Music

Artist: Gilbert O’SullivanAlbum: On The Record Label: BMG When the conversation turns to classic singer-songwriters of the 1970s, the mind tends to drift west, towards Laurel Canyon, sun-baked harmonies and the soft-focus mythology of California. But Britain and Ireland had their own remarkable songwriting fraternity, and they weren’t short on style, either. Leo Sayer, David Essex, Steve […]

Artist: Teenage FanclubAlbum: Do Not Dare To DreamLabel: Merge Records For anyone choosing to write about the creative endeavours of others, there’s invariably a contextual prompt, right? A memorable circumstance that compels a few paragraphs in response. Or does that only apply to me? For this review, it was seeing Teenage Fanclub perform late in the evening in

Artist: The CrampsAlbum: Gravest GravyLabel: Vengeance The vagaries of life occasionally throw up some seismic moments. Outside of family, the best of those (in my opinion) come through culture, and specifically for me, through music. For certain generations, those have been delivered through the TV Set…………. #1 The Beatles were watched by an estimated 73 million people as

This update encapsulates a broad range of music that is simply fantastic. Indeed, one thing that strikes us here at Into Creative is the sheer inventiveness, the nuances and well, the magic of music. It’s all here in the following bands and artists and we are sure you will agree. Anyway, have a read, listen