Categories Features Live Escaping Reality: Primavera Sound 2022 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 24, 2022 12 Comments on Escaping Reality: Primavera Sound 2022 Primavera Sound 2022 Continue reading “Escaping Reality: Primavera Sound 2022” Tags bauhaus, Beach House, Caribou, Cigarettes After Sex, Dinosaur Jr., Dua Lipa, Einstürzende Neubauten, Frank Sinatra, Gorillaz, High on Fire, IDLES, Interpol, J. Mascis, Jehnny Beth, Jenny Hval, Kim Gordon, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Konrad Sprenger, Les Savy Fav, Leyland James Kirby, Lou Barlow, Low, Matt Pike, Moin, Natalie Mering, Oren Ambarchi, Otoboke Beaver, Parquet Courts, Pavement, Phillip Sollmann, Pile, Pond, Primavera A La Ciutat, Primavera Sound, ride, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Sharon Van Etten, Shellac, slowdive, Tame Impala, The Armed, The Caretaker, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smile, The Strokes, The Weather Station, Thom Yorke, Tim Harrington, Tropical Fuck Storm, Tyler The Creator, weyes blood, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Categories Features Interviews Mondkopf Interview: “I would take a Robbie Basho album to a desert island” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 2, 2022 6 Comments on Mondkopf Interview: “I would take a Robbie Basho album to a desert island” Mondkopf Continue reading “Mondkopf Interview: “I would take a Robbie Basho album to a desert island”” Tags Daniel Bachman, Erik K. Skodvin, Miashma Recordings, Mondkopf, Nahal Recordings, Norman Westberg, Oiseaux-Tempête, Paul Régimbeau, Robbie Basho, Sarah Davachi, Stéphane Pigneul, Swans, The Necks, Tony Buck, Wilburn Burchette
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #6 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 1, 2022 9 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #6 Photo credit: original images taken from respective artists' Bandcamp pages. Continue reading “Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #6” Tags Astrel K, ATO Records, Broken Spine, Bronzerat Records, Chris Corsano, Colpitts, Constellation, Cruel Nature Records, Cult Of Luna, Drug Church, Duphonic Super 45s, DVANOV, Earthen Sea, Ghost Power, half man half biscuit, Helms Alee, Holy Island, Huercos S. Incienso, HVOB, Improved Sequence, Ivan The Tolerable, Jon Spencer, Jon Spencer & the hitmakers, Kee Avil, Keeley Forsyth, Kranky, Library of the Occult, Metal Blade Records, Michael Flower, P.E., Past Inside the Present, Patricia Wolf, PIAS, Pink Mountaintops, PLOSIVS, Pure Noise Records, R M Qualtral, Rocket Recordings, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Rubber Oh, Sargent House, Sub Pop, Swami Records, The Leaf Label, Thrill Jockey, VHF Reocrds, Wharf Cat Records
Categories Albums Features Label Watch: Trouble In Mind Records Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 25, 2022 4 Comments on Label Watch: Trouble In Mind Records Trouble In Mind Continue reading “Label Watch: Trouble In Mind Records” Tags Ben Greenburg, Brian Case, Cinchel, Dailey Toliver, FACS, Future Museums, Impalers, Jonas Reinhardt, Joys Union Group, Kristine Reaume, Michael C. Sharp, Mountain Movers, Neil Lord, Olden Yolk, Omni, Smoke Bellow, Sungod, Sunwatchers, Trespass Field, Trouble In Mind, Uniform
Categories Features Interviews Lili Refrain Interview: “Everything that is part of my life also becomes part of my music” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 23, 2022 3 Comments on Lili Refrain Interview: “Everything that is part of my life also becomes part of my music” Lili Refrain (photo credit: Tania Alineri) Continue reading “Lili Refrain Interview: “Everything that is part of my life also becomes part of my music”” Tags Anna von Hausswolff, Black Sabbath, Chelsea Wolfe, Lili Refrain, Marco Lienhard, Santana, Stefano Morabito, Subsound Records, Taikoza, The Beatles
