E ven if Neil Hannon hadn’t released any albums in the last 20 years, he’d still be one of Ireland’s real cult heroes and national treasures. Hannon’s Divine Comedy may have lost their chart clout […]
Tag: Scott Walker
30th Century Man lets us see through the fog of Scott Walker (2006)
Scott Walker is up there with David Bowie as one of the most universally revered artists in popular music, and the hyperbole is hitting morto levels on the BBC this week with Proms: The Songs […]
From the sublime to the grotesque: Scott Walker in 10 songs
Our music icons always get a few extra gravitas points for evolving with the times — but Scott Walker’s 50-year journey from romantic crooner to avant-garde pioneer is one of the most jarring story arcs […]
Gigs round-up, June 19-25
SEA SESSIONS, Bundoran, Co Donegal, today till Sunday, SOLD OUT The air will be a hell of a lot fresher in Bundoran than in the fields of Westmeath for Body & Soul. Sea Sessions has billed itself […]
Working classical hero: Interview with Ellis Ludwig-Leone of San Fermin
THERE must be a certain amount of expectation on a kid who shares his name with Beethoven and Sergio Leone – and in some way Ellis Ludwig-Leone couldn’t have been anything other than a composer. […]
Techno logic: Surgeon – Fabric 53
Why did it take so long for Fabric to snare Surgeon for a mix CD? Well after nearly a decade and over 100 releases, the go-to label for bleeps has finally secured techno innovator Anthony […]
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