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• Look Out For… John Grant

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 13, 2013 • ( 11 )

  

  Song of the day, not that I have a feature called “song of the day”, is by this fellow called John Grant who released an album called Pale Green Ghosts in March of this year. The song is called GMF…. Read More ›

• A Few Words on Jeff Hannemann and Slayer

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 10, 2013 • ( 6 )

  

  I was sorry to learn of the passing of Jeff Hannemann, Slayer guitarist, who died on 2 May 2013. Hannemann, alongside fellow Slayer members – guitarist Kerry King, monster drummer Dave Lombardo and bass player / singer Tom Araya produced… Read More ›

• A Visit To Chess Records…And When Muddy Waters Met The Rolling Stones

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 7, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  2120 South Michigan Avenue was immortalised in song by the Rolling Stones in their 5×5 EP (recently re-released on Record Store Day) and was the headquarters and recording studio of Chess Records. It is worth listing just a few of… Read More ›

• Look Out For…Tom Hickox

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  I wanted to mention Tom Hickox today. Since I mentioned Tom’s song “The Pretty Pride of Russia” last year, he has secured an opening slot with Richard Hawley, including the latter’s forthcoming Somerset House concert. “The Pretty Pride of Russia”… Read More ›

• The Best Concept Album of the Eighties? Step Forward Operation Mindcrime

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 3, 2013 • ( 22 )

  

  Concept albums divide opinion. There are those who dislike them as bloated, worthy and self-indulgent. These people see concept albums as being about as welcome as Justin Bieber in The Anne Frank Museum, and avoid them like they would gout…. Read More ›

• Look Out For…Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Download Their Album For Free. Yes. Free.

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 1, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  Regular readers will know that my favourite album of last year was Sweet Billy Pilgrim‘s “Crown and Treaty”. I wasn’t the only one. Mojo Magazine slotted it neatly into their Top 50 albums, calling it an instant five star classic,… Read More ›

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