Author: Joe Hawkes
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The Streets – Computers and Blues
Computers and Blues evokes a sense of urgency, the idea that one must not just go through the motions, but push things forward
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Radiohead – The King of Limbs
In the midst of a record industry becoming extinct, Radiohead managed to make the unveiling of an album a genuine event by announcing the rush-release of their eighth LP The King of Limbs on Valentiness Day. The shock of a group of Radiohead’s ilk releasing an album at such short notice created a media buzz […]
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Example – Southampton Guildhall Preview
A purveyor of “dysfunctional electro-pop” and a lover of Nando’s, Example’s 2011 tour has taken him all over the country and he will be finishing here on the South Coast, with gigs at the Guildhall, and then the Brighton Dome. Example is currently at the peak of his powers, having had a very successful year […]
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Teeth of the Sea – Your Mercury
There is such a sense of cohesion on the record it makes it almost impossible not to listen all the way through once you play track one
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Beady Eye – Bring The Light
After months and months of hype (mainly fuelled by the man himself), Liam Gallagher’s first post-Oasis offering has been released. Lyrically, it is exactly what one would expect from Liam, but the music is closer to 50s rock ’n’ roll than the mix of ‘Lennon and Lydon’, the younger Gallagher’s former blueprint. And it’s… quite […]
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A Look at the Solo Debut of The Libertines’ Legend Carl Barât
Though this record has its moments of mediocrity, it is certainly a step in the right direction
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REWIND a decade: Radiohead – Kid A
Anyone with even a passing interest in music should listen to this album
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Klaxons – ‘Twin Flames’
Klaxons go pop – with exciting results
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RPA and the United Nations of Sound – This Thing Called Life
Perhaps we can write this one off as simply an experiment gone slightly wrong