Ten Best Records of the Year 2008 |
I live about a third of a mile from the zoo. Around sunset I can hear
lions in my back garden. I have no idea what they're doing, or why
they're doing it, but I hear roars, grunts, and a weird panti...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:00 GMT |
Damn us all, it's been a while! |
Yeah.Numerous circumstances pertain to this. Relocation, not having home internet, being fucking busy with, like, actual coal-face work (bartending). In any case, flushed with the success of minimum w...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT |
Ten Best Records of the Year 2007 |
Hello and welcome to my first annual 'Ten Best Records of the Year', as chosen by me. This year we're casting our eyes (but mainly ears) back on 2007, a fine year for music with not one, but four mass...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:46:00 GMT |
lp review - BATTLES / MIRRORED |
I love this album. It's great. It has the necessary heaviosity and complexity that appeal to me. The thing is, it just reminds me of a slightly less-practised Don Caballero.OK, there we go. I can't ho...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:37:00 GMT |
lp review - SHELLAC / EXCELLENT ITALIAN GREYHOUND |
SHELLAC - EXCELLENT ITALIAN GREYHOUND'Can you hear me now?' is rhetorically intoned throughout the first track of this long-awaited album by Chicago bile trio, Shellac. Mainman Steve Albini has had an...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:45:00 GMT |
live review - 586 / PINK GREASE (ROCKLANDS PARTY) |
586 / PINK GREASE - NEW CROSS INNThere are two possible openers for this particular article. Number one is this: you know how the best gigs end up the following morning (at half past fucking nine)? On...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 02:38:00 GMT |
lp review - MODEST MOUSE / WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK |
Produced by or under license from Sega Enterprises Ltd."SEGA!" (This means 'wank' in Italian.)Well wow! Look! Modest Mouse have got a new album out! I can safely say it's been one of my more anticipat...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:13:00 GMT |
live review - THE BLACK LIPS |
THE BLACK LIPS - THE MONTAGUE ARMS - 01/03/07After having fled the violent boredom of Bright Eyes (see previous post), whom I'd seen anyway in 2001 supporting Arab Strap - which was really good actual...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:52:00 GMT |
live review - RETISONIC |
RETISONIC - CAMDEN BARFLY - 01/03/07Ah, my old arch nemesis, Motivation.. I've been expecting this showdown for a while. I know your crafty tricks, how you stay absent for weeks on end, only to pile i...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:18:00 GMT |
live review - MONO |
MONO - 09/11/06 - CAMDEN UNDERWORLDYup, I know this review is horrendously late. Y'know why? All will be explained.Basically Mono are a Tokyo based instrumental band, who, in their recorded work, can ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:14:00 GMT |