Categories Features Interviews Brown Fang Interview: “It was a quick and pain free process” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 16, 2022 No Comments on Brown Fang Interview: “It was a quick and pain free process” Brown Fang Continue reading “Brown Fang Interview: “It was a quick and pain free process”” Tags Attraktors, Brown Fang, David Stanley, Fang Jr, gary numan, Goodgoodbye, H.G. Wells, Harleighblu, Henry Claude, Henry Scott, John Thompson, Major Ruse, NuNorthern Soul, Philip K Dick, Saffron, Six by Seven, spiritualized, The Nectarine No9, The Selecter, Torn Sail
Categories Features Interviews Engine Roar: In Conversation with June of 44’s Jeff Mueller Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 11, 2022 16 Comments on Engine Roar: In Conversation with June of 44’s Jeff Mueller June Of 44 (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Engine Roar: In Conversation with June of 44’s Jeff Mueller” Tags Bob Weston, Coedine, Doug Scharin, Enablers, Fred Erskine, Him, Hoover, James Murphy, Jason Noble, Jeff Mueller, June of 44, Lungfish, Michael Galinsky, Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Pony, Primavera Sound, public enemy, Rex, Rodan, Shipping News, Slint, Supersonic, Tara Jane O'Neil, The Crownhate Ruin, The Sonora Pine, The Sorts
Categories Features Interviews Whirling Hall Of Knives Interview: “Corrosion and general murk prevails” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 9, 2022 5 Comments on Whirling Hall Of Knives Interview: “Corrosion and general murk prevails” Whirling Hall of Knives Continue reading “Whirling Hall Of Knives Interview: “Corrosion and general murk prevails”” Tags Alan O'Boyle, Barry Murphy, Bryan O'Connell, Cruel Nature Records, Decal, EAR, Fennesz, Koner, Legion Of Two, Magnetize, Main, Nwyvre, Of One, Scorn, Sound Breaking, Stephen Gethings, The Last Sound, Whirling Hall of Knives
Categories Features Interviews Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 4, 2022 6 Comments on Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.” Slow Planes (photo credit: Tim Breen) Continue reading “Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.”” Tags Arcade Fire, Califone, Daniel Higgs, Howie B, Izzy Fradin, Matt Christensen, Mikis Theodorakis, Mind Over Mirrors, Nina Simone, Slow Planes, Steve Reich, Tim Breen, Tortoise, Toshio Nakanishi
Categories Albums Features Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 2, 2022 5 Comments on Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records Waxing Crescent Records Continue reading “Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records” Tags Camp of Wolves, Dark Sines, Eidolon, Flying Lotus, Kuma, Lying Cat, Phil Dodds, Polypores, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Rowan Fraser, Rupert Lally, Stuart Cook, Sulk Rooms, Taylor Proffitt, Ty Lumnus, Waxing Crescent Records
Categories Features Interviews Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 28, 2022 7 Comments on Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke Steven Lambke (photo credit: Colin Medley) Continue reading “Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke” Tags Baby Eagle, Bry Webb, Camera Varda, Chet Baker, Daniel Romano, David Berman, David Nardi, Fugazi, Purple Mountains, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Steven Lambke, The Constantines, The Outfit
Categories Features Interviews Luke Mawdsley Interview: “It’s not just music to me” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 26, 2022 3 Comments on Luke Mawdsley Interview: “It’s not just music to me” Luke Mawdsley (photo credit: Rebecca Hawley) Continue reading “Luke Mawdsley Interview: “It’s not just music to me”” Tags Agathe Max, Cavalier Song, Coughin Vicars, Ennio Morricone, Gabriella Rose King, Luke Mawdsley, Maple Death Records, Mark Greenwood, Mésange, Prison Behaviour, Rachel Nicholas, Scott walker, Suicide, TWGX
Categories Features Interviews Beyond the Clouds: In Conversation with Good Night & Good Morning’s Ryan Brewer Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 25, 2022 6 Comments on Beyond the Clouds: In Conversation with Good Night & Good Morning’s Ryan Brewer Good Night & Good Morning (image provided by the artist). Continue reading “Beyond the Clouds: In Conversation with Good Night & Good Morning’s Ryan Brewer” Tags American Football, Bedhead, Calliope Musicals, Capys, Cold Lunch, Die Kreuzen, Energy Crow Records, Good Night & Good Morning, Grouper, Hank, Low, Orchid Collective, Pat Elifritz, Polyvinyl Record Co, Ryan Brewer, Sahan Jayasuriya, Spokane, Stereolab, The American Analog Set, ZXO
