Bigger on the Inside

After too long I turned my hand to writing a review the other night. If you are following me on Twitter then you will have seen that I mentioned that it turned in to something of a rant. I’m not sure what forced me to vent my spleen on this particular record (it will remain [...]

This could have been dull soulless dance music. It wasn’t, or at least not completely. Although you really need to be in the mood for it. I’m not most of the time. I think that I might have been when I listened to this record for the first time.
Shedding the Past is a collection of [...]

I wasn’t terribly impressed with this “soundtrack” of a stage show. There are a few good tracks but it is only worthwhile if you just want a souvenir of a show that you have been to. Still each to their own…
Those Gorillaz have returned in the guise of a completely different primate. This one comes [...]

The world of Arthur Brown is no longer Crazy, it is Amazing. It is kind of amazing that the man is still making records and is not a painter and decorator in Eastbourne or something. This album is a solid collection of tune with wonderfully over-the-top vocal performances from Mr Brown. I’m guessing he had [...]

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 [...]