Mostly forgotten though it is now, the most controversy that surrounded the original release of the Manic Street Preachers fifth … More
Tag: Punk
Idles – Live In Manchester
“Joe Talbot is openly moved by the audience’s fierce commitment, but by what lies beyond it, a bond which welds the quintet and their fans together existing at a level buried far beneath the guts of their visceral punk”
Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance review
Does music really matter any more? It may be consumed more than ever, but in the streaming world of now, … More
Shame – Live In Leeds Review
“Live, they’re still in the intimacy phase; rolling his shoulders like a piston, singer Charlie Steen beckons the audience closer to the front every time his cohorts almost imperceptibly turn things up a notch”
Idles – Exclusive Interview
Bristolian five piece Idles had a tumultuous 2017, releasing the widely acclaimed album Brutalism and with their hilarious and visceral live … More
The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
“At times, it’s breathless and brilliant, from the screeching, larynx grating Men’s Needs to the Strokes-with-a-purpose of Major’s Tilting Victory”
The Gun Club – Fire of Love
Originally released 31st August 1981. Review originally published April 1st, 2007. Author’s note: The first drafts of this piece were … More
