The Complicatist : Bobby Bland R.I.P., Laura Marling
Eagles may be high and free, but they’re also birds of prey
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The Complicatist : Lil B, the Based God
The clown prince of hip hop comes to town
The Complicatist : Precious Bryant
Paying dues to the Piedmont style of blues
The Complicatist : Lee Moses, and Friends
More obscure soul music gems from the vaults
The Complicatist : Somewhere In Time
Celebrating the life and music of Gary Stewart
The Complicatist : Serengeti, Del Shannon, Lana Del Rey
Learning survival tactics from Brian Dennehy
The Complicatist : The Spirit of Rockabilly
The sound of white trash contenders, from over 50 years ago…
The Complicatist : Music Gonna Shock You Like Electric
Celebrating Jamaica, and 50 years of independence
The Complicatist : Fiona Apple, appreciated
True, blue, and the art of getting over it
Ghosts and Empty Sockets
Looking back at Paul Simon, Graceland and the end of apartheid
The Complicatist: El-P, Killer Mike
Philip K. Dick Meets the Rappers, Downtown
The Complicatist : Choirs Are Cool, Again.
From Sacred Harp music to doo wop, via Africa
The Complicatist : Songs About Money
The economics of rhythm and melody…..
The Complicatist : Sleigh Bells
Even buzz bands make only tiny little buzzes
The Complicatist: Alan Lomax
A biography of the man responsible for much of the folk, blues and subsequent pop music traditions we know today
The Complicatist : The sounds of summer…and Bert Jansch, R.I.P
Laneways beats the Big Day Out, hands down
The Complicatist : Retromania ( yet again)
We’re all busy making plans for the past
The Complicatist: Love and Mining Disasters
The Complicatist : Love and Mining Disasters
The Complicatist : Thinking About Modest Mouse
Desperation has its funnier moments
Love Amid The Ruins
Auckland singer songwriter Hollie Fulbrook (aka Tiny Ruins) makes her debut
The Complicatist : Tyler the Creator, Tegan and Sara and Lars von Trier
Where to draw the line on when enough’s enough
The Complicatist : Music for Stoners
Drugs and music, pros and cons, highs and downers
The Complicatist : Look Ma, No Words
Doing it lyrically, but without lyrics
The Complicatist : Lost Soul Classics, Old and New
How did Shreveport, Louisiana get to be the unknown soul capital of America?
Record Shop R.I.P
A few seasonal thoughts on the demise of ye olde record store
The Complicatist : How To Dress Well
Memory and desire – plus, the best of 2010
The Complicatist : Sufjan Stevens and outsider art
Hello madness, my old friend…
The Complicatist : In praise of Raymond Scott
The man who heard the future
The Complicatist : Cindy Walker, Roy Orbison & Nick Cave
Orbison rules, Cave doesn’t
The Complicatist : Sleigh Bells, Joanna Newsom etc.
So far, so good – the best new music from 2010