A.C. Plays Guitar!

Classic Albums - By The Way.

Sometimes albums will come along that are so commercially successful that you really don’t want to like them. If it appeals to the masses that much then it can’t be that good, can it? Surely it is just going to be mainstream drivel. And that was exactly how I felt when The Red Hot Chilli Peppers released, ‘By the Way’. I didn’t want to listen to it; let alone like it. But life is full of important lessons and More

All About Eve.

In 1988 the British music scene was feeling a bit on the stale side. Everything seemed to be either dance orientated, super-commercial or Acid House driven. So, when All About Eve released their debut album it was a very welcome change for a lot of different people.

The band were marketed as a sort of Goth/Hippy blend; this was because they came from a musical background of The Mission, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Sisters of Mercy. However, unlike their More

Have A Peep Through The ‘100th Window’.

Within the genre of Trip-Hop, there are several sub-categories. Bearing in mind that the Trip-Hop sound came from a variety of different places, it is not surprising to know that some bands kept their sound focused on one particular area of influence. Some of these bands leaned more toward the Hip-Hop vibe whilst others had a far more Trippy feel.

Many of Portishead’s songs have a very ‘retro TV crime show’ feel and Morcheeba tended to concentr More