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 [...]
Music Jar – Week 3
Every week, I open up a pickle jar, take out a slip of paper and listen to that artist. This week it was the turn of Brighton Rock rockers, Black Honey. What I Knew Before: I knew the two words separately, but I don't believe I had seem them working together. What I Know Now: [...]
Music Jar – Week 2
Each week, a different artist comes out of the jar and I listen to them solidly. This week it was the turn of duelling guitar aficionados, Thin Lizzy. What I Knew Before: My dad had Jailbreak on vinyl when I was a kid so I knew those songs better than I knew how to spell [...]
