DJ: Guest: 074: Kerosene – 29-March 2014
A second visit to Kerosene in Leeds.
Month: March 2014
But Listen: 139: Seeming – Madness & Extinction
Reviewing music is sometimes an exceptionally difficult task. On some occasions, the words will flow immediately, and the whole review can be completed quickly (something that actually I find easier with bad albums). On others, it might sit on the back burner for a while while I listen again and again trying to find the […]
But Listen: 138: Laibach – Spectre
Whatever your opinion on Laibach, it is perhaps hard to disagree that even after over thirty years active, anything they release is at least worth talking about. Over their career they have cast their critical eye over mainstream pop music, covering fixtures in the pop canon with, er, surprising results, uncovered hitherto unnoticed totalitarian leanings […]
Into the Pit: 185: February Gig Round-up (Anna Calvi, Behemoth, Cradle of Filth, Monster Magnet, St Vincent)
After a bit of a slow start to the year gig-wise, into February and all of a sudden there is a short spell of a number of gigs. Time constraints and other distractions have meant I've struggled to finish full reviews, so here is a roundup of the gigs I attended during February.
Talk Show Host: 007: Seeming
amodelofcontrol.com: So, Seeming, introduce yourselves…
Tuesday Ten: 199: As Seen On TV
The television appearance is an important part of the promotional armoury. Not a video (I’ve covered these in various posts before), but simply a live* rendition of a current song that maybe gets a band out to an audience that otherwise might not know about them. I’ve also excluded TV-aired festival appearances, too. One thing, […]
Tuesday Ten: 198: Tracks of the Month (February 2014)
A new month, so a new ten tracks of things that I’m enjoying at the moment. To be honest, we seem to be in a bit of a lull at the moment, after the flurry of releases recently (Seabound, God Module, Laibach, seeming and Aesthetic Perfection will all be reviewed separately soon, by the way […]