The Dreaded Press

OK, so it’s time to face up to facts: I’ve been too busy with other stuff to get back into the swing of writing regular (or even occasional) reviews here of late, and given that I’m busily applying for new jobs and about to start a Masters degree (Creative Writing, thanks for asking!), that ain’t [...]

Couple of years back, there was a spazzcore outfit called Blakfish who played down here in P-town a few times. They had a mad and angular batshit energy that was very impressive, even when their music was at its most cluttered and cacophonous – which was, well, most of the time, albeit in a good [...]

Regular readers (assuming there are any of you left by this point, HAR HAR HAR) will be aware that I’m pretty cynical about the recording industry, and regularly suggest that chasing after “getting signed” is the most stupid thing any band could ever do, especially nowadays. But don’t take it from me; here’s a video [...]

Do iLiKETRAiNS still do that all-CAPS-but-the-i thing with their name? I don’t think they do, but I’m gonna keep doing it anyway, because I like the way it looks <hipster>(and besides, that’s how they did it back when their first album was out and no one had heard of them)</hipster>. Typographical conundra aside, iLiKETRAiNS are [...]

So, yeah, no update for a month. Been busy, primarily writing things that people will pay me for… plus I had to skip the Mono show due to lack of friend-with-a-car (because the train timetable between Brighton and P-town is made of FAIL). And, in the name of being honest, I’ve lost my enthusiasm for [...]

You know how it is; you wait patiently for weeks and all you get is an apologia for absence tied onto a gig preview. I dunno, these music bloggers – lazy elitist trustafarians, the lot of them. I remember back in the day when blah blah blah…

Seattle droner legends Earth stretch out their songs as slowly as the seasons slide across the planet’s skin; this is as wonderful a thing as it is a rare one

Japanese Voyeurs have a new album and plenty of tour dates in the pipeline, which means someone must think they’re doing all right. I remain to be impressed.

Ambitious and wide-ranging prog metal from Jolly on The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1); it won’t change your whole life, but it’ll change 46 minutes of it.

What have garage r’n'r and techno got in common? Besides Detroit, not a great deal, but that’s reason enough for The Dirtbombs to cover nine techno classics.