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This is my last post on Words About Music, though I will be starting afresh at chrisstoneman.com/blog. It’s been over 2 years since my last post, written to further my thinking on the problems facing Spotify. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to make these musings a full-time hobby, and work on some solutions too. […]
We live in a time when all history and culture has been placed online at our fingertips. It takes no effort, time or cash for everyone to be inspired by everything everywhere past or present. We as a society now digest popular culture just as a newborn baby digests the world around it; we constantly […]
Here’s my summary of the last few months in music. I make no effort to actually keep abreast of new musical developments, and pay no attention to media that others breathe on an hourly basis. However, these revelations occasionally reach me in some twisted form, and will be regurgitated here. The first words have to […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. by Jonathan Odom From: Jonathan Odom Sent: 21 July 2008 10:56 To: Ben Smith Cc: Chris Stoneman; John Klein; Bradbeer, Alexander; Nick Maple Subject: RE: Musical Journey : The Ramones The Ramones are the first punk band, period. They were emulated […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. by Nick Maple From: Nick Maple Sent: 18 July 2008 16:57 To: Ben Smith Cc: Chris Stoneman; John Klein; Bradbeer, Alexander; Jonathan Odom Subject: RE: Musical Journey : Bruce Springsteen I’m a simple man- music needs to tell a story or create […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. From: Chris Stoneman Sent: 17 July 2008 14:27 To: Ben Smith Cc: Maple, Nicholas; John Klein; Bradbeer, Alexander; Jonathan Odom Subject: RE: Musical Journey : The Beach Boys It had to be done at some point, I’m gonna sporadically dive into this […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. by Jonathon Odom From: Jonathan Odom Sent: 15 July 2008 18:22 To: Ben Smith Cc: Maple, Nicholas; John Klein; Bradbeer, Alexander; Chris Stoneman Subject: RE: Musical Journey : The Magnetic Fields A logical step after Arcade Fire because they’ve seriously emulated […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. From: Chris Stoneman Sent: 11 July 2008 15:45 To: Ben Smith Cc: Maple, Nicholas; John Klein; Bradbeer, Alexander; Jonathan Odom Subject: RE: Musical Journey : Arcade Fire So, this has to be a briefer and more recent band as I’m scared […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. by Jonathan Odom From: Jonathan Odom Sent: 10 July 2008 14:18 To: Ben Smith Cc: Stoneman, Chris; John Klein Subject: RE: Musical Journey : David Bowie Since Chris covered the beatles, the next logical step in the progression is undoubtedly David Bowie. […]
This post was originally part of an email conversation. Read here for more details. From: Stoneman, Chris Sent: 09 July 2008 17:06 To: Smith, Ben Subject: Musical journey: The Beatles SO BEN! I’ve been meaning to do this all week and due to time constraints I have failed miserably. However, I have 10 minutes spare […]
The twenty year journey of The Flaming Lips encompasses more than is immediately apparent in their musical legacy. The ways in which the band have chosen to express themselves have diversified thoughout the years, resulting in a rich tapestry of work that is often only summarized by their euphoric live shows. In the early hours […]
In a world obsessed with compartmentalising everything from your sock drawer to every piece of art that’s ever been produced, it’s often a challenge to exist in anything but a dull dichotomy. Popular music is no exception, whereby any conflicting ideas are separated and shelved at opposite ends of the iTunes Music Store, in order […]
Performance, 2/11/05, Club Malice at Bar3, Bristol Your local pub at one in the afternoon, the crowd at a thrash metal gig, Physics lessons, The Simpson’s, even those boring dinner parties with your long lost relatives (where an Uncle ALWAYS gets too drunk), are all only fun because of the presence of one thing. Characters. […]
It’s always challenging for a solo artist to avoid the legacy of his former glories (think Morrissey, Ian Brown and ……. Robbie Williams) but with his third solo outing ex Pavement front man Stephen Malkmus seems set to do just that. ‘Face The Truth’ arrives armed with the usual collection of guitar driven melodies that have […]
Album number three for Nottingham born Scout Niblett sees her continue where she left off with more of her dark but intoxicating music. With a little help from Steve Albini, her latest album ‘Kidnapped By Neptune’ is a sprawling 15 song affair, showing off her voice and incredible lyrical prowess. Her minimalist approach to song […]
Cast your minds forward several weeks, and picture the scene. It’s Sunday night at Glastonbury, Michael Eavis has just bought you a pint, Kate Moss has dumped her boyfriend for you, and you have clean shoes and a sunburnt nose (Hey, it COULD happen!). As the surprise replacements for Kylie, The Magic Numbers take to […]
