The more I listen to David Brenner’s work with Gridfailure, the more I understand what he is attempting to achieve, and hence find myself enjoying his “music” even more. I have put that inside quotation marks, as while I would argue vociferously that this is indeed...

I must confess to not having heard anything by these guys since 2005’s ‘Pedal To The Metal’, but guitarist Chris Impellitteri isn’t showing any signs of relinquishing his title of world’s fastest guitarist any time soon. Long-time members Rob Rock (vocals) and James...

Apparently one of the reasons for the album title is that this is Judith’s second album, but when opening the gatefold there is a further explanation. Judith met Artie, the love of her life, on a blind date on New Year’s Eve 1967. After a while he was sent to Vietnam,...

This is the follow-up to ‘The One Who Makes You Happy’, which I reviewed some time ago, and contains the same core line-up of clarinetist Anna Patton, Don Anderson on trumpet and flugelhorn, pianist Eugene Uman, bassist Wes Brown and drummer Ben James, her joined by...

Following on from the success of ‘Rough Times’, the stoner trio of Christoph ‘Lupus’ Lindemann (vocals, guitars), Christoph ‘Tiger’ Bartelt (drums) and Simon ‘Dragon’ Bouteloup (bass) of course hit the road, with their set at Pumpehuset in November 2017 being recorded...

When I was young we used to have a record store in town, and in a glass frame on the wall they would put their record of the week. I can clearly remember seeing ‘Razamanaz’ there for the first time and wondering who could deliver a cover with that much power, and then...

UK band TALES OF AUTUMN started out back in 2014, and once their current line-up solidified they went out and focused on becoming a good live band, a choice that have earned them some plaudits in the last couple of years. "In Madness We Trust" is the debut album by...

Back in 2000, I was lucky enough to see Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Hammy O, but to be honest what I was really excited about that night was the support band, The Company of Snakes. I longed for the days when Whitesnake were a proper band, and here was Bernie Marsden, Micky...

LA based Terror have always been a name synonymous with hardcore, sticking hard to the faith since their inception in 2002. After six studio albums, a series of live albums, splits, compilations and EP’s under their belts, the scene veterans are back with their latest...

This is a somewhat unusual album, in that for the most part it is spoken word with some quite different accompaniments from flamenco guitar to avant garde jazz, Americana, percussion and more. Bell actually made his name as a songwriter, with the likes of Nanci...