John Wetton, most appreciated around here for his part played as King Crimson vocalist and bass player and later with the rather excellent UK, has sadly passed away this morning (31st January) at the age of 67. He had been battling cancer. Breaking the news first on Twitter, John’s Asia bandmate Geoff Downes wrote: “Dear All,…
William D. Drake takes his “16th century style harpsichord” to Sutton House in Hackney this weekend for two rather special performances… “The first in a new series of contemporary music and performance events, held at Sutton House, Hackney’s oldest house, launches with a two night residency (Saturday 4th Feb & Sunday 5th Feb) from…
Five a day, five a week, every Monday? Just about. I don’t like Mondays, it was folly to start this Monday thing (it was folly to start this whole damn Organ thing anyway), is that really an offer of James Blunt guest list in the Organ in-box? Why? Why does any of this happen? Better…
ALBUM REVIEW: IDLES – Brutalism (Balley Records) – Brutalism? A whole album of this lot pecking at you is hard boiled hard going, excellently so, These mouthy sorts pecking and pecking (and pecking) at your head, brutal brutalism, relentless, love it! Idles debut album is thirteen blistering slices of brutal observation, thirteen brutally relentless slices…
What’s coming up next week then? Where’s the art? Okuda has a new solo show called Lost Olympus opening at Stolen Space next Thursday evening. Aren’t those studio shots down there enticing, promises to be a bright bright show… “In ‘Lost Olympus’ Okuda offers us a representation of the mythological idols and characters from ancient…
Organ Thing of The Day: “The Pop Group set out their stall for 2017 with the release of their single War Inc. from their vital new album Honeymoon On Mars”. The single is in aid of Medicins Sans Frontiers, we make no apologies for cutting and pasting the band’s own hype here… . “All proceeds…
Organ Thing of The Day? Did we say there would be one every day? We did? Way way too busy today digging up old estate agent boards and such for a thing of the day. Here, have some J.K Flesh for yer man from Godflesh and such is in town this Friday at London’s ever…
Another five? Does it really matter? I mean, look at this, “Hey guys, Just started a Facebook page for the band The *****. Fusing rock, funk and soul. Influenced by such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis and Stevie Wonder to name but a few. We are writing and recording our EP due out…
Today’s Organ thing of the day, as we still shudder over the horror and the reality inauguration speech yesterday, is thrown over to the graphic beauty of artist Shepard Fairey. This time using his art to create thought provoking images for the ‘We The People’ campaign. Graphic art with a purpose, art that aims to provoke the…
On a day like today it seems fitting to share the new Miraculous Mule video, a track from last year and we assume a track on the forthcoming album – indeed it is, the new album is called Two Tonne Testimony, it comes out on March 24th, the video was made by the Mule’s own Patrick…
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