THE SAINTS LONG MARCH THROUGH THE JAZZ AGE FIRE RECORDS The Saints formed in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia in 1973. Originally the band was founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper. [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE LEMONHEADS AT THE PHOENIX ON NOVEMBER 30! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: • 2 TICKETS TO SEE LEMONHEADS AT THE PHOENIX ON NOVEMBER 30 • A COPY OF LOVE CHANT ON EITHER VINYL OR CD [...]
THE LEMONHEADS LOVE CHANT FIRE RECORDS Whispers from the Static… Love Chant isn’t a comeback, it’s a broadcast from somewhere warmer. Perhaps from a Brazilian beach? Evan Dando returns with original Lemonheads material after more than two [...]
THE DREAM SYNDICATE MEDICINE SHOW: I KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE (DELUXE EDITION) DOWN THERE/FIRE RECORDS Whatever the reason was that The Dream Syndicate didn’t become one of the biggest bands around at their 80s prime it is a damn shame, (and the [...]
SEASON OF THE PEACH A CONVERSATION WITH JARED SWILLEY OF BLACK LIPS Garage punk rockers Black Lips have been hammering out loud, fuzzy, aggressively chaotic songs ever since their debut record, Black Lips! They were also part of the garage rock [...]
WHITNEY K BUBBLE FIRE RECORDS Sometimes, when an artist has a great voice, it just might not matter what they sing about or what the songs are like. Well, there should at least be a song there. But if the lyrics do have some substance and the [...]
THE CHILLS SPRING BOARD: THE EARLY UNRECORDED SONGS FIRE RECORDS Has the late Martin Phillipps been given enough credit for his role in bringing something new and fresh to modern rock music with his band The Chills? The debate on that one has [...]
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES TUNE IN, TURN ON, DROP OUT – RADIO SESSIONS 1980-1993 FIRE RECORDS Television Personalities formed at the tail end of the UK punk scene, in 1977. They released their debut EP, Where’s Bill Grundy Now? (referring to [...]
HALF JAPANESE JUMP INTO LOVE FIRE RECORDS Half Japanese has been around since the ‘70s and since then has become a cult favourite among the indie rock and punk scene, with even Kurt Cobain being a huge fan of the band. Their latest album, Jump [...]
The Lemonheads Come On Feel (30th Anniversary Edition) Fire Records Admittedly, I am not a great fan of album reissues. For various reasons, their appeal is largely lost on me. That said, The Lemonheads’ just-released Come On Feel (30th [...]
Black Lips Apocalypse Love Fire Records Musical maturity brings its own set of challenges, and avoiding the temptation to settle into a familiar sound is perhaps top of the list. Having hit their 10th studio album, The Black Lips have got over [...]
The Dream Syndicate Ultraviolet Battle Hymns And True Confessions Fire Records The Dream Syndicate came, dropped a few brilliant modern psych albums (The Days of Wine and Roses, would be quite enough), including one of the best live albums [...]
Pere Ubu Nuke The Whales 2006-2014 Fire Records Nuke The Whales 2006 – 2014 is the latest installment of Fire Records’ re-release of the Pere Ubu catalogue. For this set, they are focusing on four albums released between 2006 and 2014. The [...]
The Bevis Frond Little Eden Fire Records Many listeners who are not so familiar with Nick Saloman, aka The Bevis Frond, may wonder why he has such a staunch and unwavering following, whatever the size of that following is. The answer might be [...]
The Lemonheads Lovely (30th Anniversary Edition) Fire Records Marking the 30th anniversary of The Lemonheads major label debut, the reissue of Lovely is still as charmingly devoid of meaning as it was in 1990. Including tracks with a hint of [...]
Tobin Sprout Empty Horses Fire Records Empty Horses, the seventh solo album from Tobin Sprout, takes a stylistic detour from what we are used to by someone regarded as a prince of fuzz-laden indie rock. With his latest record, we are treated to [...]
SING IN A WORLD THAT’S FALLING APART A CONVERSATION WITH JARED SWILLEY OF BLACK LIPS “We always talked about it” says Black Lips’ bassist Jared Swilley, on the subject of a cowboy record; “it’s the type of music from where we’re from.” On their [...]
BLACK LIPS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ODELIA” ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH VICE + FIRE RECORDS | TOUR DATES Atlanta originals, Black Lips join forces with independent record label Fire Records revealing first single “Odelia” [...]
