Wakrat – ‘Wakrat’ [Review]

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Everyone is angry right now. Not just angry, in fact – infuriated, livid, countless light years beyond merely “pissed off”. Whether you’re talking rejoicing extremists such as the KKK and Al Quaeda or the millions still compulsively facepalming themselves while trying to come to terms with the fact that Donald Trump, a minted and racist reality TV star, is now the world’s most powerful – and dangerous – man, everyone has anger in common no matter which side they’re on.

If there’s a bright side to one of the biggest political shitstorms in recent memory, it’s this: Read more…

Posted on 11 November 2016

Thomas Giles – ‘Velcro Kid’ [Review]

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Thomas Giles has a pretty cool day job. As Tommy Rogers, he fronts American prog metal outfit Between The Buried And Me, adding idiosyncratic touches to albums like Colors and Coma Ecliptic. During downtime, Thomas Giles emerges with fresh music that is itself unique and compelling.

Velcro Kid begins with Immersion Highway – a song that sounds like a Muse remix until Thomas Giles’ vocal enters. From that point on there’s no doubt as to who you’re listening to, although Read more…

Posted on 04 November 2016

Helmet – ‘Dead To The World’ [Review]

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There are bands who play by the rules.

There are bands who push the boundaries.

And then there’s Helmet.

If you’re a fan of unorthodox rock and mind-bending metal, Helmet will undoubtedly be found somewhere in your favourite band’s family tree of influences. From globe-straddling titans like Nine Inch Nails to kings of the UK underground such as Reuben, Helmet’s influence is in there somewhere. Even now, Helmet define the alternative Read more…

Posted on 28 October 2016

Iggy Pop – ‘Post Pop Depression: Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ [DVD Review]

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Iggy Pop is pretty good at picking out quality collaborators. In 1977 – almost forty years ago – Pop and David Bowie produced a pair of legendary albums in The Idiot and Lust For Life. Both were billed as Iggy Pop solo albums – as was this year’s Post Pop Depression, produced by Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age and featuring the additional talents of Queens’ Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders.

Post Pop Depression: Live At The Royal Albert Hall is a full-scale onslaught of art-rock songs cherry-picked from the aforementioned albums. It also showcases one of the music world’s most famed and infamous characters in Read more…

Posted on 24 October 2016

Fall Out Boy – ‘The Boys Of Zummer Tour Live In Chicago’ [DVD Review]

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Fall Out Boy have attracted a lot of hate over the years – especially as they’ve gotten poppier and poppier. To some, they’re shiny, glossy sellouts – but really, Fall Out Boy’s popularity is just the inevitable product of a knack for writing great songs, making them an ideal gateway band capable of pointing younger fans toward more mature influences. If your lyrics and vocal melodies stick in people’s heads and you don’t push them away with too much intensity and ear-warping dissonance, you’re going to attract fans.

Pop is pop because it’s popular. That’s just the way it works Read more…

Posted on 20 October 2016

Phil Rudd – ‘Head Job’ [Review]

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock-free rock for the last several decades, AC/DC will need little introduction. Since Phil Rudd joined the Aussie legends back in 1975, he’s played on 15 of AC/DC’s 18 studio albums, racking up over 200 million global sales in the process. Highway To Hell, Back In Black, It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)…many AC/DC worshippers have since tried to imitate or beat those guys at their own game, but nobody would seriously claim to have succeeded.

Rock star trappings aside, it’s not all been an easy ride. Personal issues, addiction, and even an eight-month home detention sentence have all set back the release of Head Job, Phil Rudd’s first solo album. So, the question now becomes: Is it worth checking out? Read more…

Posted on 09 October 2016

Alter Bridge – ‘The Last Hero’ [Review]

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Alter Bridge are unstoppable. Over the past twelve years, Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips have won the hearts and minds of legions of fans and critics alike. Alter Bridge’s formidable reputation precedes them; they deliver, over and over again.

The Last Hero continues one of the hottest winning streaks in modern rock Read more…

Posted on 08 October 2016