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Other than a mention in a list of landmark albums I’m not sure how much my appreciation for the music of Meat Loaf has been obvious across my writing here or elsewhere, but it is something that has very much informed my musical interests from when I very first started getting into any form of... Continue Reading →
There’s no denying that 2020 has been a challenging year for Robert J. Hunter, as it has been for many artists the world over, but the versatile Alderney bluesman has still done his utmost to play any venue that was able to have him, at home in the UK, in Germany and even back in... Continue Reading →
Anyone who’s been following my blog for any time will probably have noticed I have a long relationship with the music of Bruce Springsteen, but it’s really only been the last couple of years that I’ve come to appreciate ‘The Boss’ on my own terms, and as such Letter To You is the first new... Continue Reading →
Quite some time ago I set myself a challenge to work my way through David Lynch's filmography by watching one of his films a week - fairly predictably that lasted about three weeks with Eraserhead, The Elephant Man and Dune, but now, sometime (and the entirety of Twin Peaks, including Fire Walk With Me and... Continue Reading →
When Bruce Springsteen released his latest album, Western Stars, in June 2019 there was a rumbling of dissatisfaction from some sections of his fan base that there didn't appear to be any kind of extensive promotional tour for the record. That concern was, supposedly, answered though when a movie of the same name was released... Continue Reading →
For as long as I can remember Bruce Springsteen has been a part of my musical vocabulary, as I'm sure he is for many people born in the 1980s, however Western Stars marks the first new album from the New Jersey native since I first properly started exploring his music in any meaningful way (last... Continue Reading →
Another busy and varied playlist this month spanning skiffle and American folk to Neue Deutsche Härte and steampunk. A few things to point to more specifically include something from the original line up of blackened death metal band Darker Shores who soon make their return to the stage under the name Atomised, a track from... Continue Reading →
Four years ago Al Jourgensen's industrial metal outfit Ministry called it a day for the second time following the death of their lead guitarist Mike Scaccia with the less than stellar album From Beer To Eternity. Never one to be too predictable, or miss a chance for some belligerent rabble rousing, though, in 2018 they... Continue Reading →
25 years or so ago David Lynch and Mark Frost left television and film audiences baffled as their journey to the dark heart of Americana, Twin Peaks (and spin-off movie Fire Walk With Me), came to an end with one explanation unraveling a whole host of further questions. Now here we are in September 2017... Continue Reading →
In July 2017 two albums of rather different styles were released by Burg & The Back Porch Band and The Electric Shakes. While one is a roots and Americana live album and the other a powerful example of heavy garage rock 'n' roll what links them is their frontman, Burg aka Steve Lynch. Originally from... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 