The indestructable beat of Africa seems to loom larger in a lot of this year’s music and that’s probably why I hear a more prominent influence of the Talking Heads. Together with Brian Eno they were progenitors of a pop songcraft that used african elements while pushing at the boundaries of popular music and new [...]
Categories: Music
- Published:
- January 14, 2010 – 11:16 am
- Author:
- By Zac
The Curmudgeon Awakes! Wait, it’s already February?! The Curmudgeon snarls, turns around three times, and falls back asleep.
Only time will tell how the last year will fare in my personal pop music canon. I saw only a fraction of live shows that I did in previous years. And whether it was my own frame of mind [...]
Categories: Music
- Published:
- February 19, 2009 – 1:00 pm
- Author:
- By Zac