Each week, inspired by The Larson House, I put 52 artists in a jar. Each week, I take one name out and dig down into their discography. This week was the turn of North Shields cutie-patootie, Sam Fender. What I Knew Before: I saw Sam Fender last summer at a BST gig in Hyde Park. He [...]
Music Jar – week 12
It's been a strange week and I've not really taken the opportunity to really delve into the music on offer from this week's artist. As my wonderful friend Elisa put it, Jessie Ware probably isn't my bag anyway. What I Knew Before: Jessie is short for Jessica. What I Know Now: Jessie Ware has three albums. [...]
Music Jar – week 11
I cannot pretend this is an original idea, but it is a very good one. I put 52 musical artists in a jar and each week I focus on one. This week was the turn of LA art-rock four-piece, Warpaint. What I Knew Before: Their debut album, The Fool, is absolutely blinding. What I Know [...]
Music Jar – week 10
Every week I take an artist's name out of a pickle jar and learn as much as I can about them. This week was the turn of Chicago-based alternative rockers, Wilco. What I Knew Before: At my friend's 30th birthday, I was in charge of the playlist. He requested Wilco. I played a lot of [...]
Music Jar – week 9
Names go into jar. Hand goes into jar. One winner appears (each week). This week was the turn of the real (Canadian) People's Princess, Alanis Morissette. What I Knew Before: I knew Jagged Little Pill very well. I could shout a lot of the lyrics at you when drunk. I also knew that people like [...]
Music Jar – week 8
Inspired by The Larson House, I put 52 bands/artists in a pickle jar. Each week I take a name out and focus on listening to them. This week was the turn of empirical sad girl, Lana Del Rey. What I Knew Before: Lana Del Rey is a mystical and beautiful beast who has a significant [...]
Music Jar – Week 7
After reading about a project by The Larson House, I put the names of 52 bands/artists in a pickle jar. Each week I listen to one in the hope of finding new favourites and eventually, the leap home. This week was the turn of the thinking woman's crumpet, Guy Garvey, and his sticky wicket band, [...]
Music Jar – Week 6
Inspired by The Larson House, I am picking a band or artist I certainly should know a hell of a lot better out of a pickle jar and listening to their back catalogue for a week. This week, it was the turn of sexy Parisians, Nouvelle Vague. I didn't think I knew the new and [...]
Music Jar – Week 5
This week, I pulled LA rock duo, Best Coast from the pickle jar. I dedicated seven days to them, which as luck would have it, ended with the release of their new album, Always Tomorrow. What I Knew Before: I knew there were two of them. I knew that they were a band who were around [...]
Music Jar – Week 4
No two weeks are the same, whether you work as a bailiff or if you've put fifty-two slips of paper in a pickle jar. This week, I am the latter, and I picked Kiwi goth kid sister, Lorde. What I Knew Before: I was familiar with Lorde. I had listened to Pure Heroine, seen her [...]
