Month: April 2016

The Treatment Generation Me tour, UK Dates

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”C/dropcapritically acclaimed Cambridgeshire hard rock band The Treatment hit the road for a 14-date Generation Me UK tour this week. The...

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Does Bernie Have the Balls for an Independent Sanders Bid?

Beaten by the occult machinations of the Democratic National Committee, should Sanders mount his own campaign?...

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Avast Load of Salty Shanty (Dread Crew of Oddwood)

Dead men tell no tales, but the Dread Crew of Oddwood take no prisoners with Lawful Evil ...

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Let Out the Kraut: Trips (Long Distance Calling)

What happens a German electro-prog band hands out the brown acid. Album Review...

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Oil and Acrylic In Your Face Icons (Darby Krow)

Spit, sawdust and an eye for colour - Los Angeles artist Darby Krow is no Hollywood hipster...

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Loitered Lens: Griever

Metalcore newcomers Griever accelerate the gloom at Islington Academy 2. Photos...

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Grainy nihilist post-industrial ain’t what it was (Sonny Lanegan)

Boasting some solid grooves, Sonny Lanegan's industrial rock is immersive, if not hugely original...

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Old People are Dying, Pass me my Phone!

A culture of shared and retweeted grief stinks of narcissism, not compassion....

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Tightly controlled musical chaos: Retrogore (Aborted)

Aborted prove that the sicker the theme, the more intense the impact...

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Fields of the Nephilim Celebration of the Solstices

Fields of the Nephilim announce exclusive UK appearances chosen to coincide with marking the Solstice...

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Mantra for Fulfilled Living: Battling distraction, addiction and domination

Be weak, for strength in a violent world is an ignoble tool...

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Bottled Out of Eden (Knifeworld)

Unique as ever, Kavus Torabi's progressive rock outfit Knifeworld raise the bar...

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Davin Kyle Knight

Repurposing the ubiquitous office tools of the 21st century, Davin Kyle Knight creates hybrids of object and image...

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Loitered Lens: Shawn Klush

All era Elvis from Shawn Klush, fronting the King's own band The Sweet Inspirations. Photos...

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April Metal (Grimner, Miasmal, The Wolves of Avalon)

The nightmare of history menaces the month's metal releases...

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Maser Lazar: Orbiting on the Periphery (Maser at Lazarides)

Swapping the street art of Dublin for Fitzrovia's Lazarides Gallery, Maser comes in from the cold...

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Madam Hillary: A Timeline of Serving the Powerful

A presidential hopeful reserves the right to change her mind, but Hillary Clinton repeatedly shows that this lady IS for turning....

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Deep they Delved, Richly they Riff: Prelude (Wytch Hazel)

Mining a less-exploited seam of 70s rock than the usual, Wytch Hazel evoke Wishbone Ash and Jethro Tull with their Prelude LP...

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Loitered Lens: Purson (100 Club)

Launching a new album on an eager crowd, Purson lit up the stage at The 100 Club, London. Photos...

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Experimental Doom, Post Hardcore, and What Sounds Like Dustbin Lids (Birushanah)

Japanese post-hardcore experimental brilliance this may be, but please stop banging those hubcaps. Birushanah reviewed...

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Camden Rocks 2016 – Lineup Update (Escape the Fate)

Camden Rocks 2016 announces the first of its lineup additions...

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Lovecraft Under Will. Liber Al Vel Legis and the Sharp Beak of Horus (H.P. Lovecraft)

In a century of terror, perhaps Lovecraft's visions make more sense than ever...

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Sweet Inspirations on the Elvis World Tour (Shawn Klush)

Shawn Klush takes care of business at the Watford Colosseum, setting up his Elvis World Tour UK dates...

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Bang. Zoom. Crazy… Hello (Cheap Trick)

Classic infectious rock from Cheap Trick - the band Japanese metallers know as The American Beatles...

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What Lies Twixt Production and Reproduction: The Original Image

Investigating the space between original art and its many reproductions, The Original Image demands full attention...

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The Last Man on the Moon

Gene Kernan was the last man on the moon. This is his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss....

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Loitered Lens: The Quireboys (Islington Academy, 2016)

A four-headed pile-up of hard rock in Islington saw The Quireboys come out tops. Photos...

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Smoke, Mirrors, and a Dishonest Lexicon.

Even the words we use are skewed to obfuscate truth and maintain elites. What we call 'terrorism' could also be termed 'effect'. Essay...

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The Great Gig Under the Pavement (Dave Kerzner/District 97)

Different but complementary, the progressive rock of Dave Kerzner and District 97 light up Soho's Borderline...

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