Month In Review – May 2010

One of the most eclectic months since I started the blog, in May I covered many events like the passing of Lena Horne, the emergence of Greyson Chance and the latest instrument being developed by Roger Linn – all while providing coverage on artists I had already introduced you to. Albums reviewed included Tom Petty’s “Full Moon Fever” and “Into The Great Wide Open”, whereas I also reviewed “The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3” and Richard Thompson’s “Mirror Blue”.

What’s more, The Kinks were (finally!) added to the roll of artists featured on MusicKO

The startups I reviewed this month were SongVote, Radar Music Videos, G2, Lyreach and BuyWidget. And I managed to interview James Fontana from SongVote, and the two founders of a startup I had covered in April: Earwurm.

Finally, I am very pleased with the way the coverage of Uruguayan musicians has evolved. In addition to reviewing Sordromo’s “Salvando La Distancia” I posted a classic audio clip (Jorge Nasser beating some radio hosts that got too cheeky), and I covered a new unsigned artist: Retrocedonia. Best of all, one of the bands I collaborate with shot its first video. The band is RostbiF, and the song is “En Una Lágrima”.

Month In Review – March 2010

One of the most read (and sought-after) posts of the whole blog was published in March. I am talking about Merton, the impromptu piano player from ChatRoulette. I also covered the impact the parka-clad pianist had, including Ben Folds impersonating him. And speaking of viral videos, don’t forget to check the hysterical “My Mom’s On Facebook”.

March saw two new additions to the main roll of artists: Jeff Buckley and The Style Council. And I finally got around reviewing The Dukes of Startosphear’s anthology “Chips From The Chocolate Fireball”. I likewise began reviewing original soundtrack albums, with “Once” becoming the first OST to be scrutinized on the blog.

The startups that I reviewed last month included Tubeoke, Spreaker, Feeder, MusicVault, Music Matters and Relisir.

On April I am determined to start covering unsigned Uruguayan artists once and for all – the category has already been added, and that is something I have always wanted to do.

Original Soundtrack Albums – General Introduction

Well, this is another category I have always been keen on adding as every single OST I have has an incredible emotional value attached to it. These reviews are going to be exactly like the “regular” reviews that you have got to know by now. The difference is that at the end there won’t be a score. Rather, I will cast a verdict regarding whether the OST can be enjoyed if you haven’t seen the movie.

I will start with “Once”, and then move on to “Great Balls Of Fire”, “Elizabethtown”, and even the two volumes of my favorite anime, “Zegapain”.

Month In Review – January 2010

I started the new year in the best possible way by adding R.E.M. and Pete Townshend to the main list of artists featured in MusicKO. “Out Of Time”, “Automatic For The People” and “Monster” have already been reviewed, whereas fans of The Who’s unique composer should check what I had to say about “Who Came First”, “Rough Mix” and “Empty Glass”. And the best is yet to come…

I also started reviewing music movies, with the brilliant “Once” being the first addition to what I sincerely believe will become a different section of the blog.

Startups reviewed this month included Digiclef, The Sixty One, Twt.fm, Jamendo and Spotiseek. An additional note of gratitude to Ian Cox from Digiclef and Kristofer from Spotiseek for accepting being interviewed. Continue reading

Year In Review – 2009

Hi everybody. I would like to do a quick recap and share the best content on MusicKO with you, so that you can read it once more or discover it for the first time in case you are new to the blog.

The most popular reviews include:

The Smiths
A Decade Of Hits (The Allman Brothers Band)
Greatest Hits (ZZ Top)
Quadrophenia (The Who)
Greatest Country Hits (John Denver)

Personally, these are what I deem as the best reviews and articles on the blog so far: Continue reading

Month In Review – November 2009

Obviously, the star of this month for me was the release of my first book of poetry and words for music, “Once”. You can read what literature teacher Fabián Severo had to say about it at the launch event here, and also my own speech by following this link.

When it came to artists added to the blog, these included Television and The Dukes Of Stratosphear. The review of Television’s debut (“Marquee Moon”) has actually become one of the most popular posts of MusicKO, and I am very proud of that article on a personal level. Continue reading

Month In Review – October 2009

This month I did manage to review some artists I am very fond of: Emmylou Harris and Billy Joel. Another distinguished addition to the current list was that of the Traveling Wilburys, a band I greatly admire.  Their first disc is being reviewed this week.

Other albums which I am glad I did finally review were XTC’s “Skylarking” and The Clash’s “London Calling”. And I also reviewed two great compilations albums:  America’s and Dr. Hook’s.

Moreover, I was lucky enough to interview Jake Chen from Musefy the week he launched his startup. I likewise interviewed Andy Bull from We Love Festivals – my compliments to him as well.

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Month In Review – September 2009

This was quite an interesting month for a number of reasons. First of all, MusicKO became 100 post old this month. In addition to that, one of my favorite sites on the WWW (Chalkhills, a huge repository of information devoted to XTC) linked back to me and I am very grateful for that.

I am also glad I added a band I love to MusicKO: The Goo Goo Dolls. Moreover, I reviewed some great compilations like Crystal Gayle’s “All-time Greatest Hits” package and a ZZ Top’s greatest hits album. Continue reading