Feb 10, 2021 | 2020, 2021, Playlists, Toons |
With the inevitability of a child’s ice cream hitting the summer hot tarmac, but the unmitigated joy of getting free scoops of new flavours of ice cream, Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy have teamed up with a diverse group of pals to record a...
Jan 4, 2021 | 2020, Playlists, Toons |
Let’s be honest. In 2016 when Bowie died, Trump was elected and the Brexit debacle began, it seemed like a low. Then 2020 said, hold my beer… But even in a dumpster fire of a year such as 2020, there have been some banging tunes, and specifically, some...
Dec 5, 2020 | Playlists, Toons |
Some bands make music that gets stuck in your head. Others setup a studio in your parietal lobe and spend two decades recording music under a zillion different band names… admittedly there are fewer in the second camp. Context factoidals: Joan Of Arc formed in...
Mar 29, 2014 | 2014, Toons, Unfamous |
I just published this review on Blog Critics: Owls is comprised of all the members of seminal emo legends Cap’n Jazz, except Davey von Bohlen. They took emo from the underground punk of Rites Of Spring and Fugazi, and mainstreamed it as an indie genre. In other...
Nov 18, 2012 | 2012, 2013, 2014, Toons |
Joyful Noise Recordings. Joyful Noise Recordings. Need I say more? Alright, so I’ll give it a shot. I’ve always been aware that some record labels are pretty good and clearly run by people with similar (and therefore obviously excellent) taste in music to...
