Lyres – ‘On Fyre at the Rusty Nail 1985’ (2025)
At the precise juncture of this recording, Boston-based combo Lyres were more or less at the very peak of their powers, having been touring across parts of Europe...
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The Dimorphodons’ ‘Waui’: “Where Pop Gets Weird”
This is a rather strange sounding but ultimately very fine album, largely created and played out by the mind of Hand Of Glory producer Will Twynham. It’s been...
The Cords: An Interview with the Indie Pop Sister Duo on C86 Influences, Debut LP, and Going Global
For the last eighteen months or so, old school indie pop-styled two-piece sister act The Cords have been receiving a great deal of attention from various quarters within...
A Story Rediscovered: The Genesis Rock Opera That Time Forgot
Many of us love it when we read about yet another recording being unearthed from one of those all but forgotten groups that existed during the late 1960s,...
Zenxith: Songs From the Corners of His Room
Going under the name Zenxith (pronounced zenith), Newcastle upon Tyne-based Daniel McGee has only been making music for around four years or so but has somehow already managed...
Rediscovering The Dovers: A Brilliant Garage Folk-Rock Anthology
Admittedly, I might be a little bit late to the party for this particular reissue album by mid-sixties Californian garage folk-rockers the Dovers, but not so late as...
All The Young Punks: A People’s History Of The Clash By Iain Key
Written from the perspective of those who, for the most part, were there at the time, who experienced the Clash live on stage during 1976 to 1985 and...
The Radiators – ‘From Space Dollar For Your Dreams’
Captured at Dublin’s Hawkins House venue in 1987, this is the landmark reunion concert of the city’s original punk rock troupe, the Radiators From Space. Led by Philip...
Thee Rogue Telstars – ‘To The Moon’ / ‘Do The T.E.L.S.T.A.R.’ (2024)
There’s much that’s familiar here in the makeup of this three-piece Toronto-based trash/garage combo—from the Thee in the group’s moniker to the U.N.C.L.E.-style spelling of the neat B-side...
Kewpie Dolls – ‘Bad Boy Mine’ b/w ‘Private Party’ (2024)
All-girl four-piece the Kewpie Dolls make a righteous din across the two tracks of their Ugly Pop label single. The topside is the scorching ‘Bad Boy Mine,’ an...