A few weeks ago we featured the return of cult indie band Khartomb after 31 years – a rocket from the crypt we thought could never be surpassed. But now in this weird year of 2016 – an even more unlikely event has hit the headlines – The Vapors are back!
Monthly archives: August 2016
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TIRELESS London post-punkers Leika are hoping to build on their growing live reputation with a new studio album due out in October.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No24 Mercy Seat by Ultra Vivid Scene. Not to be confused with the equally excellent Nick Cave song of the same name, Mercy Seat was the second single by New York’s Ultra Vivid Scene. Essentially a vehicle for ex-Happiness and Crash guitarist Kurt Ralske, UVS were one of the less heralded acts on the ’80s/’90s […]
Musician and activist Nahko Bear has accused Donald Trump of playing the politics of fear in his campaign for the US Presidency.
Blending ‘sixties bubblegum pop with punk guitars and indie attitude, the Primitives Crash-ed their way into the charts and many a schoolkid’s hearts in the mid-1980s. Reunited at the end of the noughties by the tragic death of their original bass player, they’re preparing to head out again for a short UK tour in the Winter. Guitarist Paul Court and frontwoman Tracy Tracy tell Matt […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No23 Yes by McAlmont and Butler. Bernard Butler showed there was life after Suede by uniting with former Thieves singer David McAlmont on this stupendous 1995 single.