Is it really the end of the month already? Those of you abstaining from whatever you’ve been abstaining from can … More
Author: arcticreviewsblog
Hi, my name is Andy & I live in Leeds, in northern England. I've been writing about music for more than ten years. My work outside of this blog is featured on Live4ever and Contact Music.
Nick J.D.Hodgson – Tell Your Friends Review
Sometimes the prodigal son motifs just don’t quite fit; when Nick Hodgson left the Kaiser Chiefs – the band with … More
Pulp – His ‘N’ Hers Review
a ribald, seaside postcard “..attitude in salutation of a national psyche weighed down by generations of sexual repression.”
Weekender #4 – Pulp, His ‘N’ Hers
Anyone can tell you that history is written by the winners. So it is with Britpop; whilst a handful of … More
Django Django – Marble Skies review
The best thing about being British is our constant ability to surprise ourselves; despite the charts being filled with auto … More
In Town This Week – Nick J.D. Hodgson
God knows you shouldn’t believe everything you read on Twitter these days, but when former Kaiser Chief Nick Hodgson posted … More
Introducing – Glass Mountain
Named after an etching by David Hockney, Glass Mountain are a quartet from the famous artist’s home city of Bradford … More
Weekender #3 : The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land
“…Set in motion a chain of events which vitalised strains of rock and hip-hop, paving the way for nu-metal, the UK grime scene and – decades later – influencing American acts like Death Grips.”
The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land review
“Firestarter, a grappling hook of a track featuring snippets of The Breeders and Art of Noise and whose promotional video gave us Keith Flint seemingly in the midst of demonic possession. It was brilliant.”
Shame – Songs of Praise Review
What with the music industry just returning to growth after years of declining revenues it’s unlikely that it’s going to … More
The Voice Of Unreason 