Beautify Junkyards | Interview | “Acid-tinged, autumnal folk”
Lisbon’s Beautify Junkyards specialize in playing acid-tinged, autumnal folk. They released a fantastic single for the Fruits de Mer label in 2012, and then followed up on that...
Orange Yellow Red – A Rose Made of Galaxies (2013) review
Orange Yellow Red “A Rose Made of Galaxies” (Saint Marie, 2013) Debut album from British dreampop trio delivers an avalanche of Cocteaus-meet-Cure swirling pop, all delicately balanced on...
Charlies interview with Eero Ravi
We always thought Elonkorjuu was the heaviest album in the early 70s from Finland. But Charlies album features loud and wild guitars, screaming vocals, and can easily be...
Elika – Moving Forward c/w Bury 7” (2013) review
Elika “Moving Forward” c/w “Bury” 7” (Saint Marie, 2013) This is the first of three singles Elika will be releasing over the next year uner the umbrella title...
‘When Evil Worlds Collide’, Acid Mothers Temple & Space Paranoid @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, 03/11
What can we say about this combination of factos? Acid Mothers Temple play Black Sabbath. Words are hard to find to describe this gig. To have Japan’s most...
Lantern interview with Emily Robb and Zachary Devereux Fairbrother
I could spend a ton of time trying to explain the intricacies of Lantern’s sound or listing their impressive collection of releases from the past few years. Instead...
Karhide – Remember Remember (2013) review
Karhide "Remember Remember" (Field Records, 2013) This EP is a brief listen at just over a half hour,...
Stained Glass – Crazy Horse Roads (1968) review
Stained Glass "Crazy Horse Roads" (Capitol Records, 1968) Originally called the Trolls, this San Jose, California band accumulated a fair degree of local success during their existence and...
Cartesian Jetstream interview with Simon Kilgannon
I’ve been listening to music long enough at this point that I can remember when, as an American, I felt extremely alienated from any imported release. Anything that...
“Human Pain Threshold”, Destruction Unit @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, Lisbon (POR) – 31/10 Live Report
For those who have read my previous articles, you know I don’t like to use other bands to compare to the ones I’m writing about. For those who...