Nottingham/Derby based quintet The Harmonics describe themselves as 'An exuberant and energetic band that blend shiny indie-pop sensibilities with a guitar driven rock aesthetic that wont be ignored'. Brave words indeeed, so Ralph took a look at their debut EP 'Shelley' to see if they live up to expectations prior to them launching their Summer mini-tour. The Harmonics are George Ramplin [...]
As a younger gent in the late '80s through the mid '90s, I fancied myself one of the dark crowd. I lived in my painted leather biker jacket, eye-liner, white button-down shirt, black jeans & Doc Martens. Lurking by the record bins at Wax Trax, deciding which t-shirt at FashioNation most fit my look while [...] The post My Favorite Album Ever (This Week): This Mortal Coil - "It'll End in Tears" appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .
There have been some great punk rock reissues this year. The Big Boys and 100 Flowers come to immediate mind, but up to now there hadn't been a great new punk rock record this year. You often hear the argument that punk rock is played out, or worse dead (shudder). Usually I don't argue, because it isn't often that I hear a new punk band that isn't. The Sleaze are here to tell you that ain't the case and renew your faith in the underbelly of rock n' roll. The Minneapolis band's output has [...]
Biggles choose the tunes... Diligently dealing in "lo fi wistful pop music", the Conor Deasy -led Biggles Flys Again released the slow burning golden ember that is Remember Saturday last weekend and is now taking the twelve-track bag of three-minute melodic nuggets on an official tour with Cork's The Roundy tonight's destination. Let "oh-he-of-the-syrupy-voice" i.e. Conor himself, walk you through the playlist he recently compiled especially for www.thegmanworld.com ahead of his Castle Street début. Not for one second [...]
Few records aided in moulding a generation-defining aural identity as did Rival Schools' United By Fate of 2001. Alongside Thursday's Full Collapse and The Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About , it was more or less one third of the very genesis of emo and whatever your take on the now widely reviled genre, that ain't to be sniffed at down many nostrils in the same way that United By Fate was, to my ears, one of the defining albums of my formative years. It was therefore pretty dispiriting that [...]
Some old tunes, some new tunes, all good tunes, most Mondays… There’s so much more / Left to do / Well I’m not young / But I’m not through Right-Click + Save Link As: The Subjects - The Hounds of War Autre Ne Veut - Play by Play Menomena - Muscle’n Flo Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (Four Tet Remix) James Blake - Retrograde Tangerine [...]
I've said it before and I'll say it again: along with Cock Sparrer and The Vibrators, The Buzzcocks were one of the most underrated bands of the 70s punk genre. I've posted on their compilation album Singles Going Steady before, and if you've never checked them out I recommend you check that one out first (it's sort of a "greatest hits" type), but their second album Love Bites is also a solid listen. Many consider 1978 released Love Bites the album where The Buzzcocks really found their sound, mixing catchy pop hooks [...]
[ Thrill Jockey ] Matmos' latest album is named after a line from a Shakespeare sonnet, but it sounds, to my ears, like an echo of someone uttering the phrase "I am of two minds" about something - probably Matmos themselves, who are a great band as far as talking points go, but more equivocal in other regards. There's an ambivalence shadowing their work: [...]
Thanks to Thomas Bisset Photography for the photos OK here's the skinny on fast rising Elgin based hardcore punksters Cleavers who've made inroads onto [...]
Seattle's Blooper are back with a near-perfect slab of white vinyl. It's out now on the plucky new Minnesota upstart Manic Pop! Records. Four songs that don't let up off the pedal. The lead track You Won't Miss Me When I'm Gone is a buzzing blast of Razorcuts , Buzzcocks and Jason Falkner that is as vital sounding as anything that's ever come out of this city. The band had their record release party this past weekend at Heartland and blasted through a sugar coated adrenaline fueled (it was all [...]
