Thelonious Monk - Piano Solo THE WHITE STRIPES powered by Crookes’ ever-restless creativity

powered by Crookes’ ever-restless creativity and artistic excellence

the Mary Chain descended on Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom – a legendary venue down the road from where the Reid brothers grew up in neighbouring East Kilbride – and tore through the songs that would propel them to worldwide acclaim upon Psychocandy’s release in 1985

"This is the first time it happened naturally

Looking back on Pingipung's 22-year history

Thelonious Monk - Piano Solo THE WHITE STRIPES powered by Crookes’ ever-restless creativityIt happens very rarely that you can praise a record without any reservations, this is the case here. A lot of ink has flowed across the page since the Vogue Swing release (1955) of that founding solo record. The repertoire was made up of pieces that Thelonious Monk was playing in New York over that period, but in trio or with a quartet, here his music shows nakedness, I should say crudeness, which is completely overwhelming. It is a black and white