X Alphabetland Fat Possum There is no doubt from the first few bars of album opener “Alphabetland” that Los Angeles icons X have never really left us. It’s surreal to think 35 years have passed since the original lineup recorded an album [...]
CEREMONIES IN THE SHADOWS A CONVERSATION WITH LUIS NAVARRO & JOEL NIÑO, JR. OF TWIN TRIBES Even though the new album has only had a brief time to grace our ears, it has appeared on numerous reviewers “Best of the Year” lists. One listen will [...]
Twin Tribes Ceremony Negative Gain/Young & Cold Records/Manic Depression Records I hate to admit it but I’m an old goth; not the goth part but the old part. Listening to Ceremony, the new album from Texas goth/dark wave duo Twin Tribes, [...]
Cabaret Voltaire 1974-76 Mute Anyone in love with classic electronic and/or industrial music will no doubt know Cabaret Voltaire. This may be a side that casual fans of the band may have never heard, but die-hard acolytes will no doubt be [...]
Cabaret Voltaire Chance Versus Causality Mute Cabaret Voltaire fans rejoice! You get two releases in one day (this plus a re-issue for the first time on vinyl of early recordings entitled 1974 – 76)! None of us thought this would ever see the [...]
Drab Majesty Modern Mirror DAIS Records How can you improve upon something that is damn near perfection? If you are Drab Majesty, you simply release a new album, that’s how. As if 2017’s epic The Demonstration isn’t the definition of a [...]
The Soft Cavalry The Soft Cavalry Bella Union It’s not very often that a debut album comes along that upon first listen, you know it is destined for greatness. Meet The Soft Cavalry. This is one album that has such an effect upon the first [...]
Be-Bop Deluxe Futurama (Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set) Esoteric It’s always a happy time when anything new by Bill Nelson comes out. He has been releasing albums for decades now on his own independent label(s). They are swirling creations that [...]
VR Sex Human Traffic Jam Dais VR Sex is a provocative band name. I suppose this outfit will be more famously known as a “Drab Majesty side-project” than as a band in their own right. The band consists of Noel Skum (Andrew Clinco of Drab [...]
David J Thoughts And Prayers (7″ Single) Schoolkids Records You can tell David J is pissed. You can see it from his announcement video concerning his new single which is to be released this coming Record Store Day (April 13) with backing [...]
Evi Vine Black // Light // White // Dark Solemn Wave Records Ethereal is a label tacked onto Evi Vine quite often. Yes, she does have an ethereal quality about her but on her new album there are so many more layers than that. She has come into [...]
Jon Spencer Spencer Sings The Hits In The Red Records Jon Spencer has always been known for his bombastic and some would say arrogant style. Confidence and swagger can be misunderstood as arrogance so take that with a grain of salt. That being [...]
Death Valley Girls w/ Gymshorts @ Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia October 30, 2018 Twas the night before Halloween and all through the house, people came dressed in costumes to see Gymshorts and Death Valley Girls play at the Kung Fu Necktie. I [...]
The Callas With Lee Ranaldo Trouble And Desire Inner Ear/Dirty Water Records Lee Ranaldo could not have found a better outfit to collaborate with than The Callas. I’m not sure about other releases they may have, but on Trouble and Desire they [...]
