Music
Album Review : Jeff Tweedy’s ‘Together At Last’
As I sat listening to Jeff Tweedy’s newest collection of acoustic covers called Together At Last, the thing that hit me first was how much my friend Mark would’ve loved it. Wilco, and in particular Jeff Tweedy, was one of the things we bonded over when we first got to know each other. Wilco and …
SAY PSYCH: MEET MELLOW GANG AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR DEBUT EP LAUNCH
London four piece Mellow Gang might just have provided the tripped out tune of the summer. Check out ‘Vendetta’, following on from their debut, ‘Lagoon (Solina)’, it’s a slice of summertime psych that will leave you dreaming the good stuff long into the warm night. However, dig a bit deeper and you’ll find a song …
Classic Compilation: ABBA – ABBA Gold : Greatest Hits
There’s seemingly always been a certain amount of sniffiness around compilations, as if they are somehow unrepresentative of the musical act they allegedly represent. This is particularly the case across the Atlantic, where they are often dismissed as, at best, being poor value for money, or at worst, being a cynical attempt to rip off …
Not Forgotten: Ween – The Mollusk
How much you enjoy Ween can often depend on how much you appreciate their regular explorations of bad taste. If you’re easily offended, then chances are, Ween generally aren’t for you. That said, an album like The Mollusk does reveal that there’s more to Ween than just being They Might Be Giants with frequent lapses …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Telescopes – As Light Return
Rating: 7/10 The Telescopes return with their ninth album, As Light Return released on German label Tapete Records on 7th July 2017 on vinyl, CD and digital formats. The brain child of Stephen Lawrie in 1987, the band have undergone many changes with Lawrie the only remaining constant. On this occasion he is joined by …
Live: Einstürzende Neubauten – Dark Mofo Festival , Hobart, Tasmania, 17 June 2017
The last time I saw Blixa Bargeld, the lead singer of Einstürzende Neubauten (literal translation “Falling New Buildings), he was moonlighting with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He was a gaunt, terrifying presence on stage with a piercing, eviscerating stare and dressed in a rubber butcher’s apron and battering, not playing, guitar. Here in …
Say Psych: News: Bristol Psych Fest IV
Bristol Psych Fest have teamed up with Stolen Body Records to bring a spectacular fourth instalment to the Trinity Centre and The Crofters Rights on 7th and 8th July 2017. This years festival will be bigger and better, spread over two days and two venues. Commencing with a free warm up party on the Friday …
Not Forgotten: Golden Earring – Moontan
With their roots going back as far as the early 60s, many still overlook Golden Earring when considering the most enduring European rock acts. Initially a four piece beat combo, by the early 70s they were an accomplished psych-prog act, complete with a drummer who would mark the climax of every gig by launching himself …
SEE: SEXTILE – ONE OF THESE. First track from new album
When we first came across Sextile, we made no bones [at least I didn’t] in claiming they were one of the best bands we’d heard in…. well ever!!! Combining all the best elements, of all the best that the vast post-punk genre has to offer – think Jesus & Mary Chain, Siouxsie, Joy Divison, think …
Say Psych: Live Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard & H. Hawkline – Albert Hall, Manchester, 14.06.2017
Australians King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have garnered an enviable reputation for their superb live performances and insanely catchy music which traverses several genres to ensure they have an ever increasing fan base. Having played Manchester on several occasions to ever increasing in size venues, tonight Now Wave and Strange Days have teamed up …