Album Review: Bill Callahan 'Rough Travel For A Rare Thing' (The Quietus)

Mr Bill Callahan, sometimes known as Smog, occasionally as (Smog), is back with a live album. The Quietus required an opinion. I had one to offer: "He seems to have grown into his voice, now a rich baritone after the rough edged, tentative tones he once employed." But is the record any good? Find out here:

http://thequietus.com/articles/04007-bill-callahan-rough-travel-for-a-rare-heart-album-review

Album Review: Bill Callahan 'Rough Travel For A Rare Thing' (The Quietus)

Feature: The Strange And Frightening World Of Fabric's First 100 (The Quietus)

"I can't dance, I can't sing, I'm just standing here selling everything..." Still, unlike Phil Collins and Genesis, I can recognise a good mix CD when I hear one, and I can sing its praises thanks to The Quietus, to whose roundup of the best Fabric Live and Mix CDs I have contributed.

The article can be found here: http://thequietus.com/articles/03851-fabric-live-plump-djs-martyn-ewan-pearson-omar-s-james-murphy-ricardo-villalobos-andrew-weatherall. I'll leave Fabric to do the selling...

Feature: The Strange And Frightening World Of Fabric's First 100 (The Quietus)

Live Review: The Woodentops (The Quietus)

"You're such a good thing..." sang Rolo McGinty in the 1980s, and now he's back on stage singing the lines again. The Woodentops have returned, and I for one am glad. Read my live review from their Berlin Lido show here: http://thequietus.com/articles/03814-the-woodentops-live-back-on-the-love-train-at-last

Live Review: The Woodentops (The Quietus)