The Death Of The Independent Live Music Scene
Over the last ten years, some of the UK's finest small music venues have closed their doors for good. If the current trend continues, it will result in the death of the grassroots venue scene.
Rants
I (Don’t) Hate That: Van Halen
Kendon hates guitar solos, Van Halen, and anything fun. Coop loves guitar solos, Van Halen, and (some) fun. In the first edition of "I (Don't) Hate", Coop tries to convince Kendon that Van Halen isn't all superficial fluff.
60 Live Thoughts on The 60th Grammy Awards
Coop is forced to watch the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in tribute to past B.G.M. coverage. 60 random thoughts while watching the ceremony live. P.S. The Grammys Still Suck.
R.I.P. Mark E. Smith (The Fall)
The Fall was not an easy band to get into. Mark E. Smith was a man who could start an argument in an empty room. I’ve made a Mark E. Smith / The Fall Spotify playlist, it’s not a best of as there really is no such thing to be honest.
The Ultimate Guide to Jimmy Buffett: A Music Enigma
That's right, folks — Bob f*%kin' Dylan is a huge Jimmy Buffett fan. So what excuse do you have not to listen to him? Say it with me: IT IS OKAY TO BE A PARROTHEAD.
Eminem: Revival | Just about as bad as you’d anticipate
Who is the intended audience for Revival? Who is still a loyal Eminem fan, nearly 20 years removed from the auspicious Slim Shady LP?
R.I.P. Malcolm Young – AC/DC | The Greatest Rhythm Guitarist of All Time
Malcolm Young from AC/DC's guitar playing wasn't complicated, it wasn't rocket science, it was to the point and sounded fantastic.
Aly & AJ: Ten Years | New and Improved or Slightly New & Repackaged?
As stated in my “Where Are The Negative Album Reviews” article a while back, I refuse to review releases...
“What the F**** is Vaporwave?!” Part 2
This is very much going back to a Vaporwave core ideal of a rejecting mainstream commercialism by parodying and poking fun at it.
“What the F*** is Vaporwave?!” Part 1
Vaporwave as a genre is hard to define musically it would more fitting to link it to an ideology reflecting a rejection and satire of commercialism.