First released 17 years ago, David felt to the song had a new resonance in the light of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement, which shook the Hollywood movie industry to its foundations.
Yearly archives: 2019
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Line ups and final running orders have been announced for this year’s Camden Rocks festival which takes place on June 1-2. More than 400 bands will be performing in 20 venues across the North London borough during the event, which celebrates Camden’s long running support for live music. Big selling folk punker Frank Turner is Saturday’s headliner, due on stage at […]
A larger than life character Lynch sang about big bottoms, bodily functions and Tupperware strippers and was the living embodiment of Stump's keening, unhinged, avant garde mix of post-punk, Irish jigs, drinking songs and sea shanties.
The vitriol has been dialled back a notch and some of the rougher edges sanded down, in what feels like a band discovering their own sound.
Best known for their appearance on Nirvana‘s MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, Meat Puppets have been quietly churning out consistently fine records in a variety of genres for the best part of 40 years. Dusty Notes is the first album brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood have made with original drummer Derrick Bostrom since 1995’s No Joke!. The trio are augmented by the keyboards of jazz-trained virtuoso Ron Stabinsky, with […]
Neville Staple: "I really can’t see any touring with The Specials happening, after they refused an olive branch and my offer to do a full and proper reunion for the fans this year, then insulted me, Jerry and Roddy publicly, then insulted my wife on the phone, who has shown nothing but respect - until they turned on me and the guys. I can’t deal with that kind of crap. I’m happier doing what I have always done with enjoying the music, the fans, the message and the vibes. I also don’t like using bargain bucket or devious ways to get my music noticed."
Formed, curiously enough, on the day Mark E Smith left this Earth, Manchester trio Cold Water Swimmers recently celebrated their first birthday. Now the hard-hitting three piece, featuring Chris Bridgett, of Dub Sex on vocals and guitar, with Carrie Lawson (Bass) and Selina Woolnough (Drums) are releasing a new double A-side Summer Breeze/I'll Be Your Witness.
Artistic, intelligent and with more musical ideas than should probably legally allowed on one album, Psycho Social Sexual should keep you coming back for more.
"I wanted to drill the guitar through your eyes into the back of your head," Scars guitarist Paul Research on the band's epic debut Horrorshow
Punky folk-rockers, The Levellers, are launching a new competition with a five-day studio session up for grabs. Bands and solo artists are invited to try out for the chance to record at their Metway Studios in Brighton. It’s the latest in a series of events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Levellers, who will be performing a headlining show […]