Record Store Day – The View From Behind the Counter
Whilst you’re trying to elbow everyone else out of the way so that you can get shaped puce-coloured 7″ which is limited to 3 copies […]
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – A Most Peculiar Shade of Blue
In 1956, ex-boxer, soldier and R&B sideman, Jalacy Hawkins recorded a song so shocking that, having recovered from the drunken stupor he was in when […]
Reissues of Classic Lee Perry Due May 11th
A year after embarking on a career as an independent producer in 1968, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry hit the big time when the mesmeric sax-led rock […]
Chaos Rising – Majestic Iotaphi Video Heralds Release of New EP
From a studio retreat in the depths of Ibiza’s valley, IOTAPHI have emerged with their hot take on electronic music: debut EP “Kloudland”. Dark-hued, cinematic […]
Saint Mars Break New Ground By Recruiting 13 Year Old Wunderkind Lead Singer
Following their critically acclaimed 2017 EP, Ocean Blues, Saint Mars are releasing their latest single, Somewhere Somebody on 28th April, part of their forthcoming concept […]
Satellite Ravens Release Epic Space-Bass Flock ‘n’ Roll
Hatched in Arizona and with wings affixed in California, Satellite Ravens is as close to a one-man band as you can get without the spectacle […]
Talk to the Toad – The World’s Leading Druid-Obsessed Punks, Wartoad, Speak.
Wartoad, the world’s most magnificent psych-punk-druid-avant-zonk band in the world are based across the United States and, when the fancy takes them, the rural excellence […]
Goodbye 21st Century, Hello 1995! Music Sales Continue to Soar
The British Phonographic Industry, or BPI to its friends, has published its yearly data for UK music sales and the top and tail of it […]
Tusk, Tusk! Lindsey Buckingham Revitalises Rockstar Credentials with Impromptu Sacking
After 50-odd years in the business, we can perfectly understand that Fleetwood Mac might be toning things down a little, even with a world tour […]
Alice Cooper Steals the Show, As Usual
In case you missed it, here’s Alice Cooper bringing the house down as King Herod in NBC’s recent live broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar. The […]