Blitzen Trapper – ‘Cosmic Backseat Education’

Cosmic Backseat Education

Blitzen Trapper release psychedelic odyssey with lead single ‘Cosmic Backseat Education’ from upcoming album Blitzen Trapper image via Jason Quigley February 6, 2024 Along with the release of the lead single, ‘Cosmic Backseat Education,’ the […]

Prog, angst and cosmic pyramids: why Daft Punk are my generation’s Pink Floyd | Daft Punk

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (left) and Daft Punk Random Access Memories.

Few records in the 21st century have divided a band’s fans as much as Daft Punk’s fourth studio album, Random Access Memories. While the reviews were largely positive, a significant swathe of the band’s fanbase […]

End of the Road review – post-punk, cosmic jazz and weirdo pop offer a genuine alternative | End of the Road festival

Miles Romans-Hopcraft of Wu-Lu performing at End of the Road.

All festivals have a USP: Reading, for instance, is an assault course marking the end of childhood; Boomtown is a purpose-built warehouse party in the English countryside for those too scared to visit an actual […]

We Out Here festival review – celebratory weekend of raucous dance and cosmic jazz | Music

Gilles Peterson performing on the main stage at We Out Here festival.

The musical taste of Gilles Peterson – the BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster and curator behind Worldwide FM and Brownswood Recordings – is nothing if not eclectic. We Out Here, the festival he stages across […]