Music
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Friday nights are reserved for only the greatest tracks. The problem with this one is that it's so good where do you go next?
Right here?
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So HMV has been bought out by a Canadian record label. They hope to focus more on vinyl…yes!..
They have immediately closed 27 stores including 3 of my more local stores...bollocks.I have a couple of Indies a short drive away, but please, businesses stop driving EVERYTHING online!!! Music is the food of the soul for me, and online is just a music fast food joint, and a good music store is fine dining. I don't want fries with everything!!
I will concur that a great record store is an awesome thing. Selectadisc in Soho (UK) was my favourite back in the day. First heard Godspeed You! Black Emperor there and got majorly into the Constellation Records Montreal spacerocky kinda scene as a result.
That said… I think the ol' interwebs at least matches a fine record store in its potential for delivering all kinds of interesting stuff to be dug up. I've discovered all sorts of cool music online, including stuff which may never have even ended up on a record back in the day. I get a little misty-eyed remembering Selectadisc, but in terms of musical freedom and availability the net really is quite remarkable.
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@nurunuru I understand the dilemma, but a physical record store will always hands down be better in my opinion. I have found more music by stumbling across it by accident, speaking to other music fans, or over hearing a record being played than I have on line.
Algorythms dictate everything online. They exclude more choice than they include because they are depended on as a commercial tool (read interviews with any of the originators of the big social media companies).
I liked Selectadisc too (I wonder where Duncan is now?), Rough Trade when it was below Slam City Skates, Rhythm Records in Camden, Tower Records in it's heyday. Give me those back and you could keep the internet.
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I've been really digging Greta Van Fleet ever since I heard them a couple of weeks ago. They're a revival rock band that have a lot of potential (but are already great!). I love their current work, but I can't wait to see what they come up with over the next several years. They're clearly heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin and Rush.
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If they didn’t play their own songs they’d be a Led Zeppelin tribute band,don’t understand The Rush connection at all. Been on to them since they first came out. Three brothers,not the drummer,who hail from somewhere in Michigan. I too like their music,as I’m desperate for any new guitar based rock n roll. Last year Elton John requested that they play at his Oscars party,after which he suggested they should dress more flamboyantly. Saw them recently on SNL and was horrified,but still liked them. Robert Plant has given them his blessings,and Slash has called them the most important new band. Hope they can sustain it.
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Loving this band at the moment …
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And if you miss Motorhead, fear not…French band Iron Bastards are shameless fans! Super nice dudes too
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If you dive into their music a little, you'll find a lot of themes of fantasy and sci-fi. They're very technical and I would even consider some of their members to be virtuosos, but they also have a certain whimsical storytelling style that one can lost in. 2112, Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres are three albums that cross into that territory.
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@emceeQ 3 absolutely Stella selections there.i know and love Jessica Pratt and know mono, but wasn't familiar wit Weakened Friends. 90s influence x Portland = what's not to love!
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@emceeQ 3 of my favourites from last year:
Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe. A match made in heaven:
Emma Ruth Rundle. I only discovered her back catalogue and work wit Mariages midway through last year, but her output has been a favourite since. Chelsea Wolfe is the media darling (I love her too). But Emma is the real deal:
Dirty Friends came out of nowhere for me. Really enjoyed this album, and what a Stella 'supergroup' Corin Tucker, Kurt Bloch, Peter Buck, Scoot McCaughey, and William Rieflin…seriously, so many unsung Seattle and indie legends:
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@Stuart.T Long time fan of Emma Ruth Rundle. Saw Marriages when they toured with Deafheaven in 2013 was blown away. On Dark Horses was definitely a standout from last year. She is touring with Thou in a few months and the show near by me is going to be a collaborative set. Can't wait to see it…
Gonna dig deeper into the Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe and Filthy Friends records later tonight. Both are right up my alley...
. Cheers mate!