Month: March 2023

Today we turn our attention from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Berlin the capital of its neighbour Germany. “Berlin” is the opening track from the third solo studio album of the same name by American musician Lou Reed, released in October 1973 by RCA. A concept album, Berlin tells the story of a couple’s struggle […]

Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with Motown. An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind Ashford and Gloria Williams, the group eventually included Martha Reeves, who moved […]

Magda Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and singer with Ye Banished Privateers makes her international solo debut with her new alter ego Magda Novels. ‘Prologue’ was released on 29 March and will be followed by a release concert, with its very first live show in P60 Amstelveen on Thursday 6 April 2023. ‘Prologue’ is an EP with […]

Emilie Autumn Liddell is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author and violinist. Autumn’s musical style is described by her as “Fairy Pop”, “Fantasy Rock” or “Victoriandustrial”. It is influenced by glam rock and from plays, novels, and history, particularly the Victorian era. Performing with her all-female backup dancers The Bloody Crumpets, Autumn incorporates elements of classical […]

Boygenius is an American indie rock supergroup formed in 2018 by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. Their self-titled debut EP was written and recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. Bridgers has called the formation of the group “kind of an accident,” wherein each of the members were simply fans of each […]

“Creep” is the debut single by the English rock band Radiohead, released in September 1992. It appeared on their debut studio album, Pablo Honey (1993). Radiohead took elements from the 1972 song “The Air That I Breathe”; following legal action, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood are credited as cowriters. EMI releaseed “Creep” as a single. […]

Pomplamoose is an American musical duo composed of husband-and-wife multi-instrumentalist Jack Conte and singer-songwriter and bassist Nataly Dawn. The duo formed in 2008 and sold approximately 100,000 songs online in 2009. They are known for their viral YouTube videos and covers of popular songs. The name of the band derives from a misspelling of the […]

Ki&Ki (KiKi) is a tsugaru-shamisen duo band based in Tokyo, Japan, represented by Hikari Shirafuji and Kanami Takeda. Originally formed in 2008, the group is known for competing in and winning multiple national competitions in Japan, such as the All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition in Nagoya. Performances from the duo include traditional pieces as well as […]

The duo are Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler,who together play an undeniable grain of dark gothic folk music that seems the perfect soundtrack to the challenging times we are living in 2023. Lisa Maria is the multi-instrument switching wizard of the pair, with a potent line in Eastern European flavoured fiddle explorations, while Amy […]

“Nothing Else Matters” is a song by American band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard chart, number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, number 1 in Denmark, and reached the top ten on many other European […]