Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Owl John – ‘Owl John’

ALBUM REVIEW: Owl John – ‘Owl John’

Solo albums are, more often than not, a strange proposition. A singer or musician in a band feels ignored and…

10 years ago

POSSE – SOFT OPENING

Here is installment two in my continuing series reviewing young indie bands from Seattle, WA, I ask your patience with…

10 years ago

MACHINES IN HEAVEN – BORDERSBREAKDOWN

In Glasgow we are really lucky to have as exciting an electronic music scene as there is anywhere else and…

10 years ago

MANIC STREET PREACHERS – FUTUROLOGY

Let me start with a rhetorical question, why is it American music lovers do not know more about Manic Street…

10 years ago

LA ROUX – TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Its been five years since Elly Jackson graced the airwaves with her self titled Grammy winning debut album, and what…

10 years ago

ANDY BELL – TORSTEN THE BAREBACK SAINT

Well well, well, what a busy boy our Andy has been of late, first collaborating with US House producer Dave…

10 years ago

MORRISSEY – WORLD PEACE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

With appropriate fanfare Morrissey has released his first recording in five years.  Following 2008’s 'Years of Refusal', with his latest…

10 years ago

BOB MOULD – BEAUTY & RUIN

I missed seeing Husker Du, Bob Mould’s original band, by a whisker in 1988; the band was on a college…

10 years ago

THE BLACK KEYS – TURN BLUE

Following up a recording as phenomenally successful as their sixth disc El Camino, could not have been an easy task…

10 years ago

KISHI BASHI – LIGHGHT

For those of you unfamiliar with the multi-instrumentalist super composer Kaoru Ishibashi, this is his 2nd album, released on Joyful…

10 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence

Ultraviolence is the third studio album from New York’s queen of sadcore – Lana Del Rey. Despite the success of…

10 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Citizen – Youth

Based in Toledo, OH, Citizen, who has already amassed a good following in the US's Alt-rock and underground punk scene,…

10 years ago

DAMON ALBARN – EVERYDAY ROBOTS

Damon Albarn, front man for Blur, Gorillaz, and numerous other permutations and groups, has released his first solo recording. Albarn…

10 years ago

PAUL OAKENFOLD – TRANCE MISSION

Relaxing on the Sunset strip in San Antonio waiting for that glorious moment when the Mediterranean swallows up that white…

10 years ago

NEIGHBOURS – WILL YOU BE QUIET PLEASE?

Hailing from the Do It Yourself music culture of Seattle, Washington, via Philadelphia PA, the band Neighbors has released a…

10 years ago

THE PIXIES – INDIE CINDY

First a disclaimer, I am a total Pixies fan. I admit to being old enough to remember the original releases…

10 years ago

KASABIAN 48:13

Music fans were divided when Kasabian were announced to close the legendary Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm on the Sunday…

10 years ago

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN – METEORITES

Echo and The Bunnymen return with their 12th studio album Meteorites and their first since The Fountain five years ago.…

10 years ago