Getting Re-Acquainted: Bob Dylan – Jokerman
April 21st, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
It’s strange how, nearly 50 years after someone shouted “JUDAS!” in the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966, Bob Dylan …
April 21st, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
It’s strange how, nearly 50 years after someone shouted “JUDAS!” in the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966, Bob Dylan …
March 4th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
Like a punch in the face, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ explodes out of the speakers, a sleek, streamlined beast of a …
October 30th, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
A coiling guitar figure wraps itself around your consciousness, drawing tighter and tighter. And then… and then… the cowbell comes …
September 11th, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
A year is a long time in the world of pop music, and it’s hard to believe that an incredible …
August 13th, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
With the release of Electric Peace, we take a look at one of British rock’s true underdogs – The Cult. Unfairly maligned …
August 8th, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
By the end of the 90s, it had all gotten very…safe. Things had settled down after a rollercoaster ride lasting …
July 23rd, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
Until this point, noise-mongers Dinosaur Jr had never sounded so upbeat. Indeed, this seemed to be the moment that the …
July 16th, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
For a large number of people, Randy Newman is safe. His distinctive drawl has featured on some of the biggest grossing movies of …
June 14th, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
In the last few years, shoegazing (or ‘dream pop’, as our American cousins call it) has made a real comeback, …
May 31st, 2013 | by Steven Rainey
Part of metal’s appeal is its terminal uncoolness. It can’t be co-opted, it isn’t ‘hip’, and it doesn’t easily translate …