The Damned: Neat Neat Neat
In the first of an occasional series, Hassan Mahamdallie, a bored teenager growing up in 1970s south west London, delves into his box of punk and New Wave singles and takes us on a personal, musical, cultural and political journey.
Readers’ favourite albums/tracks 2014
We asked readers of our blog to send in their five favourite tracks/albums of the year.
D’Angelo’s “Black Messiah” a protest album for the ages
It’s been a long time coming, 14 years to be precise. D’Angelo released his last studio album, “Voodoo” in 2000. Then like a bolt from the blue and with very little fanfare “Black Messiah” by D’Angelo and the Vanguard was released last Monday (15 December).
Tracks of the month – music to clean the soul
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”.
A dream come true…Tayo Aluko on Langston Hughes
This website, Dream Deferred, is named after a poem by Langston Hughes. So we are delighted to feature a guest post by Tayo Aluko, playwright and performer of the acclaimed Call Mr Robeson, who explains how his eyes were opened to Hughes’ work – and that of artist and director Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize and Oscar winner.
Tracks of the month (Sep 2014) Musical Heaven
I have had a busy and exciting month and have had no time to write up my tracks of the month, so apologies for the delay.