Liverpool garage horror fiends Zombina and The Skeletones have been doing their own creepy, kooky-ooky -ooky thing since 1998, and this new album, just out in time for The Witching Season, is a nice mix of ghoulish Hammer Horror and itchy riffage. It should sate fans of Death Valley Girls, The Cramps and Pebbles compilationsContinue reading “Album Review: Zombina and the Skeletones- The Call of Zombina”
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Lost In Music: The Cure – Alone
There’s a sense of real finality to The Cure’s first single in sixteen years. “This is the end of every song that we sing”, sings Smith in that teary register that’s moved legions of fans for decades. The vocals don’t kick in for minutes, and we’re in the majestic, melancholy terrain of Disintegration. ” WeContinue reading “Lost In Music: The Cure – Alone”
Book Preview: Victor and Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium
Long before Alan Cumming made ill-advised dance theatre pieces about Robert Burns, he was, alongside Forbes Masson. the cheeky double act Victor and Barry, two plucky aspiring thespians from the mean streets of Kelvinside. Who can forget such timeless musical theatre gems as ‘Marks and Spencer ‘ or ‘Kelvinside Men’? Luckily for us. we canContinue reading “Book Preview: Victor and Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium”
Album Review: Molchat Doma- Balaya Palosa
The Belarus trio, who recently relocated to Los Angeles, have crafted a subtle and complex piece of darkwave here. It’s music which is perfect for travelling home on trains as dusk gathers in crowded cities. Take your pick which city. This album is concrete and neon, dark and ominous. It’s rather beautiful too. The plethoraContinue reading “Album Review: Molchat Doma- Balaya Palosa”
Album Review: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds- Wild God
And lo, Nick Cave and his band of Bad Seeds did release their most epic, commercial album thus far. ‘Conversion’ is cinematic, bolstered by a heavenly choir. ‘Frogs’ is similar, and the title track is some kind of attempt to glean joy from adversity. Obviously, there’s some personal stuff in there: O Wow O WowContinue reading “Album Review: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds- Wild God”
Album Review: Geneva Jacuzzi – Triple Fire
LA musician and performance/visual artist Geneva Jacuzzi has a lot of heat around her…pun intended. It’s clear that she’s ambitious and talented, her synth pop sound coming over like she chewed up and spat out the entire eighties decade. So there’s a Warholian flavour to brand new album Triple Fire . Opener ‘Laps Of Luxury’Continue reading “Album Review: Geneva Jacuzzi – Triple Fire”
Lost In Music: Geneva Jacuzzi- Art Is Dangerous
Featuring cameos in the video from legendary artists of many disciplines- from Ron Athey to Drab Majesty- the new single from Geneva Jacuzzi is part manifesto,part cheeky deconstruction of art and its function in contemporary society. It’s sexy, smart and danceable. Based in Los Angeles, her work is multi-disciplinary, fusing music, visual art and performanceContinue reading “Lost In Music: Geneva Jacuzzi- Art Is Dangerous”
Album Review: Marcel Wave- Something Looming
This is a hell of a debut. Featuring members of Sauna Youth and CoId Pumas, Marcel Wave are a promising lot. Singer Maike Hale- Jones delivers witty, gobby vignettes on the state of Britain, flanked by Oliver Fisher and his bruising guitar, and organ from Lindsay Corstorphine. It’s in the grand tradition of UK post-punkContinue reading “Album Review: Marcel Wave- Something Looming”
Album Review: Indoor Pets- Pathetic Apathetic
Grunge influences and 90s alt rock nods are still around in contemporary music. Indoor Pets definitely channel the energy of Nirvana, Pixies and Jane’s Addiction, while retaining their own 2020s sound. It’s so well executed that it feels like a great big shot of adrenaline. ‘London’ and the title track are fuzzy, pile-driving songs asContinue reading “Album Review: Indoor Pets- Pathetic Apathetic”
Album Review: Broadcast – Spell Blanket -Collected Demos 2006-2009
When we lost Trish Keenan in 2011, we lost one of indie music ‘s most beloved singers. Her hushed, wide -eyed voice radiated a calm that felt disconcertingly eerie. Broadcast’s retro-futurism both soothed and disturbed in equal measure. This compilation of 36 tracks, from ‘The Song Before The Song Comes Out’ to ‘Spirit House’ showsContinue reading “Album Review: Broadcast – Spell Blanket -Collected Demos 2006-2009”
Hit The North 