Chaosmosis suggests a little too much spontaneity, a little too much rock’n’roll freedom for the 11th album from what is essentially 2016’s answer to the worldweary nostalgia of The Soup Dragons, without any decent tunes, or beats. Or ideas. Or visuals. Or vocals. Or production. Read the rest of this entry »
song of the day 6. frazey ford
24/03/2016That time of night again. Another grey day survived, no judos. Time for one final trawl through the Facebook feed. Read the rest of this entry »
I listened to them so you don’t have to – 3. The 1975
15/03/2016Shit year for music. Well-named then. Read the rest of this entry »
I listened to them so you don’t have to – 2. Elbow
14/03/2016Seems like enough people reacted to the first entry in this series that I can justify a second entry. Read the rest of this entry »
I listened to them so you don’t have to – 1. The Doors
13/03/2016Conventional wisdom has it that distance makes the heart grow fonder. Read the rest of this entry »
the True story behind the recording of the first Creation single
09/03/2016Just sent off some thoughts about this to Allan Glen at Record Collector. Thought I’d share them here… Read the rest of this entry »
I admire Wendy James greatly for this…
07/03/2016Not however for the way she still likes to parade her breasts. (Hey! I have nothing against Wendy James’ breasts. In fact, I think it kinda cool the way she remains unashamed of her sexuality. Carry on this way, she could be the next Dr Who.) Read the rest of this entry »
Kendrick Lamar: New Album First Listen
04/03/2016Here is the track-listing. Exciting, huh? Read the rest of this entry »
A rejoinder to Noisey’s entirely pointless ‘is the album review dead’ article
01/03/2016Damn it. I’ve given the game away in the heading. Read the rest of this entry »