Karl Mattar, Author at Project Revolver

20 Songs to Wash Your Hands to

Karl MattarApril 15, 2020

These are songs to wash your hands to, ranging from the mandated minimum of 20 seconds to a whopping 37 seconds for the very cautious. Enjoy the full Spoti...

Ad Infinitum: A List of Songs With One Repeating Sentence

Karl MattarOctober 3, 2019

Try these next time you go to Karaoke. 1. Roy Erikson - I walked with a zombie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcGb24n9hvM “I walked with a zombie last...

Oversleepers Beirut: Interview With Emperor X

Karl MattarMay 22, 2018

The first time I saw Emperor X performing, in the backroom of a small bar in Berlin, he handed the audience open-tuned guitars that were lying around for them t...

12 Awesome Christmas Songs

Karl MattarDecember 24, 2017

All sorts of musicians and bands have released Christmas songs and even albums, from The Beatles to the Fall. I originally planned to gather the saddest Christm...

Album Review: The Bunny Tylers – Chance Meetings

Karl MattarNovember 21, 2017

“I remember there was a lot of blood. The blood of a man found dead on the seashore . There was also blood the first time I made love”. These lines are spoken b...

Album Review: Postcards – I’ll Be Here In The Morning

Karl MattarOctober 23, 2017

Following a series of well-received EPs, the Lebanese quartet’s first full-length album I’ll Be Here In The Morning represents a major leap forward for the youn...

Top 12 Songs By Musicians About Other Musicians

Karl MattarJune 13, 2017

This is a list of some of my favourite songs by musicians about other musicians. Some are earnest homage, others tongue-in-cheek pastiche, but all of them feature musicians paying tribute to their musical heroes in one way or another......

Top 10 Sunday Songs

Karl MattarApril 7, 2013

More artists sang about Sunday than about any other day of the week. From Queen to Johnny Cash, this is a list of the best songs about Sunday. By Charlie Rayne...