Anatomy of a Song – S.O.S.

 Listen on Bandcamp! S.O.S. by Ken Woods and The Electrick Reckoning   This week, The Electrick Reckoning (note our fancy new spelling!) put our new single “S.O.S.” (destined to be part of our debut album American Catastrophe) out on Bandcamp, ahead of general release on the 18th of September. The […]

Tommy – The Music and The Message

Hear Tommy Live London 1969 Wednesday, May 13, 7:30 PM Boulder Theater, 2032 14th Street, Boulder 6:30 PM | Tommy and Rock Music’s Ambitious Turn– Presented by John Covach, Director of the University of Rochester’s Institute for Popular Music Or click here for season ticket options. Wear your grooviest 60s outfit. It’s […]

How Long Until Substack turns Evil?

As a subscriber to a handful of Substack pages, I occasionally get automatically-generated emails offering a pick of recent pieces they think I will like. Today, that email suggested 3 really fantastic essays, including one which really stood out as quite special. All three ‘clicks’ today were well worth my […]

On The Health Benefits of Head Banging

A vintage post from my classical blog. Still applies today! by Kenneth Woods | Jul 11, 2015 | A view from the podium | 1 comment A study on the life arcs of 1980’s-era heavy metal fans has been making the news this week, and its main conclusion is no surprise to me: In fact, researchers find that former […]

Pairs and mirrors

Hi everyone I wanted to flag up a couple of songs from Silent Spike this month which I think suit the darkening November skies – the two acoustic numbers on the album, Lily White and Gather the Ghosts and Bones. A bit of music-nerd talk first [feel free to skip […]

Press Coverage – Silent Spike

“…a conceptual body of work that draws its listener close, unveiling his roots-rock project The Old Blue Gang. Over its duration, Woods digs into the forgotten anecdotes of the ‘Railroad Chinese’, which saw around 15,000 migrant labourers build the Transcontinental Railroad from 1863 to 1869. Recognised for his work as […]

Odyssey Magazine Interview

Read the original here Exclusive Interview – Ken Woods and the Old Blue Gang – “Ride the Rails” Feature 14 Apr  Written By Iain Johnson Photo Credit: Official Artwork Ken Woods and the Old Blue Gang didn’t come to play safe. Their debut single “Ride the Rails” explodes out of the […]