†HYMNS† – “A Punch To The Temple”

Published on July 21st, 2011 by The Editor

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 [...]

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iLiKETRAiNS – Sirens (free download)

Published on July 7th, 2011 by The Editor

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 [...]

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Floppy God – Pips

Published on June 27th, 2011 by The Editor

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 [...]

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Album review: Jolly – The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)

Published on March 30th, 2011 by The Editor

Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)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.

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Album review: The Dirtbombs – Party Store

Published on March 16th, 2011 by The Editor

The Dirtbombs - Party StoreWhat 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.

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Album review: Thomas Giles – Pulse

Published on March 10th, 2011 by The Editor

Thomas Giles - PulseThomas Giles‘s ambition just exceeds his reach on his new solo album of electronica-tinged progressive, Pulse… but it’s well worth a listen nonetheless.

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Single review: Dead Sea Apes – Soy Dios

Published on March 3rd, 2011 by The Editor

Dead Sea Apes - Soy DiosDead Sea Apes capture the echoing loneliness of Greater Manchester in the early hours; there’s poignant post-rock bleakness aplenty to be found in “Soy Dios”.

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EP review: Broadcast Sea – Lost Generation

Published on February 25th, 2011 by The Editor

Broadcast Sea - Lost GenerationLost Generation, eh? When I was your age it was all fields around here, and post-hardcore meant simple jagged angry stuff, just like Broadcast Sea are playing here. Now get off my damn lawn.

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Album review: Middle Class Rut – No Name No Colour

Published on February 16th, 2011 by The Editor

Middle Class Rut - No Name No ColourRemember when Jane’s Addiction weren’t a stadium-rock parody of the band they started out as? Middle Class Rut strip that down to the basics, and it rules.

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Album review: Amplifier – The Octopus

Published on February 9th, 2011 by The Editor

Amplifier - The OctopusIt’s been a five-year wait for The Octopus, the third album from Mancunian space-rockers Amplifier. Is it worth it? Depends what exactly you waited for, really.

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