, tracing their evolution from a west London community project into pioneers of space rock. The feature situates Hawkwind against their contemporaries at the turn of the 1970s, noting that while King Crimson had defined…
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The guitarist Bruce Springsteen knew always belonged in his band
Bruce Springsteen said guitarist Nils Lofgren was an obvious fit for the E Street Band, praising both his ability and his contribution to the group’s sound. The article presents Lofgren’s recruitment as significant because he strengthened a band that Springsteen regards as essential to his music and live performances. Lofgren joined the E Street Band…