Track: Second Idol’s ‘Postcolonial Blues’ is a Dark, Hypnotic Reckoning with Identity
Second Idol’s ‘Postcolonial Blues’ Brings Identity and Displacement to the Forefront
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Premiere: Jamie James – Let The Praying Begin
Renowned guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jamie James, known for his work with Dennis Quaid & The Sharks, his longtime collaborations with the late Harry Dean Stanton, and as the frontman of the ‘80s…
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Album Review: Various Artists – Krautrock Eruption: An Introduction to German Electronic Music 1970-1980
The very idea of an introductory Krautrock compilation is a tricky one. As the liner notes themselves acknowledge, the genre (if you can even call it that) has been sliced,…
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News: fortress festival 2025 is officially sold out
FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2025 Officially SOLD OUT! Among the headliners of the biggest black metal event in the UK will be Agalloch with an exclusive 2025 European show Still to be…
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album review: benmont tench: the melancholy season.
This is an album of absolute luxury. Each track on ‘The Melancholy Season’ is decadent and opulent, the vocals from Tench are soothing and velvety throughout while the strings that…
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album review: the wildhearts – satanic rites of the wildhearts
The Wildhearts are back with an absolute barnstormer of an album, ‘The Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts’, and it is a belter. The album has it all and progresses through…
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live review: the wildhearts, jim jones allstars, dirt box disco. the leadmill, sheffield. 07/03/2025
Unfortunately due to an epic equipment failure I came away from tonight’s gig without any salvageable shots but, as the old saying goes, the show must go on. So sit…
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Track: Cwfen Announce Debut Album ‘Sorrows’ Via New Heavy Sounds; Listen To New Single ‘Wolfsbane’
There are two kinds of heavy bands: the ones that make a lot of noise and the ones that drag you somewhere you didn’t know you needed to go. Cwfen (pronounced ‘Coven’)…
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Track: Thornhill Share Final Preview of New Album ‘Bodies’ with Single ‘Tongues’
Thornhill Set for North American Tour Following ‘Bodies’ Release
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Live Review & Gallery: Nine Bands, One Unrelenting Day at New Bloom Festival – Roundhouse, Eora Land/Sydney, 09.03.25
Nine bands and thousands of punters, all more than willing to throw (nay, hurl) themselves headfirst into a day of hardcore goodness. From the jump, the crowd was locked in,…
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