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ØZWALD and King Black Acid Reviewed
August 28, 2026
ØZWALD – Stream of Dreams
A potentially great music marketing agent always tells his clients that they need to choose. He says that if you’re an artist, you can choose to be retro, or pretend that you’re from the future. Either one is equally acceptable if you…
Former Teen and Gareth Inkster Reviewed
August 28, 2026
Former Teen – Bullet for your gun
The Manic Street Preachers, upon releasing their flawed but objectively brilliant debut “Generation Terrorists,” proclaimed that the only bands that were ever worth taking seriously were those who had the decency and foresight…
Christopher Jack and Astral Orange Reviewed
August 28, 2026
Christopher Jack – Forgot How to Dream
Those 1960s pop-art gurus sure sold us a story or three. Has there ever been a better generation of public speakers? Who has ever managed to make the Western world dress in Indian attire, and the Eastern world want to purchase…
Burley and Kid Tigrrr Reviewed
August 28, 2026
Burley – Change
You can like rock music for one of two reasons. It is possible, of course, that you simply like the tunes, the way that an electric guitar hits upon the speakers like the waves on rocks, and the drum sound on great records. That’s fine! But it’s…
Mike Hause and Brave Magnetic Reviewed
August 17, 2026
Mike Hause – So It Goes
Malcolm McLaren, in his infinite wisdom and with his impish instincts, designed his Sex Pistols to be what he called “sexy assassins.” Now, bondage trousers aside, a more fitting description, perhaps, would be “fashionable…
Luna Keller and Are We Hunting Reviewed
August 17, 2026
Luna Keller – Temporary Disarray
It’s only natural to fall in love with 2-3 songs by a certain musical artist when you’re a kid. Sure, more experienced fans will look at you with suspicion as you only spin those 2-3 songs that mean so much to you. But don’t…
Benton Crane and Benton Crane Reviewed
August 17, 2026
Benton Crane – The Song of the Lonely Siren
Who actually wrote the great myths about the Greek and the Roman gods that millions of people believed in for so long and that helped to create some of the most successful civilisations? And what about the great stories…
Old Joy and gingerella Reviewed
August 17, 2026
Old Joy – Pocket
It’s all designed to seem uniquely glamorous. Rock musicians either resemble some kinds of Greek deities who’ve somehow mastered the art of playing electric guitar solos, or they’re gutter poets who reject society and all that it could…
A Very Special Episode and Perennial Reviewed
August 17, 2026
A Very Special Episode – Too Cool
Audiences are always missing something. That’s because nearly nobody in that huge congregation of potential fans is ever entirely satisfied. Nobody’s had enough of the things that make them feel good. And those who understand…