Advocating madness: Dan Barracuda and Sound Furies reviewed
December 29, 2020
Dan Barracuda – Hunter S. Thompson
A lot of people love Hunter S. Thompson’s works and are fascinated by the persona he created for himself. In the way that many people wanted to hang out with Keith Richards, and died trying, a lot of would-be writers modelled…
LOSSES – Reality Breakdown (NO TREND Cover)
I’m not certain how well the minimalist electronic sound of the 1980s has aged. The one thing that I do know is that the commonly held belief that those kinds of tones were harmless and best accompanied by a disco…
American Watercolor Movement – If The Painter Were a Photographer
There’s something very interesting about bands and artists choosing to release a selection of b-sides and unreleased material later into their careers. For fans, it’s a chance to gaze into the…
Eerie Feeling: New releases by Cat Piss and Spiritual Warfare and the Greasy Shadows
November 12, 2020
Cat Piss – Germans
I, like most people who will be hearing the powerful, confusing work that is “Germans” by the excellently-titled Cat Piss, understood few of the lyrics and went on to assume that the construction and vibe are meant to soundtrack the…
The Half Japanese method of playing guitar
February 21, 2016
Some bands simplify their way into musical excellence, other bands, like Half Japanese, prefer to reinvent the medium in their image. Here’s your guitar method via this great experimental rock group.
In terms of DYI punk ethics few groups have taken it to the…