Categories Album Reviews Ivan The Tolerable: The Aleph Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 10, 2022 2 Comments on Ivan The Tolerable: The Aleph Houseplants' Oli Heffernan (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Ivan The Tolerable: The Aleph” Tags D.G Compton, Echodelick Records, Houseplants, Ivan The Tolerable, Jim White, Leighton Crook, Library of the Occult, Mick Turner, Oli Heffernan, Sun Ra
Categories Album Reviews Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Blind Date Party – “the ultimate homage” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 9, 2021 3 Comments on Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Blind Date Party – “the ultimate homage” Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy (photo credits: L - Mabel Cooper; R - Hanly Banks Callahan) Continue reading “Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Blind Date Party – “the ultimate homage”” Tags Alasdair Roberts, AZITA, Bill Callahan, Bill MacKay, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Cassie Berman, Cooper Crain, Cory Hanson, David Grubbs, David Pajo, Dead Rider, dirty three, Drag City, Emmett Kelly, George Xylouris, Hank Williams Jr., Lou Reed, Matt Kinsey, Matt Sweeney, Meg Baird, Mess Esque, Mick Turner, Sean O’Hagan, Six Organs of Admittance, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground, Ty Segall, Will Oldham
Categories News Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy announce the Blind Date Party Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 8, 2021 2 Comments on Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy announce the Blind Date Party Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy (photo credits: L - Mabel Cooper; R - Hanly Banks Callahan) Continue reading “Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy announce the Blind Date Party” Tags Alasdair Roberts, AZITA, Bill Callahan, Bill MacKay, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Cassie Berman, Cooper Crain, Cory Hanson, Dave Rich, David Berman, David Grubbs, David Pajo, Dead Rider, Drag City, Emmett Kelly, George Xylouris, Hamerkop, Hank Williams Jr., Iggy Pop, Jerry Jeff Walker, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Matt Kinsey, Matt Sweeney, Meg Baird, Mick Turner, Robert Wyatt, Scout Niblett, Sean O’Hagan, Sir Richard Bishop, Six Organs of Admittance, Steely Dan, The Other Years, Ty Segall, Will Oldham, Yusuf Islam
Categories Features Interviews Sound Waves: In Conversation with Springtime’s Gareth Liddiard and Jim White Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 4, 2021 23 Comments on Sound Waves: In Conversation with Springtime’s Gareth Liddiard and Jim White Springtime (photo credit: Jamie Wdziekonski) Continue reading “Sound Waves: In Conversation with Springtime’s Gareth Liddiard and Jim White” Tags Alan Vega, Busload of Faith, Chris Abrahams, Clyde Stubblefield, dirty three, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin, Flann O'Brien, Fugazi, Gareth Liddiard, Ian Duhig, James Brown, Jim Cartwright, Jim White, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joyful Noise, Laughing Clowns, Lead Belly, Low, Marisa Anderson, Martin Rev, MC5, Mick Harvey, Mick Turner, Nina Nastasia, Palace Music, People With Chairs Up Their Noses, Rod Stewart, Samuel Beckett, Saul Bellow, Seamus Heaney, Springtime, Suicide, the birthday party, The Drones, The Necks, The Rolling Stones, The Still, The Triffids, Tropical Fuck Storm, Venom P. Stinger, warren ellis, Will Oldham, Wu Tang Clan, Xylouris White
Categories Features Interviews Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 22, 2021 15 Comments on Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner Mess Esque (photo credit: Kishore Ryan) Continue reading “Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner” Tags Bedroom Suck Records, dirty three, Drag City, Ed Kuepper, Helen Franzmann, Jim White, Low, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner
Categories News Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 29, 2021 No Comments on Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen Mess Esque (photo credit: Mick Turner and D Ryan) Continue reading “Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen” Tags Drag City, Helen Franzmann, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner, The Dirty Three
Categories News Mess Esque share new single from forthcoming album – watch/listen Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 24, 2021 1 Comment on Mess Esque share new single from forthcoming album – watch/listen Mess Esque (photo credit: Kishore Ryan) Continue reading “Mess Esque share new single from forthcoming album – watch/listen” Tags Bedroom Suck Records, dirty three, Drag City, Helen Franzmann, Lucy Dyson, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner
Categories Album Reviews Mess Esque: Dream #12 – “the essence of something special” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 5, 2021 8 Comments on Mess Esque: Dream #12 – “the essence of something special” Mess Esque Continue reading “Mess Esque: Dream #12 – “the essence of something special”” Tags Barricade, Bedroom Suck Records, Blue Divers, Cat Power, Helen Franzmann, Jim White, Low Flung, Marisa Anderson, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner