Contrary to popular opinion, Frank Sinatra made some of his most interesting records well into his 'September years', argues Seamus Sweeney... The conventional wisdom holds that Sinatra was, musically, most interesting in the mid-1950s; his collaborations with arranger Nelson Riddle and, to a slightly lesser extent, Billy May produced the classic albums which have ... Read More...
Record Rehab
Brit lists his complaints about his long-standing enemy Thom Yorke, composer of the greatest album by any British rock group... Objectively speaking, Radiohead are the second best rock group that Britain has produced, after the Beatles. This doesn’t mean that the Beatles and Radiohead ought to be your favourite bands. God ... Read More...
Daniel Kalder continues our Record Rehab series with another look at a Bowie relaunch album that failed to fire on all rockets. Originally released in 1993, David Bowie’s Black Tie White Noise was the first of many albums he would drop over the next ten years that would each be hailed ... Read More...
As The Stone Roses reform for their Third Coming, Brit books their Second one into Record Rehab... The world of British rock journalism - as it exists in the music mags, student newspapers and weekend supplements - is inherently absurd. Its principal absurdities include but are not limited to: excessive hype ... Read More...