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Say Psych: Album Review, Monographic by The Oscillation
A favourite album of mine is one that you may not have heard of, Stranglers bassist JJ Burnel’s 1979 solo project ‘Euroman Cometh’. I originally bought it way back when because I was a big fan of the band and wanted to own everything that Burnel and the other band members put out. At the time …
Meet: Punk legend Hugh Cornwell interview
No More Heroes, Golden Brown and Peaches are just some of the 20 odd hits singles Hugh Cornwell had a hand in penning before he left punk legends The Stranglers in 1990. Over the last two decades he has recorded 11 solo albums that have never had the commercial success he enjoyed with the band, …
News: On-U Sound reissue Singers & Players’ – “War Of Words”
Whether it be The Clash covering ‘Police & Thieves’, DJ Don Letts spinning reggae at the Roxy or Steel Pulse opening for The Stranglers, dub reggae has been associated with the punk rock scene, in the UK, USA and beyond, since at least as far back as 1977. The influence, and shared experiences (for starters …
See: HOTEI ft. IGGY POP – ‘How The Cookie Crumbles’
Japanese guitarist Hotei is probably best known outside of his home country for creating the song ‘‘Battle Without Honor Or Humanity’ which was used by Tarantino as the main theme for Kill Bill, but in a career spanning over 3 decades, he has worked with some of the all time greats – David Bowie, Andy Mackay …
Live: Bearded Theory Festival 21-24.5.15
Catton Park, South Derbyshire, last time I was here I spent 24 hours sweating and panting my way around the park on a mountain bike, supposedly for fun. This time we are here for the Bearded Theory Festival and I was swapping the energy drinks, pasta and anti-chaffing cream, for good beer and great music, …
Album Review: White Fence – For The Recently Found Innocent
I’ll start off by saying I’m not the diehard fan of this garage rock revival that so many others are. I recognize the greatness guys like Ty Segall, John Dwyer, and White Fence’s Tim Presley possess. Their musical output is quite staggering, and to the newbie it can be rather intimidating. Much like someone walking …
Meet: We interview Lancaster punk/psych band Three Dimensional Tanx
Producing this sort of DIY punk-psychedelia from a corner of England is Three Dimensional Tanx. The particular music is infused with this sort of Stooges / MC5 attitude and adrenelin, and the particular corner of the country is Lancaster. They’ve recently released a self-titled album on Sunstone Records, that manages to date itself sometime in …
Track: Low Tide Theory – Time Will Tell, plus album news
When you look at a map of Britain, the thing that stands out about North Devon, is how far away it is, from just about everywhere. It’s on the edge of Exmoor I grant you, and impossibly beautiful, but there’s not really anything that stands out, or jumps out and grabs you when you look …