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Zak Smith and J. Killen Reviewed
August 1, 2026
Zak Smith – Fix Me
The biggest rock stars, I suspect, are people beloved by millions of people and, especially, by their management team. They’re easy to talk to. They take orders well, and they’re insanely frightened about doing the wrong thing.
And…
Chief Ghoul and CR & The White Lights Reviewed
August 1, 2026
Chief Ghoul – On My Trail…
Rock music, especially nowadays, is a sugary confection, a thing so sweet that you need a glass of water and a lie down after you encounter it. Even the people in black metal bands wearing upside-down crucifixes on their clothing, in…
Autumn Moonlight and Unknown Vagabond Reviewed
August 1, 2026
Autumn Moonlight – SPLIT
Everybody loves a good story of excessive studio perfection. There are tales of bands like Steely Dan, Korn, or Guns n’ Roses spending millions upon millions of US dollars and months or years on chasing a precise, and elusive…
No Tree To Heaven and Kat Five Reviewed
July 28, 2026
No Tree To Heaven – Running for Your Life
It’s tempting to think that the future has already been written. In fact, it’s Likely, been chronicled time and time again. What new tricks? Every single combination of every possible outcome has already been played…
Fukushima Dolphin and mnot Reviewed
July 28, 2026
Fukushima Dolphin – Fish Song
Wrestling with life’s big questions? Don’t bother! You’ll only end up confused, with a big headache and the feeling that you’re not very smart on account of not being able to find many answers. What’s more, as you go on…
Tom Barrett – Get By
Even the poets and prophets have been reduced to having to share their opinions on social media, or forced to make short-form videos designed to stun and impress. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but certainly nothing anyone can be proud of…
Metro Villa and Takeover Reviewed
July 25, 2026
Metro Villa – Limousine
Say what you want about the dinosaur rockers of the 1970s who are still around and selling out arenas, but those people lived and, typically, have the scars to prove it.
How could they’ve done it any other way? There weren’t yet…
Glaascats and jasper dean Reviewed
July 25, 2026
Glaascats – Send the Letter
The weight of one’s origins, often, is too heavy for normal people to bear. Espcially in this era of grand national villainry, it’s easy and somewhat rational to want to take out your passport and, in the glowing eyes of the world…
Doc Rhombus and Marc M Cogman Reviewed
July 25, 2026
Doc Rhombus – Out of Time
The world changes constantly, and we can’t say for certain if all these changes are for better or worse. One thing is clear, however, and it’s the fact that tomorrow, as always, you’ll have to ask for permission from someone with a…