Category Archives: Bands
Every Song has a Story to tell: 10,000 Maniacs – Like the Weather
It does not happen that often that the mood of the lyrics and the mood of the music of a song seem to totally contradict each other, and yet the result turns out just perfectly fine. "The A Team" by … Continue reading
Every Song has a Story to tell: The Smiths – Rubber Ring
There are few bands in history who, despite existing less than a decade, left such a legacy and such important back catalogue as the Smiths did. The band formed around the highly charismatic and sometimes (well, often) controversial vocalist Morrissey … Continue reading
The Black Tokens – Another Little Lie – Belfast memories
In the past I have already discussed how music and arts in Belfast’s underground artistic scene influenced me and inspired me to start writing myself. Sadly enough, a lot of the bands I was friends with and attended gigs of, … Continue reading
The most unique interpretation of Tainted Love: Coil
Tainted Love is a song most people, if not all people, know. It was originally performed by Gloria Jones, but only became a mainstream hit when synthpop duo Soft Cell (including Marc Almond on vocals) covered the song in 1981. … Continue reading
A darkwave epic: The Sparrows and the Nightingales – Wolfsheim
In an earlier article on this blog, I already introduce the attentive readers to German synthpop/darkwave duo Wolfsheim. The duo consisted of vocalist Peter Heppner and synths player Markus Reinhardt and has existed for almost 20 years, being a prominent … Continue reading
Eurovision Song Contest revised
These days it is considered "uncool" to admit you watch the Eurovision Song Contest. And with reason. Nothing about the voting and such. People complaining about countries giving high scores to neighbouring countries in my opinion should get over it: … Continue reading
An evergreen that reaches for the heart: 74-75
One of my bigger inspirations artistically is the American band The Connells. The Connells are a band from Raleigh, North Carolina, and have been around since the mid-eighties. More than 25 years later, they are still going strong, although with … Continue reading
The Paths Less Travelled 