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Interview with Young Astronaut
I had the chance to interview the lovely Chris, Niko and Paul from the brilliant Young Astronaut, a Bournemouth based acoustic-indie-folk band. I suggest you check out their debut album, ‘Fawn’ via...
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10cc: Tenology – album review
10cc – Tenology 4CD / 1 DVD Available now The definitive guide to one of the essential bands of the ’70s. This week saw the long overdue release of a one-package overview of the career of one of the...
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ATV ‘Action Time Vision’ – 1977 punk classic
Alternative TV were the band put together by Sniffin Glue editor Mark Perry. Their Action Time Vision is one of the greatest singles of the punk era. The post ATV ‘Action Time Vision’ – 1977 punk...
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Stöj Snak: Songs About Beliefs – ep review
Stöj Snak – Songs About Beliefs EP (5 Feet Under Records and TNS Records) LP/DL Out Now Mighty Midgets frontman releases free-thinking acoustic EP shaped by the rawness of punk’s DIY ethos. Leanne Durr...
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Breaking Glass: Digitally Re-mastered Uncut British Version – DVD review
Breaking Glass: Digitally Re-mastered Uncut British Version – DVD review Dave Jennings looks at the long awaited re-release of legendary cult 80′s film which launched the career of Hazel O’Connor. Set...
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Adam Ant: Liverpool – live review
Adam Ant Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 15 November 2012 Live review Despite not being alive when a significant proportion of his singles were troubling the charts, Adam Ant has always been a musical hero...
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U.K. Subs: Buckley – live review
U.K Subs Support: Braxton Hicks, Last Gang In Town The Tivoli, Buckley Thursday 22nd November 2012 The floodgates opened and the dogs of war unleashed the wrath of god upon us. Basically, it fucking...
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Ruts DC interview by Philip Thompson
Ruts DC Interview – Segs Jennings and Dave Ruffy 20th October 2012 Foreword: This interview took place the week after Mac the Hack’s Ruts DC interview, although neither of us knew the other would be...
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Dirty Three: Manchester Cathedral – Live Review
Dirty Three Manchester Cathedral Nov 2012 Live Review photo : John Robb Could there be a more perfect venue for Dirty Three than Manchester Cathedral? With its carnal cloisters and grand beams, it’s...
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Alt-Fest! – New ‘Alternative Lifestyle and Radical Music Festival’ announced
First bands confirmed; Fields Of The Nephilim, Front 242 and March Violets We are all aware that times are hard, not just here in the UK but also across Europe and into the USA – Confining our...
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Great version of Black Flag T shirt with cats instead of the bars
We love this Black Flag T shirt replacing the bars with cats as a tribute maybe to legendary Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn’s love of cats. Available from Totallydoomed.com The post Great version...
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Wu Lyf split up?
We are hearing from very good sources that one of the best new young bands in the UK, Wu Lyf have split up..the band posted a final track on their website and comments from each member saying that...
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Hawkwind: Palace Springs – album review
Hawkwind Palace Springs Cherry Red Records Double CD Out Now Hawkwind is one of those bands that doesn’t need a lot of introduction. So, let’s just jump right to Adrian Bloxham’s review of their...
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Joe Maher from Flowered Up RIP
We are sorry to report the death of Joe Maher from Flowered Up. Joe was the younger brother of the late Liam Maher, who was the bands vocalist and was the band's more than adept guitar player. His...
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An open letter to Ricky Hatton
Dear Ricky, It's hard to imagine how you must feel this morning. I guess it was a bit of a shock looking in the mirror to see your bruised face staring back and there must be that feeling of...
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Penny Rimbaud of Crass presents evening of free jazz and poetry
WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER 8.30pm Penny Rimbaud’s Last Amendment presents ‘THE CLAUS OF THE BEAST’ Penny Rimbaud and Last Amendment appear at the Vortex again in a couple of weeks. Avant romanticist...
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The Long Lost Band release Christmas single ‘Twelfth Knight’
Yuletide release from The Long Lost Band Recently featured in Louder Than War, Lancasterian tune-smiths The Long Lost Band are to due to release their Christmas single ‘Twelfth Knight’ November the...
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Chris And Cosey in conversation – Tuesday 27th November
Chris And Cosey in conversation with The Quietus’ Luke Turner Tuesday 27th November, 7pm To celebrate the release the much anticipated two album release DESERTSHORE / THE FINAL REPORT on Industrial...
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Martin Gore encourages someone to shoot Simon Cowell…
The world of Twitter just keeps getting weirder…. Last week Lord McAlpine was wrongly declared to be a paedophile, this week Simon Cowell responds to Martin Gore who in an earlier interview urged...
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Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard: Shotgun Wedding (re-issue) – album review
Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard Shotgun Wedding (re-issue) Cherry Red CD Out November 27 Cherry Red continues to re-issue some cool, classic, interesting albums. Louder Than War’s Joe Whyte takes a...
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