Category: BEATS

  • The Dream Factory

    The Dream Factory

    Fenders, as cyclists know them, are just useful items for wet weather riding. Real Fenders, as those who are more attuned with the musical sphere can relate, are for strumming, picking, thrashing out power chords and soloing blistering licks. Taking a look at 30th anniversary of the birthplace of the Fender Custom Shop, the legendary…

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  • Jonny, Thom And A CR78

    Jonny, Thom And A CR78

    You can strip back The Numbers all you want, they’ll always add up to prime.

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  • First World Problems

    First World Problems

    What’s not to love about the legendary Ian Brown, on a lowrider, next to a canal, laying down some heavy truth bombs under cover of pure pop bliss? Well, I can’t think of anything… All is a distraction by design A trick of smoke and mirrors to steal your mind All is an illusion, mired…

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  • Tomahawk Tuesday: God Hates a Coward

    Tomahawk Tuesday: God Hates a Coward

    If this doesn’t kickstart your day, I can’t help you. Mike Patton hits peak vocal psychosis backed by possibly the most brutal rhythm section he’s fronted.

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  • Guilty Pleasures: After Laughter (Comes Tears)

    Guilty Pleasures: After Laughter (Comes Tears)

     Holding the fort in a train station sushi restaurant, keeping an eye on six bike boxes and associated luggage while my travelling companions sourced food for our next leg from Brussels, I was amusing myself by playing wasabi suicide when I heard something drift across from the laptop on the next table. Straining to…

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  • Friday Fugazi: KYEO

    Friday Fugazi: KYEO

    The full Fugazi chaos effect in full flight in DC circa ’91, with a cast of hundreds crammed into every nook and cranny and some notable surveyors of the scene lurking behind the backline.

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  • Bad Year For The Beasts: Vale Spencer And Brian

    Bad Year For The Beasts: Vale Spencer And Brian

    It’s been a bad year for the Beasts Of Bourbon with two of its core members leaving the stage for the last time. Bassist Brian Hooper succumbed to lung cancer in March, and guitarist Spencer P Jones this week lost his own battle with liver cancer. Hard drinking, hard smoking and hard rocking were the…

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  • Everything Is Recorded

    Everything Is Recorded

    Everything is Recorded is the musical soundscape project of Richard Russell and a host of collaborators. The accompanying video documentary directed by CHILD and Mahaneela takes us on an extensive musical and visual journey to places you might never expect. *click the image above to go to the video   Witness the evolution and creation…

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