Category: Sound

Without music, life would be a mistake. – Friedrich Nietzsche

Sabbath in Space: The Multiplicity of Metal Through Softer Songs

Black Sabbath have worked hard to live up to their status as the godfathers of heavy metal. But there’s a song that temporarily fractures this facade....

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20 Years On: Scenes From a Memory

Dream Theater’s much loved concept album turns 20 this year. Does it stand the test of time or is it merely relegated to the back of the mind?...

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Chewing Up A Banjo Plucking Storm

The Dead South show a sold out O2 Forum they aint no punks ...

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‘Please Don’t Be Dead’ Bags It Up In Blues

Fantastic Negrito Wins Best Contemporary Blues Album For "Please Don't Be Dead' at 2019 GRAMMYs...

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Owning The Black Sabbath Legacy

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute - Meltem...

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Black Sabbath: Masters of Vertigo

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute - Isabell Jacobson...

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Black Sabbath; old, outdated, and more current than ever

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute - ...

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Black Sabbath: Heavy Metal’s Big Bang

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute...

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Proclivity in Black

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute - Scott J Ryan...

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Black Sabbath: Love them, loathe them.

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute...

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Black Sabbath: A Brief Review

500 words on Black Sabbath - is there anything left to say? - Trebuchet's Lester Bangs Tribute...

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TRA: The Struggle is Real

Rhythm: Satirical Saturday Cartoon on Art by Alex Brenchley 2019...

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TRA: Reviews

Reviews: Satirical Saturday Cartoon on Art by Alex Brenchley 2019...

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TRA: Improv

Improv: Satirical Saturday Cartoon on Art by Alex Brenchley 2018...

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Atmospheric Impact In Your Face

Norwegian post-rockers Grant The Sun boast a huge range of atmospheric impact in new EP, Simmar Ur Bild....

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Derek Bailey on Improvisation

"For listeners unfamiliar with experimental music, Derek Bailey's distinctive style can be challenging." - Wikipedia on Derek Bailey. But by all means make up your own mind...

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Saint Wooten: Represent

You can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket... ...

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Deepcut Country: Tony Rice

The slick cooter on the fretted logpile. Tony Rice...

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Lawrence English: Silent voices and listening posts

Broadly concerned with the politics of perception Lawrence English speaks...

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All The Songs Don’t Sound The Same – The Wedding Present @ O2 Islington

As Tommy hits 30, The Wedding Present keep in touch with their friends...

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Deepcut Country: Sleepy LaBeef

Best named rockabilly musician ever; Sleepy LaBeef...

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Deepcut Jazz: George Barnes

Jazz innovator who brought happiness to complex composition: George Barnes...

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Loitered Lens: MC50 (MC5) – Brexit City’s Burning

12th November 2018. MC5 (MC50) Live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London. ...

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Revolutionary Lamps Shine on the Champs

MC50 at Shepherds Bush Empire, London. 2018. Live Review...

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Loitered Lens: Killing Joke Roundhouse 2018

Live shots from Killing Joke, Roundhouse, 17.11.18...

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Killing set marred by Joke sound. 

Too much sound around. Killing Joke's great set all right for some at the Roundhouse. 17th November 2018. ...

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The Perfect Gift – The Wedding Present Play Tommy

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcaps you will be aware music lovers, The Wedding Present have been playing a series of concert dates during 2018 to commemorate the...

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Video Exclusive – Drool

With pronounced Pixies overtones Fun by Drool (Trebuchet video exclusive) is a bit of dark pop that marches on it's lock step groove. Simple, sleazy, and catchy verses leading into a neo-grunge...

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Tyranny of the Beat Pt. II

Imagine how free and relieved we might feel if, just for a time, we could lose the ticking clock and there was no pulse haunting us?...

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The Tyranny of the Beat Pt. I

Much is made of the speed of musical evolution, the idea that the walls have exploded and we can see through into near-unlimited possibility… It’s a lie....

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