Song of the day: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - Lather (1968)

On the face of it, “Lather” is a three minute acoustic ballad with a good tune. In reality, though, it was the dark heart of Crown Of Creation, the Jefferson Airplane’s most under-rated album. Of all the Bay Area groups that emerged during 1966, the Airplane were the most commercially successful, and yet they are [...]

Album: MATT ELLIOTT - Failing Songs (Ici d’Ailleurs ida037 2006)

Failing Songs is Matt Elliott’s third album since ditching the Third Eye Foundation name. Of all his albums, it’s by far the least varied. It basically takes the template of woozy Eastern European tavern music that he established on 2005’s Drinking Songs and runs with it. The melodies are boozy, the tempos mainly in waltz [...]

Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records, at one point the UK’s biggest independent record company, is to cease trading. The label was bought by Universal in June after getting into severe financial difficulties. The music conglomerate is keeping the management side of the comapny but closing the labels. Presumably this includes Castle, Trojan and others. Details, such as they [...]