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Mike_Diver has written the following articles:
Espers - Riding / Under The Waterfall
The impact is quite something; the view on the way down as breathtaking as the most graphic tragedy.»
The Ponys - Another Wound
A package to treasure above so much of this year's post-punk makeweights.»
Mew - Apocalypso
Jonas Bjerre only sings one way - like his clothes have caught alight and the nearest pond is blocked by a thousand indifferent faces. He needs to move them. Now...»
Querelle - Querelle
Querelle is a pretty riotous romp throughout, and one that should see its makers finally pull themselves out of the outsider mire and onto bigger and brighter stages...»
Watchers - Dunes Phase EP
Dunes Phase, an EP of five straight-up efforts and a brace of remixes, has been in my possession for months, but only now has it fought its way back to the top of the To Do pile after previously being a fixture within my personal stereo for weeks on end...»
Lion Fever - Haunted Water
A truly special release that'll literally haunt both waking hours and dreamland escapades until the next full moon.»
Nine Inch Nails at London Brixton Academy, Tue 05 Jul
DiS dons its finest black garb and heads to Brixton for a few hours of doom and gloom punctuated by a couple of pop gems. PLUS! We give you, for one night only, North Watch. Will Aaron self-destruct? Will he suck all manner of c*ck in the name of frock'n'roll? We'll see...»
Saul Williams at London 100 Club, Sun 03 Jul
It's intensity of a kind to be gorged upon as often as possible - a pure and true fusion of intellect and musical muscle, of the harangued and the heavenly...»
Mono - New York Soundtracks
As a whole, New York Soundtracks comes far from recommended. Buy as a stopgap if you're hardcore, but otherwise let this slip through the cracks...»
Drunk Horse - In Tongues
If the miserable weather stops for longer than a day at a time, In Tongues could well become staple summertime listening. Providing a cool beer is always at hand, anyway...»
Controller Controller - History
As a debut, History is a decent enough effort. Thinking long-term, though, Controller.Controller are going to have to discover some ideas of their own if they're to progress beyond favour-of-the-moment appreciation...»
Wives - Erect The Youth Problem
2005 has seen great punk-rock releases attract critical recognition beyond the 'zine community - Bullet Union, Bear Vs Shark and Transistor Transistor have birthed records that aren't just recommended but downright f*cking vital. This, though, transcends their acclaim...»
October All Over - The Cabinet Of Dr October / 2005 BC
...these songs are so damn infectious that you’ll require a lobotomy to get them out of your head...»
The Grates - Sukkafish / Message
The Grates, welcome to your fifteen; at least you're not The Subways...»
'A' - Better Off With Him
Now, be good Adults And stop plAying kiddie tricks, As upper-cAsing every mention of your bAnd nAme is a more chAllenging And fulfilling pAstime thAn listening to this drivel...»
Part Chimp - War Machine
'War Machine' is a flat-out sonic assault lasting three-and-a-bit minutes and registering on seismographs as far away as Sofia...»
High On Fire at London King's Cross Scala, Wed 22 Jun
High On Fire are daddies amongst children, wolves within the flock, and men of utmost authenticity and integrity...»
The Pipettes - ABC
'ABC' is the blindingly blue-skied start to the summer, pressed onto limited-edition wax and shipped straight into the heart. Buy it, grab a stick of rock for a microphone and join in...»
The Faint - Desperate Guys
A Zongamin remix offers some value for money, but - truth be told - there's not much point in Wet From Birth owners forking out for this again...»
Tom Vek - C-C (You Set The Fire In Me)
File under Unlikely To Play Twice...»
Millionaire - We Don't Live There Anymore / For A Maid
Millionaire return to the stoner-cum-desert-cum-bass-heavy-bastard rock fray wielding a monster of a double-A-sided seven inch. The album, Paradisiac, follows later this year. Expect to rock the f*ck out.»
Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month
DFA1979's quite astounding (really) album You're A Woman, I'm A Machine has been available for what seems like forever, so it's a little odd to hear 'Black History Month' wheeled out as a single so late into a campaign that's already achieved so much.»
WIN! Tickets to see The Ponys in London
Stuck for something to do tomorrow? Call London home? Why not boogie on down to Camden town for a little Chit-cago rawk'n'rawl action?»
Malcolm Middleton - Into The Woods
"I wasn't meant to feel this way," he says, his voice stumbling into silence. The truth: we wouldn't want him feeling any other way if such ill feelings produce music so stunning...»
Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
Of course, it's all polished to the extent where the none-more-black is pretty translucent, but who cares dude - this got riffs. Riffs the size of supercharged monster trucks, each one crushing horizon-to-horizon-sized cities of cartoon super heroes and Japanese mutated monsters...»
Nine Black Alps - Everything Is
Damn Fine Songs are only worth their saltiness if they possess a little, y'know, spunk...»
Team Sleep at London Astoria 2 formerly Mean Fiddler, Thu 16 Jun
At Tottenham Court Road station, a Carling-approved busker is covering Dido’s ‘Thank You’; it almost sounds cutting edge when drowning in the clickedy-click pulse of a passing train. Perhaps the group upstairs should lower themselves a few levels and learn a few things in the process...»
Silver Rocket turns 5 - gig news, CD giveaway, guestlist up for grabs
Esteemed London indie-rock-punk-whatever club Silver Rocket celebrates its fifth birthday next month with THREE gigs of fantastical rockin' and rollin' fun 'n' games.»
Wolf Eyes at London ICA, Tue 14 Jun
Back in the cold, the brain’s scrambled state freezes into a shapeless mess of muddled ideas and did-I-get-that? self-accusations...»