
There has been an unprecedented amount of disruption to this site over the last couple of weeks, caused by a hectic release schedule at Song, by Toad Records which prevented me preparing in the slightest for going away to the Fence Collective's Homegame Festival, rattling through two sessions in the day and a half I was back in Edinburgh, and then buggering off to Austin for SXSW. I can only apologise, and thank you for your patience and Dylan for his assistance, otherwise the whole universe might well have imploded. One of the best things about this site, [...]

Springtime is about to settle in Athens, at last, which tends to set me in a rather cozy mood. So, minimal review of last week's shows. Thu.02/28 - 40 Watt Showcase for Jimmy Hughes' ( Folklore , Elf Power ) bumbleBEAR label, back to activity after 5 years of slumber. I showed up far too late and missed most of the bands, but did catch Titans of Filth in their newest incarnation. A few months ago, the band lost their multi-instrumentalist [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bad Flirt : "Heart of Darkness" [mp3] other Bad Flirt music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Day of Lions : "Trouble from the Start" [mp3] from Come Down From the Mountain (out March 18th) Day of Lions : "Omaha" [mp3] from Come Down From the Mountain (out March [...]

Admittedly, I've only given the 13-minute Titans of Faith EP - Feats of Strength - a few listens so I can't really unveil too many thoughts about it. But I think that's why it jumped to the top of the pile this AM. The simple chords, quirky vocals and catchy melodies reminded me of one of my old skool favorites - Egghead. (yes the period is part of their name) - and it's music that doesn't try to make you think. So here is a joint post for y'all. [...]