The Story of Carol of the Bells/Shchedryk On Christmas Eve, I did a special radio broadcast on FOTW Radio, mainly for a group of Japanese listeners who… Continue reading “The Story of Carol of the Bells/Shchedryk”…
Heavy Metal Fears of the 1980s “As Barry had listened to the music, he had become mesmerized by it as a whole new world opened up… Continue reading “Heavy Metal Fears of the 1980s”…
Altin Gün: One of the best things about 2021 The world might be a bit shit at the moment – and that’s maybe an understatement! But you can’t go… Continue reading “Altin Gün: One of the best things about 2021”…
RIP Roky Erickson, an absolute Halloween legend In Australia, when a friend or colleague does something good, we say something like, “hey, you’re an absolute legend!” But… Continue reading “RIP Roky Erickson, an absolute Halloween legend”…
That Time Tangerine Dream almost moved to Australia I was listening to an interview with Tangerine Dream recorded during their 1982 tour — and I was shocked to… Continue reading “That Time Tangerine Dream almost moved to Australia”…
The Baroque Rhythm of Life This is a post for my friend Eleanor Gray of the Cassettes and Chocolate Milk blog, who gave me the… Continue reading “The Baroque Rhythm of Life”…
The turn of a friendly card (fate falls in my favour, maybe) It’s been a long while since I’ve written a music post. When I started this blog many moons ago, it… Continue reading “The turn of a friendly card (fate falls in my favour, maybe)”…
The frenetic madness of Hyboid! It’s not often you get a chance to find out the origin of many classic synthesizer sounds; usually it’s a… Continue reading “The frenetic madness of Hyboid!”…
Confessions of a language fascist – and an ass-kicker from way-back! Lately, I have been slagging off phrases that annoy me, simply because everyone repeats them, from car ads to technology… Continue reading “Confessions of a language fascist – and an ass-kicker from way-back!”…
Vangelis, a lion of electronic music I watched Blade Runner in my early twenties when I was feeling depressed; and rather than it being something inspirational,… Continue reading “Vangelis, a lion of electronic music”…