It’s one of those coffee table albums that everyone will buy, say “that’s rather nice” and then only play it in the background at dinner parties because it’s not too loud and won’t offend anybody
October news
The Sad Passing of Jonathan Dekel
Lights were dimmed in most Amsterdam night-spots this month
I Am Kloot – Gods and Monsters
This time around there doesn’t seem to be the pressure to get it just right, a feeling that sometimes adversely affected their earlier songs.
I Am Kloot – Melkweg Amsterdam 14/05/05
I Am Kloot may be a band that are seen as “social misfits” by the rest of the music scene, especially in the UK, where to be a Bright Young Thing is all important; but I, for one, will raise a glass to that.
Incendiary News June 2005
We’ve had an interesting month to say the least starting with the shenanigans on Bevrijdingsdag
The Back Catalogue of Robyn Hitchcock
A mate called it punk’s Trout Mask Replica. I don’t know if that’s true, but if it makes people draw connections like that one, you know that it’s an essential if challenging record.
The Fully Down – no fate…but what we make for ourselves
no fate… is simply overflowing with energy and a complete disregard for any rock’n’roll guidelines.
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The Court and Spark – Dead Diamond River EP
Read on and discover something wonderful.
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Krautrocksampler by Julian Cope
It defies categories. It’s a horrible noise. It’s cut-ups to the Nth dgree. Part of it is just like Frank Zappa’s Lumpy Gravy (the funny bit, thank the Goddess.)