When was the last time you went to a concert where you could not help yourself but move? In today's music industry, we move around in "music genre bubbles" much the same way we move around in "social bubbles". As a consequence, we have all kinds of expectations on how good music should sound … Continue reading Live – Tinariwen ft. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Cler Achel”, Review: The Pioneers of Desert Rock
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Live – Trixie Whitley & Daniel Lanois, “I’d Rather Go Blind” @Brussels, 2009
I'd rather go blind than be, be this misunderstood. I can sit there on my chair, trying my utmost best to explain myself. How the world relates to me, to all of us, to every little gem around of me. But I can only closely observe it, can't I? There is really not much I … Continue reading Live – Trixie Whitley & Daniel Lanois, “I’d Rather Go Blind” @Brussels, 2009
Live – Son Lux, “You Don’t Know Me” @Texas, 2015
You drink your wine from my heart, but you don't know me at all. If you're fed up with modern romanticism or, on the other side of the spectrum, the exploitation of holy names, this hidden YouTube record might be something for you. It's a small part of Son Lux's ample repertoire of kickass … Continue reading Live – Son Lux, “You Don’t Know Me” @Texas, 2015
Live – Ludovico Einaudi, “Experience” @London, 2013
Need instant support, or perhaps an inspirational video? Watch Ludovico play. Trust me, your heart will feel so much fuller afterwards. Are you tired of the thought overdose in your head, all that mumbling in the background, the big mashup of contradictory feelings you wish you didn't feel? Are you, in short, tired of having … Continue reading Live – Ludovico Einaudi, “Experience” @London, 2013
The Critical Goose 