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THE SECOND COMING OF RICK ASTLEY Print E-mail
Written by Aaron Darc   
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
"We know the rules, and we're gonna play it."
Rick Astley
 
Is Rick Astley the God of Internet? Well, that's the latest term being thrown around in cyberspace and (therefore, any minute now) in the press. Seriously, people, Rick Fucking Astley! If you have no idea what I'm talking about (which kinda makes me smile, to think of where your head must be at, right now), then you are officially disconnected to the vibe in cybertown. If you do, of course, then I'm not entirely sure what it says about you. Or what it says about me, I guess. But yes, Rick Astley has returned. I know he famously sang that he wouldn't desert us, but I, for one, thought he was joking. Over fifteen years later, whaddya know, Rick comes back into vogue. And, really - what, with the war, and the economic collapse of civilisation, and all - I can't think of a more appropriate time. 
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GOT CANDY? Madonna returns... Print E-mail
Written by Aaron Darc   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
MADONNA "HARD CANDY"
released: April 25th (Warner)
 
A little less intense, this time, will be our discussion of the original pop goddess, Madonna. In all the talk about Madonna's image on celluloid, one can easily forget that all this media madness comes from the fact that Madge is about to release her 12th studio album, Hard Candy. The web is currently going crazy, as the release date draws near (this Saturday), and everyone scuttles to get their ears round the 12 new tracks, co-produced with the American dream team of the current "urban" soundscape: Timbaland, Timberlake, Danja and Pharell. I can't say I'm a fan of any of them. So, as you can imagine, as a Madge die-hard, I was a little nervous. In fact, I thought I might have to ignore this album, altogether. The single making world headlines (bumping her over Elvis' record in the States, and currently her 13th UK number one), 4 Minutes, does very little for me (I didn't bother playing it, during my listen). Call me anti-American - heck, call me someone over the age of 23 - but "urban" and Aaron Darc don't generally mix. So, imagine my surprise, then, when I finally sat down to hear the new Madonna album, and... well... it turned out to be rather fab.  
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HOLLOW TREE - Goldfrapp returns Print E-mail
Written by Aaron Darc   
Monday, 11 February 2008
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree (Mute/EMI)

"And the pain has started to slip away..."
Alison Goldfrapp (A&E) 
 
Music is, as far as I'm concerned, the most utterly subjective experience we can purchase in the commercial world. It runs deep within us, connected mostly to our adolescence, where the importance of music cannot be underestimated. When we are teenagers, music "understands" us, and so intoxicated do we become with the perceived empathy of those who seem to sing solely to us, no other entertainer or public figure is subject to as much obsession and devotion. When we're older, this tends to fade, of course. We become more objective, less obsessed, and less prone to the beauty of art and creation. We grow up, in other words. But, every now and then, we have a moment in time - a private moment of self-indulgence, vicariously facilitated by someone we don't even know - and through another's words and sounds, we rejoice in a part of ourselves. It doesn't happen very often for me, I must confess; but, many years ago, I found a record that "spoke to me", and I fell in a love that was decidedly more about myself than it was the woman responsible for this record. It was the critically acclaimed debut from British outfit, Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain. I am eternally grateful. However, years later, with their fourth studio album, Seventh Tree (released in February), the love affair is fading.
 
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