Each week, I get to listen to one artist I haven't previously taken the time with. This week was the turn of Seattle's very own, Pearl Jam. What I Knew Before It goes without saying that I knew of Pearl Jam. It's impossible to make it through thirty-three years without knowing Alive and Jeremy (thanks [...]
Music Jar – week 38
One Man. One Jar. Not that one. Each week, I take the name of an artist from a pickle jar and listen to their back catalogue. This week was the turn of American indie folk group, Lord Huron. What I Knew Before Absolutely nothing. I hadn't heard a note. I didn't know the name. They [...]
Music Jar – week 37
Each week, I listen to a musician that I don't know enough about. This week was the turn of country singer-songwriter, Kacey Musgraves. What I Knew Before I knew the name, because two of my favourite women are big fans of her work but I had never really heard much of her music. I knew [...]
Music Jar – week 36
Each week, I listen to a band or artist that I've never really taken the time to understand before. The list of contenders was compiled by recommendations from friends and my own shame. This week was the turn of Australian pop/rock sex rockets, INXS. What I Knew Before When I was sixteen years old, I [...]
Music Jar – week 35
Each week I listen to an artist or band that I should really have known more about. Now is the time for Washington-born rock band, Death Cab for Cutie. What I Knew Before I'm going to take you back. The year is 2008. You're sat in a Ford Fiesta spinning the wheel of your iPod [...]
Music Jar – week 34
Like my forefathers before me, I am spending each week listening to a musical artist that I had previously ignored, and writing up a little blog about it. This week was the turn of Illinois export, Fall Out Boy. What I Knew Before It's hard to have grown up in the noughties without having an [...]
Music Jar – week 33
Each week, I dig into the back catalog of a band or artist that I should know an awful lot more about. This week was the turn of LA rock band, The Distillers. What I Knew Before I had heard the big songs. Who can forget the video for City Of Angels, but that's a [...]
Music Jar – week 32
Each week, I listen to an artist, someone I might have heard of but never took the opportunity to "get into". This week was the turn of Detroit's own, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, better known as Lizzo. What I Knew Before Lizzo is probably the artist on my list that I felt I was the closest [...]
Music Jar – week 31
Each week, I pick a band or artist from a pickle jar and listen to them as much as possible. This week was the turn of London four-piece, The Big Moon. What I Knew Before I knew nothing of the band before this week. They were a recommendation from my friend Sarah when I told [...]
Music Jar – week 30
Inspired by A Beautiful Mess, I started my own Music Jar of 52 artists I did not know enough about. Each week, I pick an artist at random from a pickle jar and get to grips with what they are offering. This week was the turn of Texan dream-pop band, Cigarettes After Sex. The band [...]
