Tag The Melvins
Once again the musical colossus from the North West of England rears it’s head as it wakes from its lockdown induced slumber and sheds its skin to reveal something new underneath. From angular sludge in the vein of The Melvins… Continue Reading →
Although I’m a little reticent to use the term “Alt. Supergroup” anywhere in this review… Here we have, the self-titled debut album from Crystal Fairy, an (…Aw, fuck it…) alt. supergroup comprising of King Buzzo and Dale Crover from The… Continue Reading →
For those not familiar with MoE, they are a noise rock trio hailing from Oslo, Norway. Inspired by noise and no-wave music, bassist/vocalist Guro Skumsnes Moe formed MoE in 2008. Over the years that followed, the band released three albums,… Continue Reading →
There is something about the North West of England which tends to spawn some musical powerhouses. Recently, we’ve had no end to fierce death metal bands but with the ascension of bands like Pist who bring swagger, confidence and sleaze… Continue Reading →
The 4th album from the L.A. based two-man supergroup known as Big Business, consisting of Karp’s Jared Warren, and Coady Willis from resurrected Seattle garage legends The Murder City Devils. ‘Battlefields Forever’ was actually released towards the end of 2013,… Continue Reading →
Those Cemetery Gates just keep yawning open and since I reviewed “that book” about those that passed through them and those who survived against the odds I seem to keep having more artists who would be entirely relevant turning up… Continue Reading →
Sausages – traditionally, a smashed pig piped into its own stomach lining. Pig – the food that the whole western world devours with such gusto. Bacon, ham, pork chops, sausages. That “wonderful, magical animal” that Homer Simpson refers to when… Continue Reading →
Ole Petter Andreassen is El Doom, Norwegian artist, producer and founding member of death n’ rollers The Cumshots and stoner poptarts Thulsa Doom, two wildly different-sounding bands. I must admit I was intrigued then, when his Born Electric project plopped… Continue Reading →