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VIOLENT FEMMES: HOTEL LAST RESORT ALBUM REVIEW"

Violent Femmes Hotel Last Resort ([PIAS]) CD/LP/DL Released: 26 July, 2019 If The Violent Femmes’ tenth release is a last resort, it’s a damn fine one. Back in 1983 the Violent Femmes produced one of the era defining albums with their eponymously titled debut album that was a slow burner as it picked up […]

July 11, 2019 3:08 pm Written by Mark Ray

Earth: Full Upon Her Burning Lips – album review"

Earth: Full Upon Her Burning Lips Sargent House LP / CD / DL Available Now! Stripping away members and instrumentation back to the core duo of Dylan Carson and Adrienne Davies and entering the studio with no preconceived notions of narrative arc, Earth return with one of their most entrancing albums to date. Simon Tucker […]

May 30, 2019 1:31 pm Written by Simon Tucker

Wet Dreams: Wet Dreams – album review"

Wet Dreams (Black Pop Records) CD/DL Out Now 7/10 Scandinavia has produced its fair share of bands spanning a breadth of genres, ABBA to Hanoi Rocks, Aqua to Turbonegro, A-Ha to The Hives, The Cardigans to Soundtrack of Our Lives… I could go on. Add Wet Dreams to that list. Their over-in-a-flash eponymously named sub-25-minute […]

April 24, 2019 6:16 pm Written by Neil Hodge

The Lemon Twigs: Riverside, Newcastle – live review"

A blistering set from The Lemon Twigs as they wear their influences well and truly on their sleeves in this impressive set!

February 26, 2019 7:51 pm Written by Lee Hammond

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Cluny, Newcastle – live review"

One of the hottest bands around leave their mark on Newcastle tonight with a blistering set of great tracks from their first two albums!

February 25, 2019 8:16 pm Written by Lee Hammond