As part of a New Years resolution (one of those things you do for a few weeks and then forget about) I’m going to try and write more article content on this site. So, not just reposted content from NGB … Continue reading Happy New Year – What’s in store for 2017?
So, you may or may not know I record music under the name Stage of History. I’m working on some new material at the moment but I’ve also just uploaded an unused track from last year called Red Robin. You … Continue reading New music: Red Robin
For the second Retrospective Sound article, we’re looking at this seminal Japanese import from 2001. Ah, The Mad Capsule Markets – the descriptor is in the name. They are mad in a wonderful, wonderful way. An eclectic mix of punk rock, metal and techno, the band formed in Japan in 1990 but made their way to western shores in 2001 with a re-issue of their 199 album Osc-Dis. This import can be attributed to the hugely popular single, Pulse, which featured in the video game Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 and had a bonkers 3D animated video which received a … Continue reading Retrospective Sound: Osc-Dis by The Mad Capsule Markets
Taking inspiration from an idea by director Steven Soderbergh, I’ve decided to try and log my entertainment consumption for the next 12 months. Rather than a straight up list I’ve made a spreadsheet which I’m hosting on Google Drive here, because everyone likes a spreadsheet (right?) On this I will be logging films watched, books read, videogames played, shows attended and a bunch of other stuff. I like to think it’s pretty self explanatory and I think it’ll be interesting to try and analyse the data in some way this time next year. The only thing I’m uncertain about is … Continue reading The 2015 Entertainment Log
In the first of a regular series of articles, I’m going to be revisiting my record collection and pulling out some albums I’ve not listened to in some time, starting with this much maligned release from 2007. If anyone had asked me in the 90’s what my favourite band was I would not have hesitated with my reply; Smashing Pumpkins. Their double album masterpiece Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness absolutely entranced me and I took it upon myself to collect their back catalogue, including singles (the Pumpkins embraced the concept of the B-side as a way of releasing unused material … Continue reading Retrospective Sound: Zeitgeist by Smashing Pumpkins
