Utopia
Feature: Utopia Give Us A Track By Track Of New Album ‘Shame’
With their new album out today we caught up with John Bailey from the band to give us a low down of each track and how it all came together. All the music that I write starts with a rhythm. In fact, it actually starts with a metronome tempo in my head. I think about …
Track: Utopia Share Title Track From New Album ‘Shame’
Now featuring a fixed lineup of the original members of John Bailey on guitars, Chris Reese (Corrupt Moral Altar) on vocals and Arran McSporran (Virvum/Vipassi) on fretless bass and Jay Walsh on drums with a second guitarist in Jimmy Wilson, Utopia return with the follow up to their debut album ‘Stalker’. Released in 2021 and …
Film Review: Meet Me in The Bathroom
There are few things more exhilarating in music than being part of a scene. A group of likeminded musicians and bands who come together organically, usually around the same people or places. As a collective, they share a similar sound, mentality or ethos and, more often than not, the same fanbase. These artists feed off …
Film Review: Holy Spider
Iran has been in the news a lot recently, and not for the right reasons. Sparked by the murder of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, who had been taken into custody by the morality police, the country has been in the grip of violent protests since September. The lack of rights for women is nothing …
Film Review: Jane by Charlotte
While London might have been swinging during the ‘60s, it was also boomtime in Paris. The French economy was experiencing almost unparalleled growth and with it came a decade of prosperity and hope. Not to mention, political and social turbulence. It was during this time that Serge Gainsbourg came to prominence, his playful and seductive …
Film Review: The Last Tourist
We seem to have reached peak tourism. A confluence of standards of living in developed countries reaching an all-time high and travel being more accessible than ever before. With environmental concerns this pressure may ease, but holiday hotspots are reaching breaking point in terms of numbers. At the same time, those communities which rely on …
Film Review: The Scary of Sixty-First
If you’ve not heard about the case of convicted paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, then you’ve probably been living under a rock for the last few years. Despite his death before a full case could be made against him, the trial of his close friend Ghislaine Maxwell means he’s back in the news once …
Film Review: Red Heaven
As the Earth begins to falter at an increasingly accelerated rate, largely due to the abuses of humankind, the thoughts of many turn to the stars. While billionaires see space as yet another money-making opportunity, scientists have been focussing their attention way beyond the Karman Line. With our planet dying, the theoretical concerns around colonising …
News: Metal Group Utopia Announce UK Tour Dates
Utopia, the metal group centred around guitarist John Bailey and Corrupt Moral Altar vocalist Chris Reese have announced UK tour dates for February 2022 following the release of their debut album ’Stalker’ last month on APF Records. John comments, “One of the things about music like this is that it’s very easy to let it …
Film Review: The Seer and the Unseen
While to many, the likes of elvers and trolls will be something out of Lord of the Rings or another fantasy book, for generations of Northern Europeans they’ve formed an integral part of their national folklore. The Huldufólk, or hidden people, play a prominent role in the mythology and legend of The Icelandic people. These …