/Tuesday Ten /543 /It Must Have Been New
After a bit of a longer break than usual post-Christmas, I resume my /Tuesday Ten series as /amodelofcontrol.com nears the twenty-year mark.
/Click Click /010 /De Staat + CLT DRP – 12-Jan 2024
Back in 2021, in the midst of lockdown, Dutch band De Staat started to think differently. After six albums and a moderate level of success – helped by viral hit Witch Doctor in particular – attention turned to releasing songs attributed to colours as states of mind. Red for the dark side, yellow for the […]
/Click Click /009 /Killing Miranda – 30-Dec 2023
A pretty intense thirty-six hours of travelling across the southeast – I covered well beyond 200 miles without ever really intending to – saw me finish my Saturday at the Cart & Horses in Maryland (Stratford), to catch the second gig by the reformed Killing Miranda. /Click Click /009 /Killing Miranda /Date /30-Dec 2023 /Venue […]
/Welcome to the Future /264 /New Music for 2024
After what feels like a surprisingly short break, as is traditional I begin the year with a roundup of new music either confirmed or likely to come your way this year. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this […]
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /032 /The Third Indie Disco – 27-Dec 2023
It’s that downtime between Christmas and New Year again, we didn’t have a lot else to do, so why not Livestream?
/Countdown /2023 /Gigs
The final part of /Countdown 2023 sees me looking at the best gigs of the year. Some statistics for my gig-going in 2023. I went to 38 shows (each festival is counted by number of days – so Infest is three days, so counts for three shows), and saw 125 live sets. I saw 122 […]
/Countdown /2023 /Albums
Onto the third week of /Countdown/2023 on amodelofcontrol.com, and this week I’m looking at the best albums of the year. As I’m sure I’ve explained before, I treat the “year” as 01-December to 30-November, to allow me a cut-off point, and to allow this to be done and dusted before Christmas so that I can […]
/Welcome to the Future /263 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 15-Dec 2023
Well into December, and the /Countdown /2023 roundup is in full swing. This will be the last release roundup until the first week of January, when I’ll be looking at upcoming releases for the new year. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events […]
/Countdown /2023 /Tracks
Continuing the amodelofcontrol.com review of 2023 – and the twentieth year that I’ve done this – which this week turns attention to the best tracks of the year. Next week will be the wrap of the best albums of 2023.
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /031 – 05-Dec 2023
Hurtling towards the end of the year, and over Christmas, we’ll be bringing you /TheKindaMzkYouLike /032 /The Third Indie Disco Special to help while away the time.
/Countdown /2023 /Compilations and Re-issues
Welcome to /Countdown/2023 – this year’s wrap-up of the best new music that I’ve heard across the year, and the 20th anniversary of me starting to do such annual roundups (which began on LiveJournal before moving to this site). I begin as usual, with the best compilations and reissues in no particular order, although it […]
/Welcome to the Future /262 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 01-Dec 2023
The last month of the year, and the /Countdown /2023 roundup begins this Tuesday. What are your favourites this year? This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted […]
/Tuesday Ten /542 /Outshined
As 2023 draws to its end – and it’s been a year, I can tell you – this will be the last /Tuesday Ten of the year.
/Welcome to the Future /261 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 17-Nov 2023
Nearing the end of the year, and preparation for the /Countdown /2023 roundups is in full swing. What are your favourites this year? This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of […]
/Tuesday Ten /541 /Tick Tick Boom
This week, /Tuesday Ten /541 goes bang.
/Welcome to the Future /260 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 03-Nov 2023
We’re nearing the end of the year, which means I’m now considering the best of 2023, and releases for the new year are now continuing to filter through too. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and […]
/Tuesday Ten /540 /Tracks of the Month /Oct-23
The final /Tracks of the Month of 2023 – or more to the point, the last before I unleash /Countdown /2023, wrapping up the best music of the year.
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /030 – 24-Oct 2023
Too much music, too little time…
/Tuesday Ten /539 /I Want To Be Evil
After last week’s songs about being good, here’s the flipside.
/Welcome to the Future /259 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 20-Oct 2023
We’re nearing the end of the year, which means I’m now considering the best of 2023, and releases for the new year are now beginning to filter through too,. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and […]