Human Instinct – Pins In It (1971) review
Human Instinct “Pins In It” (Pye Records 1971) The roots of this popular New Zealand band spool all the way back to the late fifties. Still performing today,...
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Bill Nelson – Northern Dream (1971) review
Bill Nelson - "Northern Dream"(Cocteau Discs, 2011) Bill Nelson - musician, producer and painter, who gained a commercial success during the 70s. His work was compared with many...
My Bloody Valentine – m b v (2013) review
It’s been 22 years, that’s more than a generation since My Bloody Valentine dropped their last release [Loveless] on us, and I tell you true, over the years,...
Exploring, interviewing and reviewing “The Mendition of the Quay” and their debut album
In modern age of rock `n roll, there are two types of uprising bands: those who wait for the chance, and those who are creating chances. Young but...
Traveling Circle – Escape From Black Cloud (2012) review & interview
Traveling Circle was formed around 2006. Trio of musicians from Brooklyn New York combine many different genres. From soft hypnotic melodies to heavier songs. Their influences come from...
Paper Garden – The Paper Garden (1968) review
The Paper Garden “The Paper Garden Presents” (Relics Records, 2012) You can’t always judge an album by its cover, but in this case you can. Housed in a...
The Growlers – Hung at Heart (2013) review
Once upon a time there was a party-band called The Grateful Dead, and while most Growlers' fans don’t have the foggiest idea who The Dead are, The Growlers...
Chuck Prophet – ‘Temple Beautiful’ (2012)
For my way of thinking, there are only three records that are about cities, the life in those cities, the culture, the times, the excesses, the joy, the...
Secret Saucer – Four On The Floor (2011) review
The band Secret Saucer was formed in 2001, during a weekend jam session in the studio in Ohio. The subject of the jam was pretty simple: play space...
Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (1994) review
Rock & Roll has been riddled with odd, peculiar, and disturbing stories in its 60 year lifespan. I can think of a few that deserve mentioning, especially the...