Idles – Crawler review

The music industry’s hype cycle is such a transient phenomenon, who can tell whether anyone is trying to genuinely appraise … More

Echo and The Bunnymen – Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here, Porcupine & Ocean Rain reissues review

The problem with the gold old days – when everything was better, wasn’t it – is that everyone’s start and … More

At five seven, with red hair and a surface area that’s now more tattoo than skin, Frank Carter you’d say … More

Released : 1995 Extract from the Weekender piece on Timeless, originally published in 2018: Like all good urban legends, the … More

Released : 1992 It may surprise people to know that the art of whataboutery – or the practice of attempting … More

Come to LA they said. Play some rock n’ roll they said. Originally formed in Seattle, La Luz’s singer Shana … More

As an artist the last thing you want to hear said about your work is the phrase ‘diminishing returns’. For … More

Update 30.11.21 *Last update of 2021!* Let’s have some Bloc Party, Jamie Webster, The Snuts, Earl Sweatshirt, Yard Act, James … More

Album of the month : The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore Read about it here. Listen … More

You’d forgive War On Drugs supremo Adam Granduciel for grinning when less switched on commentators apply the phrase ‘overnight sensations’ … More