Film Review: The last King (Birkebeinerne; Norway)
Ever heard of Norwegian Civil Wars? Don’t worry if you didn’t. Waged in XII-XIII c. between, among others, the rich Baglers and the poor Birkebeins, it’s old news, really. One…
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Say Psych: Album Review, II by Heavy Cosmic Kinetic
As the title suggests, although in the cosmic scheme of things nothing is certain, II is the second release from Californian five-piece Heavy Cosmic Kinetic. Like the first, self titled,…
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News: Smiths legend Mike Joyce pledges signed vinyl to record fair to help flooded record store
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has donated some very rare signed vinyl to a special record fair that will help save Muse Music who lost their stock after floodwater ripped…
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Not Forgotten – DEVO ‘Duty Now For The Future’
Devo’s first album ‘Q – Are We Not Men? A – We Are Devo’ was by all accounts a messy, protracted birth, brought about in no small way by casting…
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The Provincial Archive: Bad Connection
“But Craig, isn’t rock ‘n’ roll dead ?” No. Turns out that our Edmonton heroes, The Provincial Archive, are reincarnated proof. Back as a three-piece, having said good bye to Ryan…
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News: Alex G Live announces UK tour dates
Coming to the end of her Share Your Story tour, Alex G is playing live in the UK. After the release of several EPs and an album (which made it…
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Film Review: The Wave (Bølgen; Norway)
What is a stereotypical Norwegian landscape if not a mountain above a fjord? And if a mountain fell into a fjord, would that not signify the end of a Norwegian…
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New Music: Altadore – Clearer
Dropping immediately after the melodic battering ram of ‘Bar Lights’, Altadore’s new single was always going to sound slight by comparison. But once you’ve settled into its loping rhythm, the…
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New Music: Altadore – Bar Lights
It feels like a long time since Winter 2012’s ‘Golden Hills’, but it has been worth the wait: ‘Bar Lights’ is one hell of a start to 2015 for Altadore. You…
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From an old record box: The Mission – Hands Across The Ocean
It’s another product of the ‘Jive Alive’ era. I can’t think how else I would have ended up listening to this goth-indie-classic rock-folk mash-up of a band. Only a few years…
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