Classic Album Review: Oleander | Unwind

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   There’s no reason in...

Classic Album Review: Florida Razors | Beat Music

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Before there was Junkhouse,...

Classic Album Review: Death by Chocolate | Death by Chocolate

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   A London teenybopper, a...

Classic Album Review: Subzone | Paranoid Landscape

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   If David Lynch and...

Classic Album Review: The Januaries | The Januaries

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   There are mored varieties...

Now Hear This: Valse Noot | Utter Contempt

THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Valse Noot don't just rip your face off — they also attack the your brain. The deranged rock of this post-hardcore / free-noise...

Now Hear This: Pink Cigs | Pink Cigs

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Pink Cigs are truly inspired by the ’70s kind of sound — and they can write songs like if they were living back in the...

Now Hear This: Nancy | 7 Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Enigmatically compelling and dripping in authenticity, bizarro-pop provocateur Nancy reveals his eccentric collection of sonic adventures The Seven Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues. Spawning audacious...

Now Hear This: Electric Jalaba | El Hal / The Feeling

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Electric Jalaba comprises six accomplished musicians with an empathy that feels telepathic and a groove that immerses. In Arabic, the mother tongue of Moroccan-born singer...

Now Hear This: DJ Muggs the Black Goat | Dies Occidendum

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Dies Occidendum is a mythical voyage across fog-laden, scorched earth terrain from the original friar of dark hip hop, DJ Muggs the Black Goat. Known and...

Now Hear This: DJ Black Low | Uwami

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "In many ways, DJ Black Low’s debut album Uwami shows the signs of an artist’s first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad...

Now Hear This: The Dials | And Another Thing … B-sides And Asides

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Dials have been familiar faces on the Brighton music scene since 2002, playing their own peculiar blend of psychedelia, surf, folk and jazz garage....

Now Hear This: Dead Dirty Dinosaurs | Too Many Questions: The Abbey Road Masters...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The Dead Dirty Dinosaurs are the new kings of alt-indie rock in the Southern Hemisphere. If you don’t already know, you’ll know. Obviously humble, but...

Albums Of The Week: The Blue Stones | Hidden Gems

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "On their sophomore album Hidden Gems, Ontario blues-rock duo The Blue Stones worked with famed producer Paul Meany (Mutemath, Twenty One Pilots, LANY), who helped...

Albums Of The Week: Blanketman | National Trust

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Fresh from the haberdashery, Blanketman have been spearheading a burgeoning scene in Manchester, gigging extensively throughout the city, performing their original brand of restless post-punk...

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