By Stef Siepel
February 22, 2013
The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy. … Continue Reading
By Ben Gibson
January 23, 2013
It’s sometimes easy to forget that The Rolling Stones are even a band any more. They seem more like a monument, a piece of nostalgia with little value in the modern world, like typewriters or Betamax. So when the first incarnation of the Stones roar out some belting blues numbers in the opening minutes of this film it seems like an impressive, even vital piece of film-making. … Continue Reading
By David Beech
January 16, 2013
Dropkick Murphys are a band who have been at the forefront of Celtic Punk since their inception in 1996. Since then they’ve garnered popularity through annual St. Patrick’s Day shows across the world; featuring on the soundtrack to Oscar-winning films and releasing consistently good albums every couple of years. Latest offering Signed and Sealed In Blood is no exception. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
January 16, 2013
Much like the allusion to a certain Liverpudlian quartet making an impact in Robert Harris’s Fatherland, Portugal, under the real life Salazar regime (1932 – 1968), managed to have a lively & rebellious rock ‘n’ roll scene during a seriously right-wing period of time, the history and legacy of which this well made documentary by Eduardo Morais records. … Continue Reading
By Hayley Scott/Paul Stephen Gettings
January 15, 2013
For a film so inspired by musique concrete and a narrative so imbued with gothic idiosyncrasies, it only seems fitting that a band like Broadcast were recruited to compose its soundtrack. When vocalist and founding member Trish Keenan died of Pneumonia in 2011, we not only lost an omnipotent talent, but a truly remarkable band was swiped from our musical landscape, leaving us with an unfillable void. … Continue Reading
By Ryan Lake
January 14, 2013
If you are already familiar with Everything Everything this album is all that you would expect from the Manchester quartet. For those who are not accustomed, the band are fantastically tight, well-practised purveyors of angular pop-funk entertainment. … Continue Reading
By Hayley Scott/Kenny McMurtrie
January 11, 2013
Having not yet been caught out by any snow we here at Muso’s Guide have made up for it by neglecting a small slew of further albums coming out this side of Easter. To re-balance things we’ve set them out below. … Continue Reading
By Chris Phillips
January 10, 2013
Sylvie Simmons‘ hefty and admirably assiduous biography of Leonard Cohen may be considered by far the most exhaustive yet in terms of factual detail, but a critical eye is sometimes frustratingly lacking.
By Hayley Scott & Paul Stephen Gettings
January 08, 2013
There’s no denying it, 2012 was a stellar year for album releases, and as a New Year dawns we’re inevitably greeted with proclamations, rumours, confirmations and predictions of what will be defining 2013’s musical landscape. With rumours and definitive confirmations of long-awaited debuts and follow-ups from the likes of Daughter, Chvrches and Foxygen, along with announcements from familiar faces such as Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, The Strokes and The Pastels this year is already shaping up to be both a retrograded and excitingly fresh affair. … Continue Reading
By Richard Wink
December 28, 2012
A ramshackle rock ‘n’ roll band with the world at their feet. A motley crew of self-saboteurs who developed a devoted fan base yet effectively blew every chance to be as great as they could have been. ‘Color Me Obsessed’ leaves no stone unturned in putting the case forward as to why The Replacements should be the most important band in your life. … Continue Reading
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