Devil’s Dandruff bursts into life with taught ball of high octane audio ‘In the Pit’. Bozos’ ability to revel in the straightforward then add neat breakdowns and slick solos without taking any of the nuances too far is ever present Continue reading
Bristol
The Book of My Silent Wake: a chronicle of the final live ritual; plus MMV – MMXXV reviewed
- The Beautiful South
- In the Beginning (2004):
- ‘The Festival of Ostentatious Raffle Calls’
- My Misplaced Concern for Plymouth’s Piss-Poor Pubs
- Gig Day
- The Gig
- The Cold Bleak Light of the Following Day
- The Review
The Beautiful South
Friday 29th August I set off to see the last ever live performance of UK doom legends My Silent Wake. It was taking place the following day at the One For Sorrow festival @ the Junction, Plymouth.
Scarebears’ ‘Scapegoat’: the scorching debut single reviewed
Scarebears debut single ‘Scapegoat’ opens with stern spoken word that acts as launch pad for an audio OOF! factor ten take-off, each note from there unleashing like a tightly coiled spring so embroiled are they in the energy and conviction of the lyrical message; one that takes serious issue with the idea of the far right actually having Continue reading
Rites of Hadda / Hermeticus live @ Café Kino, Bristol: plus Inevitable Machete album review
I first caught Rites of Hadda at the Easton Punk Festival, 2024.
During the set singer Wasperella jumped into the crowd to embrace members of the audience; in the process, I was lucky enough to be recipient of a juicy Continue reading
Bozos E.P. Frozen Death; high-octane rock n roll at its scorching best!
Bozos are a booze-fuelled rocket of behemoth rock n roll; an unstoppable juggernaut of brain-shaking sonic bliss. It doesn’t matter if you want to bang your head, bounce in the mosh pit, punch a fist or boogie on down, Bozos have got you covered every second of six track E.P. Frozen Death (the band’s third E.P., not debut as this post initially said in the title – sorry!).
Title track ‘Frozen Death’ opens with a Gotham City vibe before breaking into a sound dirtier than Jimmy Carr’s sense of humour and sexier than his mum the night she conceived him. Continue reading
GNOD / White Hills: Bristol; 02/05/25
On Friday 2nd May GNOD and White Hills brought the utterly incredible Drop Out collaboration to Bristol’s Strange Brew for a sold out show.
I first caught White Hills live in the early 2010s at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, having a brief chat with Continue reading
A Morbid Parody of Justice: Warrior Pope’s delicious delve into a most morbid moment in Papal history
A Morbid Parody of Justice opens with ‘Pornocratia’; a slow methodical melodic track that carries itself like a warm wind drifting across Spanish plateaus. A sombre trombone adds an element of Western Movie stand-off that subtlety gives the Iberian breeze greater gusto.
Words for all intents Continue reading
Disruptive Influence: Brink of War
Disruptive Influence’s debut album Brink of War is for all intents a ‘best of’ of previous material recorded by the band’s current line-up. If the band’s original incarnation taking place in 2011 begs the question, has it been worth the wait? then the answer is, Continue reading
Excuse Me, Love: The Hot Flab Debut is a Scorcher!
There are some albums that don’t merely convey a vibe or message, but also a time and place. Some utterly outstanding albums are only the first two. When one is all four, though, it becomes something . . . magical; something with the spine-tingling power to take the listener back to that time and place like being stood there breathing and feeling the very same air.
Excuse Me Love is one of those albums. Continue reading
Menstrual Cramps Drop Class War Video
The video for ‘Class War’ has been released to coincide with The Menstrual Cramps’ mini tour of the UK. The track starts with plenty of punch, only hitting harder and heavier from there as in touches numerous elements found under the punk umbrella—from upbeat ska to downright dirty rock ‘n’ roll riffs—before reaching crescendo with a bruising bout of hardcore. Continue reading
N. P. Ryan 