Cursives 8th album full of indie rock anthems with a whole lot going on
Play of the day – Abolitionist’s ugly feeling
Abolitionists final concept album strong on riffs, songs and a sense of wondering how we got here
Book of the Week – OK Let’s do your Stupid Idea
Written eloquently but in a way that tells the stories direct and with great humour this is a solid collection of tales. Maybe another title could have been “life, it’s been good so far. And the craic was mighty”
Play of the day – The Winter Passing
Emotional masterpiece for a time of solace written in a world of gigs.live music and physical noise
Play of the day – Wiretap Compilation for ACLU
30 bands rooted in punk rock but with sounds as varied as your everyday wildlife garden come together for American Council of Civil Liberties
Book Of The Week – Captain Jesus
Captain JesusColette SnowdenBlue moose books Misfortune just follows some people around. It has been said that in sport some people or teams make their own luck. If you do something enough times then you may get “lucky”. Or the team on the defensive don’t seem to get the luck. I often wonder is that the … Continue reading Book Of The Week – Captain Jesus
Play of the Day – the tuts
It is tunes galore here in this album released in 2016. It’s getting play of the day as it would be a shame if you like pop tunes with an edge and you missed out first time around.
Jorvik Viking Centre Festival Streaming Feb 20
Norwegian Noise mongerers Wardruna set to headline Jorvik viking Festival
Play of the day – Warm Needles
Sing along with your hands raised high punk rock from Long Island, NYC
Book of the week – Working for the clampdown
An interesting collection of stories and takes on a band that many say are the only band that mattered