Grunge
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Fuelled by scathing fury and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of scuzzy riffs, Digital Garbage sees Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm set his sights on post-truth America. Over the course of 11 tracks, Arm vents his spleen at everything from evangelical Christianity and gun control, to right-wing paranoia and the spirit-crushing status anxiety of social media. On opener Nerve Attack, Arm […]
The suitably vampiric surroundings of Camden’s KOKO provides the perfect ambience for a diabolical double header, with Jon Spencer and The Melvins ghosting in for Halloween. Up first, despite being arguably the bigger name in the UK, Spencer is in explosive form. After a brief false start, for which keyboardist Sam Coomes generously assumes responsibility, the band really hits their stride. Powered by the […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No32 Freak Scene by Dinosaur Jr. My first encounter with Dinosaur Jr, and Freak Scene in particular, was on BBC’s little known and probably even less seen Snub TV. This was the late ’80s and in those days it was the only show, apart from maybe Whistle Test, where you could watch non-chart […]