A.C. Plays Guitar!

Classic Albums - By The Way.

Sometimes albums will come along that are so commercially successful that you really don’t want to like them. If it appeals to the masses that much then it can’t be that good, can it? Surely it is just going to be mainstream drivel. And that was exactly how I felt when The Red Hot Chilli Peppers released, ‘By the Way’. I didn’t want to listen to it; let alone like it. But life is full of important lessons and More

All About Eve.

In 1988 the British music scene was feeling a bit on the stale side. Everything seemed to be either dance orientated, super-commercial or Acid House driven. So, when All About Eve released their debut album it was a very welcome change for a lot of different people.

The band were marketed as a sort of Goth/Hippy blend; this was because they came from a musical background of The Mission, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Sisters of Mercy. However, unlike their More

Have A Peep Through The ‘100th Window’.

Within the genre of Trip-Hop, there are several sub-categories. Bearing in mind that the Trip-Hop sound came from a variety of different places, it is not surprising to know that some bands kept their sound focused on one particular area of influence. Some of these bands leaned more toward the Hip-Hop vibe whilst others had a far more Trippy feel.

Many of Portishead’s songs have a very ‘retro TV crime show’ feel and Morcheeba tended to concentr More

Trippy Jazz.

You don’t actually come across much about Trip-Hop on the internet, so when I found two posts on Jazz’s Blog I was well pleased! I have loved this style of music right since it began back in the nineties with groups such as; Portishead, Massive Attack, Tricky and Morcheeba.

It is great to hear that Portishead are starting on a new album. I wonder what sort of sound this one will have? The last one, ‘Third’, was quite a lot More

MJ was BAD but RIP.

When I first saw this post my immediate thought was; ‘Oh, God, not Michael Jackson again’. But then I realised that it is written by someone else who is thinking exactly the same thing.

At the moment there is a sort of MJ hysteria going on. You are scared to say the slightest thing about him that might spoil the image of a ‘god celeb’ lest you are dragged outside and beaten whilst ‘Billie Jean’ plays in the background.

It More

Blogs up and running

Hi Everyone, this is my new blog. It’s mostly going to be my own personal musings. Also stuff about where my gigs are going to be and some news as a industry insider (Yes that was a joke). So hang in their, if you don’t know me this won’t mean much at the moment. But Soon i’ll be massive just you wait!!!