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Everybody knows the story how delivering a mushroom biryani to John Peel started Billy Bragg`s career. I wish I had a similar anecdote regarding The Barrys! Now, that would be something worth telling my (future) grandchildren. Unfortunately, my first encounter with the band started rather ordinarily – with an enquiry abouta review. Then yours truly […]
MoreI have been reviewing a lot of Welsh bands lately, but it seems that a trip to Scotland is in order! The scene up north is bursting at the seams with artistry and confidence. Not to mention that almost every act I find is jaw-dropping: punk orientated Memes (freshly off from their trip to SXSW), poet […]
MoreGrowing up in the 90’s, in the world of grunge and Bay Area thrash metal, I quickly developed a lifelong preference for heavy bassline and thunderous drumming. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy all genres of music – from ABBA to ZZ Top to crazy rave a la Felix or Marusha, but if the music […]
MoreYou would not believe me how many people told me this week that JW Paris would be huge in the 90s. I disagree. The 1990`s were thirty years ago and if we look back without rose tinted glasses, we may find out that the scene back then was not very accommodating and many great bands […]
MoreThe big news this week was that Nine Inch Nails extended their UK tour by three large arena concerts and tickets costed an arm and a leg. What if we told you to skip those gigs and instead invest a tenner to see a new band? Seriously, if just a thousand people decided to miss […]
MoreEvery music journalist or a blogger can confirm this to be true – there are weeks when one receives 100 PR emails and there is not a single thing worth writing about in them. Almost like 100 channels on your cable TV and not a one good movie to watch. Or 100 shows on Netflix […]
MoreIt may be a weird hill to die on but I will risk saying that these days Birmingham scene is one of the most innovative in the country. And I don`t mean The TWANG here, but countless smaller artists and individuals with clear and fresh ideas, who quietly shape the circuit all over the Isles. […]
MoreEvery time I am in Cardiff, I have this habit of vinyl shopping. For new releases I usually go to The Spillers Records, for second hand and old-time rarities there`s Kellys Records. Awesome and quirky shops, worth checking if you ever find yourself in Wales. In both places, they pride themselves with promoting local bands […]
MoreThere is no label I venerate more that Loosegroove Records. And no other label shaped me musically as much as this indie giant set up by Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) and Regan Hagar (Malfunkshun, Brad, Satchel). In its day, in the mid-90s, Loosegroove released absolute gems from Seattle scene that were ambitious, avant-garde and defined […]
MoreOnce in a while, a single to review will land in my inbox and I will take a liking to the artist almost immediately. It`s no secret that I tend to gravitate towards guitar music, but if the track has a little sprinkle of garage or psychedelia in it, then I’m all ears without exception. […]
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