getting re-acquainted

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 …

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 …