You’d think at this point that we’d get tired of heaping praise on Temptress. But we don’t. And the reason is simply that they continually put out some of the most solid slabs of heaviness! So when it comes down to it, who are we to complain when an artist [...]
A cellist, a “synth virtuoso”, and a “beat maestro” walk into a recording studio…* No, that’s not the beginnings of some music-related joke but the make up of Bristol trio Elder Island and the punchline is a stunning record that melds genres, creates something new, and maybe introduces music fans [...]
I am waaaaaay late to the Flotsam And Jetsam party. And I’m not talking about my initial introduction when I was younger watching them on Headbanger’s Ball as “that band that the new bassist from Metallica used to be in” while they were promoting Cuatro and the very ’90’s video [...]
There are records I miss occasionally that I feel legitimately bad about. And in these cases, it’s not because of the whole “getting a jump on the review before anyone else” aspect but more that it pertains to an artist that’s, frankly, cool as hell and one that I’d like [...]
There are a few artists that I’ve reviewed here, and I’ve mentioned this before, that just kind of fall off my radar after their record of the moment is out and available. Not for lack of liking but more the abundance of new music coming in on the daily. But [...]
Any fan of Goth, Industrial, Electro, and Darkwave who has yet to check out recent outings from Gary Numan should hand in their membership card this instant. We’re about twenty years into Numan V.2 which began in 2000 with the release of Pure (Or with more regularity in releases since [...]
