In League With Paton

....for producing yet another band with real vision and quality. The oddly titled 'The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse' is the seco...

I just want to take a moment to revise my review of the Bloc Party album a little. I think I said something about the lyrics being 'comp...

I've been out and about a fair bit over the last few weeks, so there are a few gigs to report back on. I alleviated Valentine's Day ...

Why is it that veteran music journalists so often have to resort to petty dismissals of us poor, insignificant bloggers? It's one of Pet...

Arcade Fire, Porchester Hall, 1st February 2007 Frankly, anyone wishing to instigate a premature backlash against this remarkable band reall...

First up, a couple of albums that got lost from last year... 'Su-Ling' is the debut album from saxophonist and flautist Finn Peter...

It's not the most original idea I've ever had but, partially because I've been writing almost exclusively about new music here, ...

No, it's not a post about Joss Stone (heaven forbid), but rather about two of the year's first major releases, both of which seem to...

There are all sorts of half confirmed rumours going around about the next Bjork album. I take most of these with a pinch of salt as 'Med...

Chris Potter's Underground, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Mon 15th Jan 2007 Chris Potter is a musician now really starting to find his own sp...

I don't normally post tributes or obituaries on here (not even for pivotal figures such as James Brown), yet somehow I feel compelled to...

To their credit, the NME have now published the news of Alice Coltrane's death online (albeit under the predictable header - 'John C...

The world of jazz has suffered a double devastating loss this weekend, with the deaths of Michael Brecker and Alice Coltrane. The influence ...

Evan Parker Quartet, The Vortex, London I can't admit to having much of a taste for, or even much knowledge of, completely free jazz. Th...

From an NME news story: Albarn said: "I've always had a problem with Jarvis' stance on that, I found it really disturbing when ...

Happy New Year to all readers of this blog! First thing to do is quickly summarise what we can look forward to in 2007. There is speculation...

Sorry, delayed by Christmas. Why can't they time it more conveniently, eh? 50. Colin Towns/NDR Big Band – Frank Zappa’s Hot Licks/Lend M...