Crawford Mack – The Art of Losing You
“A man never got a woman back not by begging on his knees,” wrote Leonard Cohen and it’s difficult to argue with the great man on all matters wisdom-related. Begging for love in the real world isn’t very…
Screaming in key: Agent Orange and Clay J Gladstone reviewed
February 9, 2021
Clay J Gladstone – Sorry
It’s the job of the music critic to be a bit of a pretentious jerk. Yep, I like to wax poetically about exotic jazz and forgotten punk jams just as much as the next person. But, deep down inside I, like most music critics, harbour a…
Punk angst: Stepmothers and IDESTROY reviewed
February 7, 2021
IDESTROY – We Are Girls
Punk-rock was supposed to free music-making, ending all discrimination around race, gender, and even playing abilities. While it did do some good, we have to face it. Most of us still listen to music through our eye-sockets, and we’re…
Modern times: Moldy Roses and Kill My Coquette reviewed
January 22, 2021
Kill My Coquette – The Metro
It’s hard enough for an artist to be judged for who they are. It’s even more difficult when they are being judged for only a portion of what they used to be. That’s the case in many ways for the great new-wave band…
Young dread: Indifferent Engine and Voodoo Bloo reviewed
January 13, 2021
Indifferent Engine – Tachikoma
There’s certainly an art to screaming. Learning how to avoid blowing your throat muscles through your nose requires a good deal of practising and preparation. Similarly, managing to put together the screams with similarly…
On your own: TOVE and Harolds Last Chance reviewed
January 9, 2021
Harolds Last Chance – Fall From The Sky
Well, some may decry the death of album sales and of a music industry always geared towards making a profit at any cost. What recent years have brought us, however, is the opportunity to hear musicians possessing a unique…
Those Fucking Snowflakes – By The Power Of Barnard Castle
Those Fucking Snowflakes are a punk band so good, funny and determined to stir up a reaction, that they’re bound to become a sensation on word of mouth alone. Well, I used to think that Inappropriate…
Darwin & The Finches – Lover
Darwin & The Finches sure does sound like the Who, The Jam, Kasabian, and similarly well-dressed musical groups. One of the things that all those bands had in common, was the enthusiasm with which the press greeted their first…
True grit: Love Ghost and St. Terrible released new singles
January 2, 2021
Love Ghost – PUNXX
Modern mainstream music is really missing some ambitious personalities. It’s also missing some true fuck-ups what with all the PC-approved, don’t break your wrist trying too hard rockstars. Love Ghost might be both. And, although for…