Categories Features Interviews Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 14, 2022 14 Comments on Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new” Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin (photo credit: Thobias F. Idt) Continue reading “Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new”” Tags Andreas Werliin, Attila Csihar, Burial Chamber Trio, Drag City, Fire!, Greg Anderson, Hapna, Jim O'Rourke, Johan Berthling, Keiji Haino, Mayhem, Oren Ambarchi, Randall Dunn, Stephen O’Malley, The Necks
Categories Features Interviews Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 11, 2022 4 Comments on Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe Jarboe (photo credit: J. Williams) Continue reading “Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe” Tags Consouling Sounds, Godflesh, Jarboe, John Coltrane, Justin Broadrick, Kazimier Stockroom, Michael Gira, Neurosis, Record Store Day, Swans
Categories Features Interviews Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 8, 2022 No Comments on Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere” Golden Fang Continue reading “Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere”” Tags Carl Redfern, cleckhuddersfax UK, Golden Fang, Irvine Welsh, Jo Meares Band, Joe Parkins, Justin Tauber, Mervyn Peake, Mirrelle Juchaw, Neal Stephenson, Teo Treloar, The Sins, the smiths, The Sunny Boys
Categories Features Interviews Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 4, 2022 1 Comment on Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling” Sneers.. (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling”” Tags Father Murphy, Freddie Murphy, God Unknown Records, Leonardo O. Stefenelli, M.G Blaankart, nick cave, Paul Beauchamp, pj harvey, Sneers., Sonic Youth, Swans
Categories Features Interviews Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 1, 2022 1 Comment on Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello Claire Welles (photo credit: Rebecca Too) Continue reading “Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello” Tags a.P.A.t.T, Alex Higgins, Claire Welles, Dennis Taylor, Jane Weaver, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Cole, Steve Davis, the charlatans, tim burgess
Categories Features Interviews oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 28, 2022 2 Comments on oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings” oWo Continue reading “oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings”” Tags .The Fall, 2 Litre Dolby, 78 Saab, Adult Bookshop, Archers of Loaf, Crow, Dinosaur Jr, dirty three, Engine Kid, Even, Examplehead, Fangin Felines, Fugazi, Further, Gang Of Four, Gary David Small Town Incident, Golden Fang, Guided By Voices, Hateman, Hawkwind, Jesus Lizard, June of 44, Los Monaros, Magic Dirt, McLusky, Midget, mogwai, oWo, Pavement, Peaceful Pills, pil, Rowland S Howard, Shellac, Silverfish, Slint, Sonic Youth, Swervedriver, The Drones, The Fall, The Melvins, Trash Stash, Tumbleweed, Tweezer, Ween, Wire, You Am
Categories Features Interviews Pound Land Interview: “We both like our music to be unsettling” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 25, 2022 3 Comments on Pound Land Interview: “We both like our music to be unsettling” Pound Land (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Pound Land Interview: “We both like our music to be unsettling”” Tags Adam Stone, Bongwater, Cruel Nature Records, Future Bomes, happy mondays, Holy Ghost People, Jason Williamson, John Cale, Lovely Wife, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Harris, Oliver Postgate, Pound Land, Reverends of Destruction, Shaun Ryder, sleaford mods, Slint, Snakes Don’t Belong in Alaska, Steve Strode, The Fall, The Velvet Underground, Tom Baker
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