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Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Any of Joseph Haydn’s seventy-odd string quartets will offer you a moment of cheery escapism. They might even trick you …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction: Joseph Haydn – String Quartet Opus 33 No.2 “The Joke”"
By James Hardie
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Made famous by Simon and Garkunkel in 1967, who used it for the soundtrack of The Graduate, the duo actually pinched Scarborough …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction: Scarborough Fair/Canticle – Simon and Garfunkel"
By James Hardie
Thursday, 9 April 2020
Carlo Gesualdo – Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday of Holy Week is responsible for inspiring some of the …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction: Carlo Gesualdo’s twisted harmonies"
By James Hardie
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber – Mystery Sonatas As we get deeper into Holy Week, it’s time to plunder some of …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction: Bopping with Biber"
By James Hardie
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Playboi Carti – Playboi Carti, 2017 Playboi Carti released his self-titled mixtape in 2017. After that singles came in dribs …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction: Playboi Carti’s pure nonchalance"
By James Hardie
Monday, 6 April 2020
Golden Brown – The Stranglers What would you rather during lockdown: a lover or heroin? Well, you can imagine both …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction – have a toke on some golden brown"
By James Hardie
Saturday, 4 April 2020
“I want to change the game”, announces Dua Lipa in a half-sung London drawl, to open her new album. The …
Continue reading "Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia review – behold the new Queen of Pop"
By James Hardie
Friday, 3 April 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced artists across the world to think about how they communicate their art, ideas, beliefs. Many …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction: Singing in secret"
By James Hardie
Thursday, 2 April 2020
Procul Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale, 1967 When Procul Harum burst on to the scene in 1967 with …
Continue reading "Radio Reaction – prog rock’s finest hour"
By James Hardie
