Album Reviews
My Politic “Signs of Life”
Music is the sign of life when other aspects of civilisation fail. With the USA still as much a sharply-divided country as it has been since the Obama years, you might expect a musical duo using […]
Month: June 2025
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 188 “Things ain’t wot they used to be”
Today is my birthday and as a present to myself in July 1980 I made my way to the Stafford Bingley Hall to attend the… ahem…” Over the Top Heavy Metal Brain Damage Party” featuring seven […]
Tracks
Bicentennial Drug Lord “This Pabst Blue Ribbon” – what made Milwaukee famous…
Bicentennial Drug Lord is quite a provocative band name – sounds like some retro-psychedelic band or maybe a Indie rock combo. In fact, as today’s song demonstrates, they are a band who can do both kinds […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Morton Valence (featuring Stephen McCarthy) “Hey Misty”
Well, here’s the sound of the Summer (although you’d never tell from the photo) arriving on this dreamy new song from Morton Valence, with the added bonus of the guitar playing of Long Ryder Stephen McCarthy. […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”
You have to wonder why there aren’t more TV series about restaurants. It’s a good question. Ensemble casts work well on television and restaurants have staffs which are made-to-order ensembles. In restaurants, people work long hours, […]