Reviewed: Pere Ubu – “20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo”
by Ian Rushbury | Aug 12, 2017 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
Reviewed: Pere Ubu – “20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo” "The good news here is that in 2017, Pere Ubu still sound like Pere Ubu" Quoting a band’s press release is hardly pin-sharp critique, but I have to share this with the world: “David Thomas...Reviewed: Gene Loves Jezebel – “Dance Underwater”
by Ian Rushbury | Aug 6, 2017 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
Reviewed: Gene Loves Jezebel – “Dance Underwater” Jay Ashton channels Duran Duran, turning in a shimmery new release - minus the brotherly love What is it with brothers in bands? You can spend all your young lives in each other’s pockets, go out...Reviewed: “Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground 1972-1982” by Phil Marcade
by Joe Gallo | Aug 4, 2017 | All Stories, Book Reviews, Featured Reads, Popular Stories, Reads | 0 comments
Reviewed: “Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground 1972-1982” by Phil Marcade In which our book reviewer declines his assignment, instead championing "what may be the best book on the New York punk scene since "Please Kill Me!" RE: MY LONG...To America, With Love: Lulu Live in the USA
by John D. Keegan | Jul 10, 2017 | All Stories, Featured Music, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
To America, With Love: Lulu Live in the USA Lulu defies the years with her first US tour at age 68. Great photos! Lulu at The Bull Run, Shirley MA – June 2, 2017 Review and Images by John D. Keegan Lulu, who had a number one hit in 1967 with the theme song from...Live: Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow!
by Ian Rushbury | Jun 3, 2017 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
Live: Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow! LA's Big Stir label goes on the road, bringing power pop preeminence to Blighty. Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow: Cuban Embassy, Moseley, Birmingham, May 24th 2017 The UK has a weird relationship with power...Reviewed: “The Decibel Diaries: A Journey Through Rock in 50 Concerts” by Carter Alan
by Tom Lawton | May 9, 2017 | All Stories, Book Reviews, Featured Reads, Popular Stories, Reads | 0 comments
Reviewed: “The Decibel Diaries: A Journey Through Rock in 50 Concerts” by Carter Alan A famous DJ's concert diary wings us to pivotal moments in rock and roll, but the typos kill our buzz. Carter Alan, a long-time Boston deejay, has chronicled nearly a...Reviewed: The Who live in Glasgow
by Tom Lawton | May 9, 2017 | All Stories, Featured, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
Reviewed: The Who live in Glasgow With only 2 original members left, both in their 70s, can The Who put on a farewell show worth watching? The Who @ SSE Hydro Glasgow Scotland: April 7, 2017 We all have ‘em – that one friend who loves your favorite band almost as much...Reviewed: 10cc Live in Birmingham UK
by Ian Rushbury | Apr 28, 2017 | All Stories, Featured Music, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
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”
by Ian Rushbury | Apr 28, 2017 | All Stories, Featured Music, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
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
by Ian Rushbury | Apr 10, 2017 | All Stories, Featured Music, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 1 comment
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
by Tom Lawton | Apr 1, 2017 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews, Popular Stories | 0 comments
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...