Songwriting comes in its essence from an oral tradition, a practice of people coming together and making music, with words and notation changing ever so […]
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Max Mazonowicz’s Albums of the Year 2021
First thing I always say is this isn’t really a “best of” list, so don’t get angry with me about albums that are missing. We’re […]
FESTIVAL REPORT: EFG London Jazz Festival – 12/11/2021 – 13/11/2021
After years of bubbling away under the surface in corners of London like Deptford and Hackney, the jazz scene has well and truly boiled over […]
Damon Albarn – ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows.’ (Transgressive)
Given how prolific Damon Albarn has been over a music career that’s now into its fourth decade, it’s perhaps surprising that it’s only his second […]