Released : 1971 Speaking five years after What’s Going On had helped to cement him as one of the most … More
Category: Features
October 2022’s New Music Playlist
Update 14.10.22 LOADS of new stuff from here from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Architects, Gojira, Plaid, PVA, The Orielles, Stormzy, … More
Pixies – Doggerel review
Writing quiet loud, two minute punk rock songs about weird stuff is now the USP of many a band, but … More
September 2022’s Best Albums
Album of the month Beth Orton – Weather Alive Read about it here. Also great.. Suede – Autofiction The Mars … More
Beth Orton – Weather Alive review
Given the many different elements that go into creating contemporary music – writers, musicians, producers, software – it’s unusual to … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #34 Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
Released: 1978 By now the Free Trade Hall was way back in the rear view mirror for everyone and the … More
Editors – EBM review
Change is a multi-faceted and continuous process, but before we get off like this is a therapy session, it’s worth … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #35 Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town
Released: 1976 It’s a ritual as old as organised society itself; heroes return from their courageous acts, all of them … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #36 The B-52’s – Rock Lobster
Released: 1978 Ah. Urrgh. ‘New wave’. A marketing term designed to placate nervous parents and record label executives alike, arguably … More
The Mars Volta – The Mars Volta review
Most groups split because the members end up suffering from creative tensions, label pressure, or lack of success, but in … More
