Nov
9

Robert Wyatt/Gilad Atzmon/Ros Stephen, For The Ghosts Within

Posted in Blog, Current Faves, Music, Reviews |

By John Lane

ghosts within

Say what you will about Robert Wyatt, but he has never done anything for the fast buck.

What’s more, in an age where the music industry is in an odd state of flux, Robert Wyatt seems to be among the rare legacy laborers who remain somehow protected. Or maybe he’s just kept his head down and tried to stay inconspicuous.
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Nov
29

In Praise Of Robert Wyatt

Posted in Culture Shock, Current Faves, Music, OMG British R Coming |

By John Lane

Aye, the following individual is never, ever to be classified as a “guilty pleasure,” understood? Yes, one could use the expression that he is an “acquired taste,” but goodness knows not all acquired tastes are meant to pass the taste test of everyone.

Robert Wyatt is an English creation, one that could’ve only been born of and thrived in England (albeit in a quiet, genteel way), as he has done professionally for over 40 years.
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May
30

Nothing Can Stop Us: Anti-Thatcherism and Anti-Conservatism in Music, 1980 – 1987

Posted in Music, Retrovirus |

By Emily Carney

With all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls
—Elvis Costello, “Shipbuilding” (performed by Robert Wyatt)

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