Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 57
No words can suffice.. I received a call on Saturday telling that one of my students who had left the school not 5 years ago had been found dead. It was shocking thing to hear. The […]
Articles by Keith Hargreaves
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Wilco “Sky Blue Sky”
From the opening delicate notes of ‘Either Way‘ to the closing chords of ‘On and On and On’, “Sky Blue Sky” signalled Wilco’s intent to develop into an even more interesting and arresting band than the alt […]
Album Reviews
Whitney K “Hard To Be A God”
Compelling second album from emerging major talent – small but perfectly formed. Every now then something stops you in your tracks as you trawl through the review material. The album ‘Hard To Be A God’ did just […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 55
Education way beyond the classroom and whisper it… perhaps more important Throughout my life in education I have firmly believed that at least 50% of my job as an educator is to enable students to […]
Album Reviews
Icarus Phoenix “Sometimes our shadow can get in the way”
A beautiful, life affirming slice of melodious Americana-tinged indie pop. Be it Fountains of Wayne or They Might be Giants there is a strata of American music that flirts with the mainstream but is defiantly indie […]