Bigger on the Inside

Anyone that covers a Velvet Underground song on a record is already on shaky ground in my book. If that cover version happens to be terrible then the book is closed on them and they are no longer allowed to be my friend. CIAM are such a band. They will not receive a Christmas card [...]

This was a lot of fun and I did use the CD for a party. It went down a storm with only a few people asking “what the hell is this?” …but there are always such muppets at a party. It was my party and I’ll play what I like.
The Fabric nightclub in London is [...]

I didn’t like this record at all. It did nothing for me and I do not condone or advertise it on account of its dullness.

The cover of Bloodlines looks like it was lifted from an episode of the X-Files. It draws you in with its mystery, two people running into the light. They are running [...]

Sometimes records come along that blow away all cobwebs and preconceptions of what music should be like. This one just make you think damned hard. It is a school bully of a record that duffs you up until you like it. It is lots of fun but you really have to stick with it.
As usual [...]

The Contrast received a nice write up for their recent gig on home turf. Here it is in full with a link to the magazine that it came from.

The Contrast
Unity @ Goodbarns Yard, Peterborough – July 31 2008
The Contrast are a ‘proper band’. Not in terms of success, although [...]