Each week, I take the name of an artist or band from a rapidly diminishing supply in a pickle jar, and do what I can to explore their back-catalog. This week was New York’s own, Talking Heads. What I Knew BeforeOf course I knew Talking Heads before this week. It’s impossible to make it to […]
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Music Jar – week 41
Each week I listen to a different musical artist, taken at random from a pickle jar that I filled up at the start of the year. This week was the turn of a little singer you might have heard of, Elvis Presley.What I Knew BeforeWell, I knew of Elvis. Obviously I knew of Elvis. The […]
Music Jar – week 40
Each week, I take an artist I don’t enough about from a jar, and try to listen to their back catalog in a week. This time around, it was northern Irish anti-masker, Van Morrison. What I Knew BeforeI was lucky enough to see Van Morrison perform at Hop Farm Festival 2010. A festival I just […]
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 22
And here we go again. Each week, I take the name of a musician I don’t know enough about from a jar and listen to them, learning more as I go. This week was the turn of experimental hip-hop outfit, clipping. (yes, it’s stylised like that). What I Knew Before: Absolutely nothing. They were a […]
Music Jar – week 21
Inspired by Larson House, I am listening to artists I have never indulged in before. Each week, I take an artist suggested to me by friends, from the jar and listen to them for the week. This week was the turn of Norwegian alt-rock band, Madrugada. What I Knew Before: This is one of the few […]
Music Jar – week 20
Each week, I take an artist from a pickle jar on my bar caddy and try to indulge in their discography for a week. What with one thing and another, this sometimes proves slightly difficult and my brain is unable to process at the best of times. This week was the turn of Roberta Joan “Joni” […]
Music Jar – week 18
Every week, I listen to an artist that I’ve never taken the time with before. This week was the turn of Gloucestershire’s own FKA twigs. What I Knew Before: I was aware of FKA twigs (and yes, that’s lowercase on purpose) more for her amazing performance in Honey Boy and her relationship with Robert Pattinson, […]
Music Jar – week 14
At the start of the year, I put the names of 52 artists into a jar. Each week, I take one out and focus on that musician, singer or band. This week I had the absolute pleasure of listening to Memphis’s own, soul sen-goddamn-sation, Aretha Franklin! What I Knew Before: It’s pretty hard not to […]
