Everyone I know in the music industry does more than one thing – multitasking is the norm. But few do it as well as Tatjana Rüegsegger. At the tender age of 23, Tatjana has been living and breathing music since her early teens, and is now in the enviable position of occupying two very desirable … Continue reading »
Like the pop culture lemming that I am, I’ve been avidly watching HBO series Game of Thrones, even going so far as to torturously work my way through all five of the turgid A Song of Ice and Fire doorstoppers put out by George R.R. Martin (I mean, for goodness’ sake, where’s a good editor when … Continue reading »
I totally blame my parents for my love of country music. They saturated my childhood with music relaying terrible stories of cheating men, drinking and impoverished children. I can still remember all the lyrics of ‘Coat Of Many Colors‘ – yes, I’m still traumatised! Now, however, I’ve moved beyond Kenny, Dolly, Tammy and Patsy, and … Continue reading »
I’m no gamer, and I’m usually blissfully oblivious to anything video game-related, but recently a couple of music tracks used in the marketing of a couple of major video games have caught my attention. While a long drive recently I came across French musician and director Yoann Lemoine, aka Woodkid, whose track ‘Iron’ is used … Continue reading »
I’ve been seeing a lot of earnest singer-songwriters and serious RAWKers lately, and, while that’s all well and good, I think I need to experience some, I don’t know, glamour, or just plain ol’ glam. Or at least a sense of fun and frivolity to brighten up these dreary winter days. Well, methinks my salvation … Continue reading »
Working away at my desk this morning, with an earworm for company – the title track from Wye Oak‘s terrific new album Civilian, featuring Jenn Wasner’s amazingly soulful voice, and which apparently is also used in the trailer for the TV series The Walking Dead: Working from home definitely has its advantages – for example, … Continue reading »
Sunday starts with a sharp pain to the wallet – ouch, CHF 45 for parking! That kinda sucks, as it was the same price to park the whole weekend. Oh well. Next year I guess we will do as everyone else did, and park around the town*. Continue reading »
Well, that’s it – Open Air St. Gallen 2011 is done and dusted. Four days of sold-out music, (reasonably restrained) mayhem and just a touch of mud. Yesterday was hot and sunny (see pic above, the final gig by Queens of the Stone Age – note sun umbrellas, cloudless blue sky and straw hats), the … Continue reading »
This ain’t new news, but I just came across it today and *sigh* is it ever wonderful. At the recent MusicNOW festival (The National‘s Bryce Dessner is the founder), held in May 2011 in Cincinnatti, Ohio, The National performed their recent track ‘Exile Vilify’ from the Portal 2 video game, with none other than Owen … Continue reading »
I’ll be in Australia for most of the summer this year – lucky me – but I’ll manage to squeeze in a couple of summer festivals before I go, including Open Air St Gallen, which has a killer line-up this year – the Sunday programme is particularly thrilling. Here are my picks for this year’s … Continue reading »
