William Shatner Sleighs!
William Shatner has announced his very first holiday album: ‘Shatner Claus – The Christmas Album’ (October 26/Cleopatra Records). Shatner has assembled a truly eclectic roster […]
Alternative
Sub Pop Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Having survived financial turmoil as the wave of grunge adulation was first swallowed up then rejected by the mainstream, Sub Pop quite rightly has confirmed […]
Jon Spencer – Do the Trash Can
If, like us, you’ve been missing The Cramps something rotten, cheers loudly for the return of Jon Spencer, who’s looking at an Autumn release for […]
Euphoric Melancholia – Steele Releases Long-Awaited Album, Paroxysms
Beginning an obsession with music from the age of five when she started playing piano, it seemed inevitable that Steele would make it in the […]
Under the Covers with Satellite Ravens
After a short holiday, the award-winning (we assume) Under the Covers returns! Deep joy! Satellite Ravens’ Carson Rohde does the honours. You’re on your fourth […]
Scandicana Gurus, Slim Loris, Interviewed
Very quietly (or at least at a modest volume) practitioners of a very Swedish version of Americana, Slim Loris, have been making a nme for […]
Luke Haines – I Sometimes Dream of Glue
Luke returns to the concept album – and a concept it is. Here’s the background blurb: Just off the Westway, in the motorway sidings, you […]
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 […]
Wartoad’s Weapon of Mass Destruction! What Rough Beasts Finally Lands
Wartoad have broken new frontiers in the fields of offending and upsetting having been disowned by the homeless charity they were raising money for; having […]
Slim Loris Release Scandicana Masterpiece
As the leading lights of Scandicana, the Swedish cousin of Americana, Slim Loris have already received glowing tributes from the likes of Huffington Post and […]