August 2022’s Best Albums

Album of the Month Osees – A Foul Form Read about it here. Also great.. LIFE – North East Coastal … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #43 10cc – I’m Not In Love

Released: 1975 Even thinking about seventies pop can make you wince; from The Bay City Rollers’ switchblade bubblegum, the dog-whistle … More

LIFE – North East Coastal Town review

There are countless hard luck stories about artists who lost momentum due to the pandemic – although no-one is making … More

Stephen James Smith – See No Evil review

In the spring of 2021 David Balfe – recording as For Those I Love – released his eponymous debut album. … More

Various Artists – Speedy Wunderground Vol 5 review

The idea of compilations has long been a thing, going back beyond Lenny Kaye’s garage obscurity packed Nuggets released in … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #44 Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight

Released: 1979 Whilst the MC’s, rappers and taggers of the South Bronx had been brewing their unique sonic potion for … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #45 Steely Dan – Do It Again

Released: 1972 Only – really, only – the nineteen seventies could’ve given an outfit like Steely Dan the sort of … More

Hot Chip – Freakout/Release review

Expressing yourself differently within the confines of your fan’s expectations has always been a probem for any artist; whilst a … More

The Chats – GET FUCKED review

The city of Brisbane is now a place The Chats call home, having relocated from the seaside town of Sunny … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #46 Magazine – Shot by Both Sides

Released : 1978 Many people have claimed to have attended one or both of the Sex Pistols’ gigs at Manchester’s … More