I am a music writer, freelance journalist, artist manager, part-time PR, and MA Journalism graduate from Kingston University with all NCTJ pre-entry qualifications completed (including 100 words per minute shorthand, Essential Media Law, Media Law Court Reporting, News Writing, Video Journalism, and Essential Public Affairs).

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Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Basement Fever Podcast #001

Post taken from my music blog Basement Fever, originally here. This was a spur of the moment podcast with minimal preparation, recorded with the built-in microphone on my netbook.

Yeah, decided to make a podcast this afternoon. Pretty slapdash with a big lack of preparation and also a cold, so don't be too critical. There are missed words and poor recordings and all. Fnx.

BF PD 001 by basementfever

Tracklisting:
1. Coke Candy - Heart Siq | Bandcmap
2. Marc Desse - Petite Anne | Bandcamp
3. Effort - With You | Bandcamp
4. Winter Villains - Icebergs | Bandcamp
5. Screens - Pop Logic | Bandcamp / via Pigeon Post
6. Among Brothers - Bare Teeth | Bandcamp / Facebook
7. Time Brings Age - Wake Up | Bandcamp / Facebook
8. Joanna Gruesome - Talking To Yr Dick | Bandcamp / Facebook

Monday, 18 April 2011

Steve Mason - (Single review for Buzz magazine

Words originally for Cardiff's Buzz magazine and can be found in the May edition of the print magazine.

STEVE MASON ***
All Come Down (Double Six)
The ex-Beta Band man returns on his lonesome, swapping his band's psychedelic sound for a, well, slightly different psychedelic sound taken from his 2010 LP. Think kind of ambient, electro, folk-y psychedelic. Okay, so not that different to The Beta Band, and perhaps not quite as good. All Come Down is perfectly pleasant, though, if a little cheesy.