Mclusky Hit The Road
If you're into music that kicks like a mule on steroids, your million quid question for 2004 should be: Is this the year Mclusky finally get the attention and respect they deserve?»
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NickyC has written the following articles:
The Glitterati - The Glitterati
The Leeds-based glam-metal five piece releases their first full length which sounds dated enough to warrant suspicion it may have been found in a time capsule that was buried in 1989.»
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
After nearly a five year hiatus, Trent Reznor returns with a new single that (brace yourselves) may be the best NIN release in over a decade.»
Garbage - Bleed Like Me
Shirley Manson and the boys return with an album that's been touted as guitar-rock, but really should be described as an exercise in how to kill interesting music with a mixing desk.»
The Tears - Refugees
The core of early Suede are back and on form with a single that radiates pop melodrama, sporting enough of a knowing wink to let you off the hook. It's a winner.»
Moby - Hotel
Everyone's favourite vegetarian human rights activist continues his steady plunge downwards with the release of this tepid no-hoper. Perfect for shopping malls and hotel lobbies. Lousy for everything else.»
Jimmy Eat World - Work
This is the power-ballad that emo built. It's the sort of thing the Arizona quartet have done many times before, which may explain why, musically at least, they're bloody good at it.»
Queen Adreena - FM Doll
The latest single from Queen Adreena, a re-jig of an earlier release, is an baby-voiced buzzsaw decked out with ironclad hips and boilerplated sass. Still, there's something missing...»
U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Here comes a big ballad from the world's biggest band. Shimmering guitars and heartfelt sentiments or sappy enough to keep Amazon rubber-tappers in work for about a month, depending on which side of the divide you're sitting on.»
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Worlds Apart
The Texas noise merchants deliver their fourth full length amid clamours from the faithful and boos and hisses from everyone else. The album looks set to widen the gap between Trail of Dead's fans and their detractors. There will be bloodshed, oh yes...»
Mad Capsule Markets at London Islington Academy, Mon 06 Dec
There was a sign outside the venue instructing patrons not to crowd-surf. Either the owners were being optimistic or they had no idea who'd they'd booked. Mad Capsule Markets + No Crowd Surfing? Does not compute.»
Tom Waits at London Hammersmith Apollo, Tue 23 Nov
'..I once heard it said that you could make ninety per cent of all the songs ever written better if you imagine Waits singing them. Judging from the whoops and screams that greeted him as he walked on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo last week the audience agreed with me..'»
Mad Capsule Markets - CiSTM K0nFLiqT
Japan's premier metal-meets-all-music hybrid releases their 11th album (the fourth availble to all us gaijin) through Gut Records. This is good news for anyone with a hint of taste and a love for the heavy.»
Blues Explosion at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Wed 20 Oct
The Blues Explosion arrive at the Shepherd's Bush Empire having lost the first half of their name, but still fully capable of putting the hurt on.»
Hot Snakes at London Camden Underworld, Mon 18 Oct
This is music that hits all the adrenal boosters and pleasure centres. It calls on the body to move while punishing the eardrums. It’s straight-up, teeth-gritting, fist-pumping rock and roll and you will have less fun if you stand at the back.»
Hot Snakes - Audit In Progress
The music leaps from the speakers like a gang of muggers in an alley. Guitars lash and bite, drawing blood, carving deep grooves into your bare flesh while the bass and drums leave your skull feeling like you’ve been pummelled by a baseballbat-wielding gym monkey on a ‘roid rage. It’s a standard episode in the Hot Snakes neighbourhood. It’s a good day to be alive.»
The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls
This Boston-based duo prove with their debut that there's far more to their "Brechtian Punk Cabaret" histrionics than make-up and naughty-night attire.»
The Dresden Dolls at London Madame Jo Jo's, Mon 20 Sep
On this, their first ever UK outing, Boston-based duo The Dresden Dolls justify every single piece of praise that's been heaped upon them thus far. Synchronise your watches - the hype starts here.»
Polly Paulusma at London Lock 17, Thu 02 Sep
Folk fans try their damndest to enjoy a night of music against a backdrop of noise provided by several patrons who don't seem to have noticed there's an acoustic gig in progress. Would the morons at the bar please shut the hell up?»
The Twilight Singers at London King's Cross Scala, Wed 18 Aug
The Greg Dulli mafia roll into town and light-up this King's Cross venue with a enough overdriven sleaze to send James Ellroy screaming into the night. You should've been there...»
The Twilight Singers - She Loves You
Former Afghan Whigs frontman, Greg Dulli, produces covers album that at it's lowest points provides worthy renditions and at its highest shits on the originals.»
Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated
Music to leap off buildings and swing through the city to save the day to! Except I can't. No superpowers. Damn you, Chris Carraba! Damn you to hell!»
New Found Glory - All Down Hill From Here
Must... resist... urge... to use single's... title... in bad... and obvious... pun...»
Chikinki - Ether Radio
Initially disposable-sounding pop music which refuses to go away. Even if you ask it nicely. This is a good thing.»
Polly Paulusma - Scissors In My Pocket
Polly Paulusma, the latest in a long line of Folk/Acoustic divas flooding the market turns out to be.... well... not really much like any of them.»
Yellowcard - Way Away
Have you ever moved away from home? Whether or not you’ll have any time whatsoever for this depends largely on how you answer that question.»
Mclusky - The Difference Between Me and You Is That I’m Not On Fire
A year and a half ago the Cardiff-based trio banged out a certifiable indie classic in the form of ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’. However, it presented them with the unenviable task of following said album.We reviewed this about 5 weeks back, it's out on Monday...»
The Twilight Singers at London Islington Academy, Wed 28 Jan
You got two encores, two hours on stage and a frontman that does everything except bleed for the cause. This is rock at its realest, kids.»
A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
Welcome to APCv2. Is this a better album than the first one? Are James Iha and Twiggy Ramirez better than Paz Lenchatin and Troy Van Leeuwen? Alt.rock superstars! Collect them all!»
Twilight Singers UK Tour Dates
Former Afghan Whigs frontman, Greg Dulli, is coming to the UK with his Twilight Singers. Black out the windows, kids...»