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Vesper Rose and th3 L3p3rs Reviewed
January 16, 2025
Vesper Rose – Autumn Leaves
Being a rockstar or robbing people at gunpoint – these are two of the last remaining ways in which a regular person can become the hero or villain of their story. Everything else is just earning money and paying bills in a cycle…
Jeremy & the Harlequins and Risley Reviewed
January 16, 2025
Jeremy & the Harlequins – Wrong Way in the Right Lane
What if nothing else had happened in guitar music after rock n’ roll slammed down the door back in the 1950s? What would the world think of modern rock n’ rollers?
Well, things would certainly be…
Look, you won’t be able to get rid of a bad first impression. Yeah, it’s true that the first meeting gets written down in the mind of the person you encounter forever. But frequent meetings are just as important. They’re the ones that set a standard. They’re the ones…
Andrew Judah and Shepherd Bridge Reviewed
January 15, 2025
Andrew Judah – Alora
When you consider all the people who actually have your best interest at heart, it’s hard not to get a little cynical. Can you really trust the stranger wishing you a good day? Is everyone reading out the news on television just following some…
Actve Captve and Luma Fade Reviewed
January 15, 2025
Actve Captve – The Idiot Crows
Who did you vote for this election season? What issue were you supporting passionately? It doesn’t matter. Two things are most likely to have happened to you. There was likely an election where you live and all the propaganda…
Shaven Primates - “Chasing the Dragon” Review
January 14, 2025
It’s cynical and mean-spirited to say that you hope your favourite rock stars will run into a bit of trouble by the time they need to write and record a new record. While karma may deal with all those who wish ill on others, the law remains the same – what are you…
Natural Born Actor - 'Andrew Robertson Is…' Review
January 14, 2025
Yes, quite famously, Oscar Wilde suggested that a man wearing a mask is the only one capable of telling the truth. Less famously, he went on to say that “a mask tells us more than a face.” In a music world obsessed with great heroes and villains, why would performers…
El Poder de la Infancia - “Campamento” Review
January 14, 2025
There’s plenty of mythology surrounding Latin people. Every magical realism novel, every Latin player who singlehandedly wins the football World Cup, and all the travel stories just deepen the myth. So much has been said, or more often than not, implied, that you may not…
Xero and AN_NA Reviewed
January 7, 2025
Xero – But I Want You
The original goth kids wanted the world to know one thing – they were not afraid of death or of its messengers. That’s why they dressed up as corpses, zombies and vampires who’d just arrived from Bran Castle.
But get people…