/Martis Decem /DXXIX /Carmina utens latin
We were on holiday in Italy last week, and seeing as we were in Rome for part of the week…This week I’m featuring songs that use Latin phrases. The Latin […]
Tag: VAST
Tuesday Ten: 329: Tracks of the Month (Apr 2018)
Just before Whitby, I’m trying to get a few posts in to catch-up a bit. First up, today, is this month’s Tracks, but also to follow will be Transmission: 008 […]
Welcome to the Future: 023: Music news and new release round-up 05-January 2018
The first Friday of 2018, and amodelofcontrol.com rumbles back into life. Starting with…this week’s round-up of music coming your way in 2018 (that’s relevant to this ‘site, anyway), and a […]
Tuesday Ten: 306: When Worlds Collide
The influence of classical music upon “popular” music is often forgotten, perhaps as the evolution through what became jazz and blues into rock and beyond is a complex one that […]
Tuesday Ten: 303: Tracks of the Month (July 2017)
Already back ’round to a new month, and we’re hurtling through summer. First Tuesday of the new month, then, so time for the best tracks, and there are a lot […]
Tuesday Ten: 214: True Colours
Colour. It is perhaps not an obvious subject for this series – being mainly a visual concept – but even descriptions or themes of colour can be exceptionally evocative, as […]
/Tuesday Ten/104/Intros
That first thirty-seconds-to-a-minute of a song can be vitally important, particularly if it’s the first thing I’ve heard of an artist. If they don’t grab me, it might be that […]
/Countdown/1990s/Albums /60-41
Onto part three of my 90s album run-down. There is again a Spotify playlist accompaniment to it, which is only missing a couple of entries (it's remarkable how much is […]
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /20-01
The end: the top twenty at last.
/Countdown/2000s/Tracks /60-41
Continuing from last week, it’s time to move onto the third stage of my rundown of the last decade. Also, as this autumn marks twenty years of my being “into” […]
Tuesday Ten: 081: Tracks of the Month (July 2009)
A new month, so time for my usual round-up of tracks I think you should hear this time around.
/Countdown/2008/Gigs
So, for the last part of my run-down of my 2008 musical highlights, here are my top ten gigs of the year. When compiling the list, I realised I haven’t […]
Tuesday Ten: 036: 90s II
As promised last week, here is the second part of my favourite albums of the 90s. Same rules as before, this time the list takes a more metallic edge, perhaps. […]
Into the Pit: 059: VAST – Live at The Ruby Lounge Manchester – 31-March 2008
…with a lot of attention paid to catching up with a number of old friends there, I paid little or no attention to the support acts at all (which is […]
Tuesday Ten: 025: The Most Disappointing Albums of 2007
This week's TT is the first of four "end of the year" lists that will come between now and Christmas, one each Tuesday, detailing my best – and worst – […]