Matmos announce tour dates for new album. On the heels of their well-received recent release, The Ganzfeld EP, Matmos have announced their first new full-length album in five years on Thrill Jockey records , The Marriage of True Minds. Much like The Ganzfeld EP, a conceptual theme of telepathy also [...]
Hopefully this list will inspire you to get off your couch and check out some of these bands live. We all need a little rock n' roll to make us feel good. If you have additions to the list please email me at amy(at)rockerzine(dot)com and I will be happy to include them in the next update. Click the band you want to see dates for below, or scroll to see em all! The Alarm *~* Dave [...]
Sometimes when I'm driving people somewhere, if I'm in the mood to be nice... I have to remember that not everyone sees the beauty of powerviolence or overly pissed hardcore. This is when I have to find something more accessible, but something that I want to listen to. I'm not gonna lie, I usually go with 70s punk rock... and lately I've been always wanting to listen to The Vibrators greatest hits album 25 Years Of Pure Mania. Even though The Vibrators were one of the earliest punk [...]
As you can imagine, Yogi Bear was scarred for life when he walked into the cabin to find this... Big Dipper is yet another great Boston band (see the Del Fuegos ) from the '80s who never got the recognition they probably were hoping for and mostly deserved. It's not entirely surprising, though, given the somewhat awkward-sounding vocals of Bill Goffrier. His often high, wavery voice was a bit of an acquired taste - it sometimes sounded like a 14-year-old boy whose voice was just on the far side of changing, taking a crack [...]
______________________________ ____________________________ 100. Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight" Face Value , 1981 Phil Collins wrote a song about his divorce that was so taxing, macabre, and vitriolic that people actually thought he witnessed the death of another human and was seeking either atonement or vengeance with the line, “I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life.” In truth, Collins just knew that wretched heartbreak would find him sooner or later. Look at his sad face! But [...]
An old friend and fellow WUSC alum pointed me to this amazing documentary of early punk and new wave compiled from Tony Wilson's "So It Goes" series that was originally shown on Granada TV on Channel 4 in the UK. It features (in order) Sex Pistols, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks, John Cooper Clarke, Iggy Pop, Wreckless Eric, Ian Dury, Penetration, Blondie, Fall, Jam, Jordan, Devo, Tom Robinson Band, Johnny Thunders, Elvis Costello, XTC, Jonathan Richman, Nick Lowe, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Cherry Vanilla & Magazine. [ via ]
Now in its fourth year, the 1234 Festival is located, as always, in its spiritual home. Slap bang in the middle of its stereotyped demographics stomping ground in Shoreditch Park, it’s a hive of small tents, smaller bands and all the people-watching you could want in any trendy part of East London for a week condensed into one small park on one long day. The notoriously disorganized opening times and queue management system mean that we only catch the last two songs of London post-rockers Bleeding Heart Narrative ’s set. With two Cellos driving the Frightened [...]
Hopefully this list will inspire you to get off your couch and check out some of these bands live. We all need a little rock n' roll to make us feel good. If you have additions to the list please email me at amy(at)rockerzine(dot)com and I will be happy to include them in the next update. Click the band you want to see dates for below, or scroll to see em all! Adam Ant *~* The Afghan Whigs [...]
Franz Ferdinand grubunun beyni Alex Kapranos çok sevdiğim gruplardan biri olan Buzzcocks için bakın neler demiş. Sex Pistols ve The Clash'le birlikte punk'un köşetaşı olarak duruyor Buzzcocks; Manchester'dan gelmeleri ayrıca ilham verici. Onlarda "herkes bir alıp, üç akor basıp bir grup kurabilir" şeklindeki Londra punk fikriyatından fazlası vardı. Bu fikir kendi içinde zaten heyecan verici. Ama onlar Joy Division'dan Dead Kennedys gibi Amerikalılara uzanan post-punk ateşinin işaretini verdiler. "Spiral Scratch" EP'sinin ne melodileri ne de sözleri açık seçiktir. Her zaman basit ve doğrudan oldular, ama asla açık, hemen anlaşılır olmadılar. Göz göre [...]
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