“Semen Song for James Bidgood features a string quartet, harp, piano, Anthony (yes, that one), and – you’re getting the hang of this by now, I can tell – semen. ”
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Is Gary Numan still electric? Live, The Paradiso 5/06
“Only once did the mask slip, a moment when even he could not help but laugh at some rather inane guitar poses pulled by his “session musician bids for a chance of glory” axe-man. I’m not surprised he laughed, but it did come as a shock.”
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Sufjan Stevens – Avalanche
“Quite why Stevens isn’t writing for the stage is a mystery, for this has the feel akin to a score for a Broadway musical, something like My Fair Lady.”
Walter Wegmuller – Tarot
I’d lay my critical life on the line and say that nothing catches rock and roll’s soul in all its Gnostic guises more completely over a whole LP than Tarot. Simply put, it’s got bloody everything.
The Star Fighter Pilot – The Alkaline Maisonette E.P.
“Star Fighter Pilot is brilliant, simple as. He is an original voice and his art has that rare thing nowadays, original content. ”
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Incendiary interview Finn Andrews from The Veils
“To create a story, Martin Amis said that you can easily create believable theoretical standpoints and arguments for characters that aren’t your own…”
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Editor’s Rant; Blog Off!
I read every now and again how so many teenagers are keeping blogs. Now, there is nothing unusual about keeping a record of one’s thoughts and feelings – I believe they used to be called diaries.
James Blackshaw – O True Believers
“I would say that, on this album at least, the influence of Sandy Bull looms largest of all. (Having said that I have no knowledge of actually playing the guitar so treat this comment with caution – I could never stand the thought of having finger nails like Howard Hughes in his later days). ”
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The Hidden Cameras – Awoo
“There is something very affirmative about this lot and Awoo is a timely reminder that good old fashioned melody and beautiful harmonies are still bedrock when it comes to pop. ”
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Danielson – Ships
“I hope that this doesn’t come across as patronising but, hell, once I had heard he performs as a huge canvas tree I got all excited and decided to listen to this LP without delay. I was not disappointed. ”
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