If you are something like me, you will have heard the name Jeff Buckley before. Possibly, in the context of the song “Hallelujah” (his now infamous cover of the Leonard Cohen classic) being played in some TV show or movie, or perhaps on the radio. Maybe you are familiar even with some of his other…

We all know He’s making a list,And checking it twice,Gonna find outWho’s naughty and nice. but few are aware of what being on Santa’s bad side actually entails. Thankfully, The Killers went ahead and made a song, back in 2007, to help bring us up to speed! On the second day of musical lead-up, my…

Friends, I woke up this morning with “Driving home for Christmas” on loop in my head, so I’ll take that as a divine sign to kick off the holiday bonanza. Yes, Friday is our designated music day, but to quote from Pirates of the Caribbean: “the Code is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual…

Dobry dzień from Warsaw! I was going to write you a nice little bit about Carole King’s fantastic 1971 album “Tapestry”, but recent events have led me to shift to another topic for this Friday, picking up another idea that I have had for a while, but didn’t get around to. It is (still) 2023…

Today, we are doing something slightly different than usual, everyone. As you may have heard, I am out and about for the coming two weeks, meaning that you are shorted for the two upcoming Fridays (I considered pre-writing these and then timing auto-messages to hit you, but alas I am too lazy ). However, I…

Yesterday marks the 30th anniversary of two all-time great hip-hop albums, to if you are into that stuff, it’s as good a time as any to go and listen to Wu-Tang Clan’s “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)”, as well as A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnight Marauder”. (Personally, I am partial to ATCQ over Wu-Tang on…

For some reason, today I have Australia on my mind And so, let’s take a look at an immensely prolific band (they formed in 2010 and just released album number 25! ALSO: not only did they release 5 albums in a year, they’ve done it twice so far – 2017 & 2022) that cycles through…

Black Country, New Road is a band from Cambridge that has been around sind about 2018, and has been on a path of constant re-configuration ever since. After choosing the name by hitting the “Random Article” button on Wikipedia, the 6-piece started out their career together by making jazz-influenced post-punk, releasing their initial album “For…

Music Time! Friends, the week is coming to an end, once more. In Amsterdam, we have ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event), the worlds largest electronic music festival – parties, talks, art installations, etc. To share some of the energy that is here, I want to share with you two dj’s that I have the pleasure of…

Greetings from Stockholm, team, where we had a fantastic DCWT event yesterday. To pass along some of that Swedish energy, today I am sharing with you an album by The Hives, who are Swedish. The Hives are a rock band that bring some garage-rock and punk elements to their energy-laden rock’n’roll. They are known for…