Author: David Burke


  • Preview: Graham Parker and the Rumour at O2 Bournemouth Academy (30/5/2014)

    Don’t miss your chance to see 70s legends Graham Parker and The Rumour perform at 02 Bournemouth Academy.

  • Preview: Graspop Metal Meeting 2014

    With music suiting any metal-lovers taste, there are few reasons not to head over to Belgium for Graspop.

  • Preview: Sonisphere 2014

    Sonisphere will feature a gloriously varied roster which covers nearly all the dark, depressing music we know and love.

  • The Men – Tomorrow’s Hits

    Early R.E.M. Bruce Springsteen. Bob Dylan. And countless bar-rock bands. These are the clear influences for The Men’s new album, Tomorrow’s Hits, and considering their already pre-eminent status as New York garage punkers du jour, the list is a surprising one. Gone is the out-and-out aggression and in comes a clear admiration for the classic American […]

  • Sunn O))) and Ulver – Terrestrials

    the album doesn’t choke the listener in claustrophobic feedback – it throbs with haunting, muted bursts of horns and guitar.

  • Russian Circles – Memorial

    This may well end up on my top 5 albums of the year.

  • Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

    “this album has plenty saving graces to keep it afloat… whether you’d rather hear the original or this semi-facsimile is up to you.”

  • Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus

    “a very affecting record, exploring many new ideas and covering a vast array of different styles to create a brand new synthesis of electronic music”

  • White Lies – Big TV

    “a decent enough album, and its singles will sell by the shedload, but if I wanted bombastic 80’s indie rock, I’d go and listen to bombastic 80’s indie rock”