Classic Albums
Album News: Laibach And Think Of Slovenia! – Cherry Red Records Release Expanded Version Of 1986 Album “Nova Akropola”
Described by Sounds magazine as the “First Dangerous Album of The Eighties” Laibach’s seminal 1986 Album revisited and expanded. Curated, remastered and Re-designed by The Laibach Organisation. Complete With 2 CDs of live versions of ‘Nova Akropola’ songs from the band’s own archive, with sleevenotes by Alexei Monroe. For the uninitiated this might easily be …
News: Wibbling rivalry – Liam steals a march on brother Noel with “Definitely Maybe” 30th anniversary UK tour
Image Credit: Jill Furmanovsky The Gallagher brothers are showing no evidence that there is any Oasis reunion in the pipeline. Liam has just stolen a march on his older sibling by announcing a 12 date UK tour to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut LP “Definitely Maybe”, playing the album in full along with …
News: Underground Lovers release remastered vinyl version of stunning classic ‘Cold Feeling’ for Record Store Day in Australia.
Record Store Day (RSD) arrives this Saturday and a coterie of Australian releases provide a fascinating collection of remixes, reissues, limited editions and collaborations. One gem that stands out is a release of an old favourite. Melbourne giants Underground Lovers are releasing their sixth album ‘Cold Feeling’ on vinyl for the first time, remastered by …
Paul Draper To Perform Mansun’s “SIX”
Paul Draper – former frontman of Mansun, one of the most forward-thinking and iconic rock’n’roll bands of the ’90s – will be performing the band’s classic album ‘SIX’ live and in its entirety next year. Marking the record’s 25th Anniversary in fitting style, Draper will be revisiting the 1998 album during what promises to be …
The Lemonheads @ O2 Ritz Manchester 8/10/22
Wow, 30 years since I first saw Evan Dando perform these songs, under the arches at London’s Subterania venue, 6th Oct 1992. Loved it so much, that exactly 30 years ago to the day I repeated the whole experience again 2 days later, at The Old Trout in Windsor. For many people, It’s A Shame …
The Lemonheads – O2 Ritz Manchester Preview
Evan Dando and the gang return to Manchester on Sat 8th Oct 2022, to play their classic 1992 album, It’s A Shame About Ray in it’s entirety. 30 years on the album, is widely regarded as one of the best 90s albums ever and broke the band in the UK, despite not actually denting the …
Live: The Exploding Boys at The Triffid, Brisbane 19/03/2022: A cure for Brisbane
The Exploding Boys present The Cure: Head on the Door was an emotional journey back to the 80s with every song on the legendary 1985 album shared between 3 vocalists. In-between album tracks were classic singles from other Cure albums such as A Forest, Boys Don’t Cry, and Just Like Heaven. Brisbane goths and indie-pop …
Not Forgotten: We revisit Augie March’s stunning debut ‘Sunset Studies’ from 2000 – still an essential antipodean sonic milestone – which gets a belated 21st birthday party.
By 2000, by the time Y2K anxiety had dissipated and, before the events of 9/11 cast a pall everywhere, post grunge was solidifying its place in the world and the vestiges of Britpop were bouncing along in ever decreasing circles. The Australian indie scene towards the end of the previous decade was mostly typified either …
News: Blonde Redhead Reissuing Fifth Album
Veteran New York City alternative rockers Blonde Redhead are releasing a 20th anniversary deluxe vinyl edition of their fifth album, ‘Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons’, on September 4th via legendary Chicago noise rock label Touch and Go. Copies of the release will be limited to 2000 and pressed on 180-gram opaque magenta pink vinyl. The …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Nostalgia Ultra: Scarface – The Fix (2002)
Scarface’s Magnum Opus from 2002. He slays dragons, real and imagined. Freshness Quotient: Fresh as a spring daisy. A stone-cold classic. The Skinny: Face takes a walk around the old neighborhood. Along for the perambulation, pre-mogul Jay and pre-Kardashian Ye, and Beanie (not Feldstein). Also linking arms, Nas, Faith Evans and Kelly Price. The star …