Shall we do it yet again? The thankless task? Shall we? “Have you listened to our new release yet? I’ve senf you seven ne.mails this week, why haven’t you covered it yet?” Today is Bandcamp Friday, we need you to post about it today”. Hey, you labels and bands out there, we are not just…
Michael J Sheehy, he of Miraculous Mule and in a previous life way before that, Dream City Film Club, has announced the release of a download-only stand-along single to benefit the Music Venue Trust. Michael has recently released the acclaimed album Distance is the Soul of Beauty, his first solo album in over a decade,…
Today’s Thing? A thing from sometime ago, a beautiful thing that Michael J Sheehy just reminded us of when he mentioned that he happened to be “thrilled to be taking part in this event and finally playing this Virgin Prunes classic live 20 years after recording it” , “We’re excited to announce Michael J Sheehy…
Cardiacs, for those of you who like to be downloading rather than to be holding these things in our hands, have finally got around to opening a Bandcamp page and making a whole load of their beautifully heaven born and ever bright back catalogue of albums officially available… Meanwhile, in a very (very) slightly related…
Organ Thing of the Day, for that is what we do here these days, cherry pick a thing, a piece of art, a slice of music, a gig, a painting, an exhibition, maybe a book, never a cup cake or a cat, certainly not a beard of a coffee shop, a thing of the day.…
Can’t be avoided, can’t pretend it hasn’t happened, It has to be called as seen or heard, and especially when something or someone or someband or somesuchthing who you’ve championed so much goes and slightly lets you down. It has to be said, not massively impressed with the politeness of the Sound Of Summer, it…
This rather beautifully crafted film will give you a small idea of the magic that happened over at the debut live performance of United Sounds of joy at the Servant Jazz Quarters a couple or so weeks back. A fine document of a special night made by Joel Stevens and ChooChoo Films. there’s some words…
Somewhere in my head is a Rolodex of gigs you really had to be at to get anywhere near understanding how good they were, gigs that can’t be described, fragments of what happened can’t be found on YouTube, we didn’t have things like that back then, you had to be there breathing the air and…
ALBUM: UNITED SOUNDS OF JOY – United Sounds Of Joy (Bronze Rat) Dystopian shadows and dream almost too real to…. ? Dystopian beauty? Can you have such a thing? This really is a beautiful album, it feels dark but it really isn’t, it glows, dark jewels, alive and bright in a darkened room? Dust in…
Organ thing of the day? A Quick one today, busy day, things to do, things to drop, places to be . United Sounds of Joy, who are they then? Over to a spokesperson – “Hello and welcome, United Sounds of Joy is the new project from Michael J Sheehy and Alex Vald both formerly of…
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