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So here is our top 20 records of 2009 list. I use the word ‘genius’ a lot on this page, but I’m not going to apologise for it. Because it all is.
=20: Todd - Riot Season
Brilliant, complex and joyous ear-battering LP from Todd. A noise lasagne - layers of brutal sound served up with a special sauce of audio surprises. Plus they...
This is animal stuff. Primal rock n roll with a country/rockabilly inflection - like Hasil Adkins wrestling Mark Sultan in a mud pit. The beats are hefty, the riffs are proper and the tunes are sweet.
Husband and wife duo Waylon and the Heavy Hands wouldn’t look out of place on a Vice Records comp, nestled up to the Black Lips and King Kahn. It’s that awesome.
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If you’re looking for the right record for your Halloween Party this weekend, you should look no further than Pure Evil.
10 perfect hillbilly garage rock classics, infused with eerie David Lynchian atmosphere and scary vibes. It’s a record that makes you want to dance, clap your hands, shake your hips and check under your bed for dwarves who talk backwards.
Each...
After 3 hours sleep I found myself in Glasgow Airport buying an overpriced tuna cheese melt and iced coffee combo for breakfast, after being given a ticking off for bringing a half-empty deodorant...
The Jim Jones Revue
From: London, United Kingdom
London rockers The Jim Jones Revue have risen from the ashes of legendary UK garage rockers Thee Hypnotics to deliver the world from the computer...
Freedom or Death
From: Toronto, Canada
With a name like Freedom or Death, the war cry for the people of Greece during the 1820’s Greek War of Independence, I was expecting a cacophonous,...
transmittens
From: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
With a name like transmittens and tracks called Balloons in the Sky and Meet Me At The Swings it doesn’t take a genius to guess that...
I’ve really grown to love the album ‘Gemini’ by Wild Nothing over the past few weeks. Jack Tatum’s home recorded dream pop draws from lineage of sounds stretching back to...
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CD Review: Network DVD soundtrack CDs
A recent ‘sale’ on the Network DVD website tempted me into getting around to purchasing the soundtrack DVDs for Man In A Suitcase...
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Concert Review : Mark Mathews and the One T's, Clapham Grand, 07/08/08
My good friend Kieron of The Dilemmas tempted me south of the river to experience singer/songwriter Mark...
If Stephen Malkmus had formed fIREHOSE with Mike Watt and George Hurley, they may have made music akin to Glasgow’s COVERGIRLS. Yes, they’re that good.
One of the most visually stunning festivals in the UK is Scotland’s Wickerman Festival. Not to be confused as a copy of Burning Man, Wickerman was inspired by the classic 1973 cult movie with...
Following on from our time spent with the magnificent Pulled Apart By Horses on their album release tour, we’ve got a full photo gallery of delights from Stephen McLeod to give you an insight...
One of our favourite bands at Artrocker.com has always been The Black Keys. Currently promoting their new album Brothers, we’ve got these exclusive pics from last night’s show at London...
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Festival Review : EuroYeYé 2010, Gijón, Spain 29th July to 2nd August – Part 2 of 2
On Saturday night back at the Oasis, the main gig venue for...
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Festival Review : EuroYeYé 2010, Gijón, Spain 29th July to 2nd August – Part 1 of 2
Took up a long-standing invite back to Gijón to enjoy some...
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TV/Media
Review: Sherlock, BBC1, 26/07/10Well
the BBC did an excellent job of hyping up their 21st century
adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes character, with appearances on...
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Review: The Prisoner (2009) – episodes 4 to 6After
my review of the first 3 episodes I received other peoples’ thoughts
and interest as to what I would make of the...
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Review: Primitive Festival Volume 7, 02-06/06/10, Rotterdam Holland
(www.primitive-festival.nl)I
had the great honour of co-hosting the final Primitive festival in...
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Event
Review: Fan Fest 2010 Review (24-25/04/10)3
months ago the London Film Museum played host to an ambitious array of
Bond girls, Bond villains, film technicians and...
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On the road and in the studio with Glassglue (myspace.com/glassglue)
On hearing that my friend
Matthew’s band Glassglue were going to do some recording in Germany
I was...
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Show
Review : Marketing Week/Insight Show, Olympia 29-30/06/10Popped
into this ‘four shows in one’ marketing event to see what was new.
First I went into one...
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Festival
Review : Southend Film Festival April/May 2010Not
sure who reasoned that a seaside town with occasionally nice weather
might be worth holding a film festival at,...
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TV Review: The Prisoner (2009)
Caught up with the 3 starting episodes of this courtesy of my friend Tony Reeve. God knows the world needs more opportunity for paranoid self-...
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