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Gorillaz, heroin and the last days of Blur
Do Blur have a future? Are Gorillaz gone for good? Is his feud with Noel Gallagher really over? The heroin issue… Damon Albarn answers some tricky questions. -
Hype Williams: do they ever speak the truth?
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Joey Barton: a man of two halves
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Plan B: ‘Find out what kids are good at. It will change their lives’ -
People say you make your best work when in despair – but I think happiness is a good place to write from
For many people of a certain age, the former Jam frontman is a quasi-religious icon. But has he only just made the album he always wanted to?
Decca Aitkenhead interviews Paul Weller. -
Gang Colours himself discussing his album ‘The Keychain Collection’, the inspiration behind it and how he got into production.Posted on April 10, 2012 with 1 note
Source: gillespetersonworldwide.com
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'I get withdrawal symptoms if I've not created something for a few days'
The artist formerly known as the Streets on life after rap, the surprise of his rapid rise to fame and why years of sustained drug-taking were really great fun -
How indie labels changed the world
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Graham Coxon: 'It's not 1975. It's a confusing world'
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Air: back on moon safari
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There’s a wonderful meritocracy with B-sides. Bad ones are quietly ignored while good ones get promoted.
In the days of vinyl, DJs sometimes overruled record labels and started playing the flipsides instead: Rock Around the Clock, Unchained Melody, I Will Survive, Maggie May, How Soon Is Now? and Born Slippy all started out as bridesmaids.
…the fate of the B-side highlights the quandary of digital plenty.
The price you pay for infinite choice is one of the advantages of limited choice: those serendipitous discoveries you could make just by turning over the disc.
Dorian Lynskey, The buried treasure of Pet Shop Boys’ B-sides -
Love, Belle and Sebastian-style
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Behind the music: Motown – a pop factory with quality control
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Where next ?
When is the first time you ask yourself this question? When you reach the end of something? Half way through completing what you’re doing right now? Before you even start the current ‘thing’? -
Sellout: a loss of independent spirit?
Posted on February 14, 2012 with 1 note
Source: addictmusic.co.uk