Blogging Stone: 2016

Rough Trade (UK, 14th Nov)
1. Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
2. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
3. Margo Price – Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
4. Mark Pritchard – Under the Sun
5. Charles Bradley – Changes
6. Anohni – Hopelessness
7. Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits
8. Angel Olsen – My Woman
9. Powell – Sport
10. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial

MOJO (UK, 22nd Nov)
1 David Bowie – Blackstar
2 Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
3 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
4 Lambchop – Flotus
5 Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
6 Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
7 Frank Ocean – Blonde
8 Paul Simon – Stranger To Stranger
9 PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
10 Heron Oblivion – Heron Oblivion

Uncut (UK, 22nd Nov)
1 David Bowie – Blackstar
2 Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
3 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
4 Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
5 Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
6 PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
7 Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
8 Anohni – Hopelessness
9 Teenage Fanclub – Here
10 Beyonce – Lemonade

Thanks to great music records labels such as "Light in the Attic" and "Luaka Bop" forgotten genius and neglected musicians have finally found the fame and the acclaim they deserved. Besides some artists that have previously appeared on BloggingStone (see Bill Fay, Rodriguez, Scott Fagan, and Gloria Ann Taylor), here's a few selection:

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
John Martyn - Solid Air
Dave Bixby - Drug Song
Robbie Basho - Blue Crystal Fire
Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day
Caroline Peyton - Try To Be True
Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23
Jim Sullivan - Plain As Your Eyes Can See
Terry Reid - River
Nick Garrie - The Nightmare Of J.B. Stanislaus
William Onyeabor - Atomic Bomb
Robert Bans - From September To July

Nick Drake: Probably the most famous of this selection of forgotten artists. Drake suffered from major depression, and this was often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his third album, 1972's Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November 1974, at the age of 26, Drake died from an overdose of

Monday, 26 December 2016

Rest in peace, George...

Tuesday, 20 December 2016

Mele Kalikimaka!

Friday, 16 December 2016

Best of 2016

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Best of 2016 (MOJO, Uncut, Q...)

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Hope Sandoval, Sharon Jones, Leonard Cohen, Ty Segall,...

Saturday, 19 November 2016

You'll always be here, Sharon

Friday, 11 November 2016

So long, Leonard!

Sunday, 30 October 2016

Jim James, Franz Ferdinand, Foxygen, David Bowie,...

Friday, 30 September 2016

Devendra Banhart, Weyes Blood, TOY, Nick Cave...

Monday, 29 August 2016

Lost Gems Compilation

Friday, 29 July 2016

Wilco, Eli Paperboy Reed, Wild beasts, Metronomy,...

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Cass McCombs, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses, The Strokes,...

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Radiohead, Michael Kiwanuka, Charles Bradley, Woods,...

Thursday, 21 April 2016

Reast In Peace, Prince

Thursday, 31 March 2016

Iggy Pop, Damien Jurado, Ben Watt, Night Moves,...

Friday, 26 February 2016

Radiohead, PJ Harvey, The Last Shadow Puppets, Suede,...

Monday, 11 January 2016

Rest In Peace, Starman

Friday, 8 January 2016

David Bowie, Torres, Cass McCombs, Ryan Adams,...