Added on July 16, 2015
Wallace Wylie
Aaliyah , Abba , Beyonce , Bob Stanley , Bobby Brown , David Bowie , David Letterman , Gamble and Huff , Ginuwine , Glastonbury , Hall and Oates , James Murphy , Jay Z , Justin Timberlake , Kelis , Kim Kardashian , Lady Gaga , LCD Soundsystem , Liam Gallagher , Max Martin , Michael Jackson , Miley Cyrus , Missy Elliot , Neil Kulkarni , Oasis , Pharrell , Pitchfork , Prince , Public Enemy , racism , Ricky Gervais , Rihanna , Serena Williams , Simply Red , Slade , St. Etienne , Stevie Wonder , T.Rex , Taylor Swift , The Beatles , The Jam , The Office , The Smiths , The Stone Roses , Tiger Woods , Timbaland , Westlife
Many years ago, a great schism occurred in the history of popular music. As amps got louder and concerts got bigger, new groups responded by creating a heavier kind of music that relied on sheer sonic power as opposed to the lighter sounds of early sixties pop. Rock music broke away from pop and in […]
Added on January 9, 2014
Wallace Wylie
Arcade Fire , Austra , best of 2013 , Beyonce , Daft Punk , David Bowie , Disclosure , Footwork , haim , Jaco Pastorius , james blake , Janelle Monae , John Grant , Jon Hopkins , Julia Holter , Justin Timberlake , Kanye West , King Krule , Laurel Halo , M.I.A. , Miley Cyrus , Mount Kimbie , Simon Reynolds , The Dukes Of Stratosphear , The Weeknd , Thundercat , Vampire Weekend , Wallace Wylie
The worst thing about end of year polls is that they all come out in early December, which is hilarious because that means nobody got to talk about one of the best albums of the year. The Beyoncé album, called Beyoncé, was released with no fanfare, no reviews, and no warning. It then became one […]
Added on October 22, 2013
Wallace Wylie
Bob Dylan , Brian Wilson , Elliott Smith , Heatmiser , John Darnielle , Nelson Algren , Paul McCartney , Samuel Beckett , Wallace Wylie
Smith’s songs were populated by back alley losers, moving in a moonlit world of cashed checks, track marks, and bad luck.
Added on October 15, 2013
Wallace Wylie
David Cameron , haim , Oasis , pop music , Realpop , The Guardian , Tony Blair , Wallace Wylie
Once the corporate reality of Realpop is internalised, then any criticism of pop which includes a critique of the corporate nature of pop music can be dismissed as an asinine act of naivety and obviousness.
Added on October 5, 2013
Wallace Wylie
Arctic Monkeys , Bob Dylan , haim , Jake Bugg , Jeff Pollack , Maroon 5 , Mojo , Mumford & Sons , Northern Uproar , Oasis , Phantom Planet , Primal Scream , Rolling Stone , Tame Impala , Wallace Wylie
Critics have been falling over themselves to praise their special brand of retro R&B mixed with retro MOR and it will surely only be a matter of time before teenagers find out about them too.
Added on September 11, 2013
Wallace Wylie
2012 , Aerosmith , Aretha Franklin , Austra , Bad Brains , Billy Joel , Boards of Canada , Bob Seger , Burial , Celine Dion , Chromatics , Destroyer , Dire Straits , Dirty Projectors , disco , Elliott Smith , Eric Clapton , Feature , Flying Lotus , Foreigner , Frank Ocean , Funkadelic , Garth Brooks , james blake , John Grant , Jon Hopkins , Journey , Julia Holter , Justin Timberlake , Kanye West , King Krule , KISS , Kraftwerk , Laurel Halo , Madonna , Matthew Dear , Metallica , Michael Jackson , Motley Crue , Mount Kimbie , Nico , Nirvana , Prince , Public Enemy , Richard Youngs , Sonic Youth , The Beatles , the eagles , The Raincoats , The Scorpions , The Slits , The Small Faces , The Velvet Underground , The Weeknd , THEESatisfaction , Throwing Muses , Thundercat , Twin Shadow , Van Halen , Wallace Wylie , X-Ray Spex
The real problem that the industry is dealing with these days is the lack of cultural importance given to popular music and the fact that popular music no longer has the same unifying power as it used to.
Added on September 10, 2013
Wallace Wylie
2013 , Album Reviews , Another Self Portrait , Bob Dylan , Donovan , Elton John , George Harrison , Joe Cocker , The Beatles , Tom Paxton , Wallace Wylie
There are no simple truths here. There is just a millionaire recording artist with time on his hands, recording songs that he enjoys singing.
Added on August 26, 2013
Wallace Wylie
Blurred Lines , Eazy-E , G.G. Allin , Get Lucky , Jimmy Buffett , Marvin Gaye , Morrissey , Odd Future , Prince , Robin Thicke , The Smiths , Wallace Wylie
Part of the problem with ‘Blurred Lines’ is that it unquestioningly accepts its own worldview. It doesn’t think it’s controversial.
Added on May 21, 2013
Wallace Wylie
2013 , Jim Morrison , John Densmore , music blogs , Ray Manzarek , RIP Ray Manzarek , Robby Krieger , The Doors , Wallace Wylie
Some bands from my youth have fallen by the wayside, but not The Doors. I always return to them and each return pays back my youthful devotion. RIP Ray Manzarek.
Added on May 20, 2013
Wallace Wylie
2013 , album review , Bill Haley and the Comets , Deep Purple , Kula Shaker , NME , Noel Gallagher , Oasis , Pink Floyd , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Charlatans , The Monkees , Wallace Wylie
The London dreamers have borrowed their favourite parts from music’s past to create a headrush of love and mysticism
