Album Review: Calexico & Iron Wine – Years to Burn
“Life is hard. Awesome. And scary as shit. But it can lift you up if you let it,” These are the things Sam & Joey write about now. And the…
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Classic Compilation: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – So Far
For years I shied away from the work of Crosby, Stills and Nash (both with and without Neil Young). There was something a little too soft and fluffy about them,…
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Incoming: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Big Clock
When it comes to actors with a huge presence, Charles Laughton was unmistakably a heavyweight. Theatrically trained, the West End led to Broadway and then eventually Hollywood. He made a…
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Live Review: Richard Hawley/Studio Electrophonique – The Picturedrome, Holmfirth. 04/05/2019
Me and the musical Prince of Sheffield Richard Hawley have history. Sadly, history that he’s blissfully unaware of. Back in 1989, or it could have been 1988, slightly drunk on…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Gnoomes – Mu!
When Russian outfit Gnoomes released their 2017 LP Tschak! it came after a turbulent period that saw Sasha Piankov temporarily imprisoned for smoking cannabis and also narrowly avoiding mandatory service…
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Say Psych: Album Review: The Pinheads – Is This Real?
Australian 6 piece garage rockers The Pinheads have joined the Stolen Body Records family and are set release their new LP Is This Real? in the UK and Europe with…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Tajak – Amsterdam 211
After a string of highly successful and well attended UK dates last year, Mexico’s Tajak have been picked up by Dirty Filthy Records to offer their debut release, Amsterdam 211,…
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Track: The Paranoyds – Hungry Sam/Trade Our Sins.
I’ll admit that in my old age I am still a sucker for a synth or an organ in music. Luckily for me, I’ve been introduced to The Paranoyds, a California…
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Track: Dommengang – Wild Wash
California trio Dommengang are set to release their new album, No Keys, on May 17th through Thrill Jockey and have unleashed a pulsating new single ahead of its release. “Wild Wash”…
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