Mark at State Line gave me a sneak preview of this one a few months back, and I’ve been pretty hungry to get hold of
Read moreDead Cross – s/t (Ipecac, 2017)
A bit of a who’s who of creative minds, here: Mike Patton (Faith No More, Fantomas, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk, Nevermen blah blah blah)? Check. Dave
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 9)
What can I tell you about Nathan Mallon? I’ve known this guy since around ’99 – 2000, when we worked in a call centre together,
Read moreHot Water Music – Light It Up (Rise Records, 2017)
Hot Water Music (along with bands such as Avail – R.I.P) are notorious for being hardworking, constantly on tour, and immune to anything approaching mainstream
Read moreMark Lanegan Band – Gargoyle (Heavenly, 2017)
You can’t really write a review of a Mark Lanegan record without mentioning The Screaming Trees. There you go. This man’s career has seen him
Read moreNo Use For A Name – Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers (Fat Wreck Chords, 2017)
It was kind of hard to go in to this without preconceptions. I’ve got a strong opinion on this band that not everyone agrees with.
Read moreCell – Demo 7in (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
Fuck me. I was not expecting this. This is some bruising old school hardcore with a gnarled, crusty edge. Realistically I should have been passing
Read morePkew Pkew Pkew –+One re-issue (Side One Dummy, 2017)
This is a bizarrely rapid turnaround for a re-issue. This was originally released in 2016 as ‘s/t’. What we got here is the s/t album
Read moreOgikubo Station – s/t 12in (Asian Man Records, 2017)
You could make immediate mental leaps to The Evens (Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina, Dischord Records) as this is an duo comprised of someone that
Read moreMarvelous Mark – Buzzin’ (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
Avid readers (assuming there are any) may remember with fondness (doubtful, but I’m open to the possibility) my review of Marvelous Mark’s debut LP, Crushin’
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