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...
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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...
Greg “Stackhouse” Prevost – ‘After The Wars’ (2024)
I may already be preaching to the converted here, but that wouldn’t be altogether surprising. However, in case anyone reading this is wondering who in the world Greg...
silver biplanes | Interview | New Album, ‘Travelling By Candlelight’
Indie psych dreamers silver biplanes are back with their second album, 'Travelling By Candlelight.' I’ve only become aware of silver biplanes over the last few months or so,...
The Loons – ‘Memories Have Faces’ (2024)
Fifth album by San Diego-based garage / psychedelic practitioners the Loons and, in terms of the songwriting / performance as well as the overall sonic balance and production,...
Essential Logic – ‘John Peel session 21.02.79’ (2024)
When saxophone player Lora Logic left London first wave punk rock group X-Ray Spex in 1977 – just as things were beginning to happen for them – it...
The Things – ‘Coloured Heaven’ (Expanded Deluxe Edition) (2024)
For those old enough to remember, the mid-1980s experienced a complete deluge of records by groups from all across the USA, with many infatuated, fixated, obsessed — take...