by Sean Passmore | Aug 26, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s ballet and orchestral concert work The Rite Of Spring was first performed on May 29, 1913 at the Theatre Des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The extremely new and avant garde nature of the work caused a riot within the confines of...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 24, 2024 | Album of the Week, Blog
In the depths of musical obscurity lies the story of a forgotten legend and a legacy reborn. In 2017, Ariel Pink, the enigmatic American recording artist known for his lo-fi recordings and eccentric style, embarked on a journey to resurrect the ghost of a lost...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 24, 2017 | Album of the Week
Austin, Texas indie darlings Spoon have been making their own brand of arty experimental indie pop for close to 25 years now. Centred around longtime band-members Britt Daniel on lead vocals and guitar along with drummer Jim Eno, their 9th album in 21 years, Hot...
by Sean Passmore | Feb 18, 2017 | Album of the Week
Rock n roll godhead crooner Jim Morrison is alive and well and inhabiting the body of Orwells lead singer Mario Cuomo. This fact is never more true than in “They Put A Body In The Bayou”, the kick ass opening track to The Orwells 3rd LP Terrible Human...
