Reviewed: 10cc Live in Birmingham UK
Reviewed: 10cc Live in Birmingham UK Prog-pop's Not Dead! The soft-rock sovereigns come out s(w)inging in Birmingham 10cc were up against it last night… they played in the cosy confines of 2600-seater Symphony Hall, while across the street, in the cavernous...
Reviewed: The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time”
Reviewed: The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time” Doffing their caps to The Dead Boys, The Real Kids, & early Blondie, we ask: "Is this the best cryogenically-frozen-and-reanimated band of 2017?" Cheap Cassettes – “All Anxious, All The Time”...
LIVE: Blackberry Smoke: Birmingham Academy, Birmingham UK April 7th, 2017
LIVE: Blackberry Smoke: Birmingham Academy, Birmingham UK April 7th, 2017 Wine, women, whiskey and a heapin helpin' of Allman Brothers worship BlackBerry Smoke: Birmingham Academy, Birmingham UK April 7th 2017 Hey Kids! Ever wished you could travel back in time to a...
Vic Chestnutt & Sam Phillips: New Releases
Vic Chestnutt & Sam Phillips: New Releases Sour on the singer-songwriter set? A pair of new releases bring the sweetness. Does the phrase ‘singer-songwriter’ conjure up visions of overly-sensitive, overly-prim young men sitting on steps yodeling about their...
Live: Adam Ant: Kings of the Wild Frontier Tour 2017
Live: Adam Ant: Kings of the Wild Frontier Tour 2017 37 years later, Ant is still King of the Wild Frontier So the other night I went to the theatre to see Adam Ant perform the entirety of his “Kings of the Wild Frontier” album (recorded with his former band the Ants,...
Equanimity Examined: The Feelies – “In Between”
Equanimity Examined: The Feelies – “In Between” Tom Lawton gets philosophical over the 40 year old band's latest. RESOLVED: There is a direct inverse ratio for measuring the trajectory of a band’s success, versus the level of pleasure one gets from...
It’s Magick You Know: Psychic TV Cast the Spell Live in Boston
It’s Magick You Know: Psychic TV Cast the Spell Live in Boston Genesis and the gang bring the voodoo. Gather ‘round chilluns and I’ll tell you a tale… Musta been a little before sunset on an early spring day back in ’85, two long shadows slid up a small hill in...
Bettie Serveert: Damaged Good
Bettie Serveert: Damaged Good 25 years in, the Dutch rockers are as vital as on their debut. We dissect the band's aural secret weapons. Okay, mature rockers, want to make yourself so sad that you’ll weep openly into your ultra-hoppy craft beer? Have a look at the...
Pretenders: Alone
Pretenders: Alone Sublime vocals, solid retro-style production, a surprising single, and the most annoying Pretenders song ever: Alone has it all. Remember that time I ordered a double cheeseburger in front of Chrissie Hynde? Of course you don’t because it never...
The Electric Six: Fresh Blood for Tired Vampyres
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SWANS “The Glowing Man”: Prepare to be pulverized
SWANS “The Glowing Man”: Prepare to be pulverized Chris Adams narrowly survives an encounter with Swans latest release Q: What’s the last thing that goes through a fly’s head when it strikes a windshield? A: It’s ass. This joke occurred to me after of...
