Talk: Daniel John’s drops a new album (and it’s absolutely majestic)

Previously, I’ve blogged about how much I love Daniel Johns, so it should come as no surprise when I say that: I. Am. In. Love. With. This. Album. After Silverchair went on an ‘indefinite hibernation’ in 2011, Dan apparently went on a four-year personal hiatus in which he experimented with music, didn’t leave his Newcastle…

The Art of Doing Nothing

Fourth solo album from Mark Owen of Take That. (Source: wikimedia.org) One of the reasons I love shopping so much is that I quite often discover tres cool new music and musicians this way. The number of times I’ve had to whip out the BlackBerry to take down a couple of lines of a song…

White Lies, Big TV

Some months ago, I was standing on a Tube platform in London, waiting for a train to take me south west. I noticed a massive poster advertising what I would soon discover was the White Lies’ third studio album, Big TV. It was probably the cover art that drew me in, the astronaut. At the…

You need to hear: MIGUEL

Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel. (Image source: http://www.rollingstone.com) Two words people: Kaleidoscope Dream. You want a completely bad-ass RnB album that grabs your attention by its proverbial horns and shakes it the hell about? Whoomp–there it is.With this album, Miguel Jontel Pimentel has served up a shining, scorching opus that makes me all excited about what…

Unintentional Nostalgia: Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell: the dark prince of alternative rock. (Source: http://www.tntmagazine.com) Amigos, I probably don’t need to tell you that Soundgarden have recently put out an album—the appropriately titled King Animal. King Animal cover art. (Source: http://www.stereogum.com) My favourite track would have to be ‘Bones of Birds’, a song that makes me all nostalgic for the…

Brilliance: Janelle Monáe

Brilliance has a brand new swing. Janelle Monáe is the real deal. (Source: jillgreenberg.com) One of the things I love about the Internet is that often I will stumble across something exceptionally wonderful and inspiring when I’m least expecting it. This happened a few days ago, when I was Googling God-only-knows-what-now. You see, I chanced…