Author: Callum Reid

EP Review: Lovebites – Glory, Glory To The World
May 31, 2021 No Responses

EP Review: Lovebites – Glory, Glory To The World

The five-strong Metal maidens of Japan’s Lovebites are on a mission to brighten up our lives with this latest selection of speedy, intricate power rockers. It’s Metal as influenced by the good, old-fashioned NWOBHM – no, that’s not the sound...
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In memory of Ronnie James Dio
May 16, 2021 No Responses

In memory of Ronnie James Dio

RONNIE James Dio – the small guy with the big voice – was a man of opposites. The diminutive front man for hard rock outfits Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his very own Dio (not to mention others such as Elf...
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EP Review: Timid Kooky – Baby Be My Spiderman
April 27, 2021 No Responses

EP Review: Timid Kooky – Baby Be My Spiderman

Lithuanian trio Timid Kooky continue to flex their musical muscles and exercise their nation’s relatively new-found cultural freedom with another mash-up of punk, alt-rock, metal and other significant noises. From opener Westley Snypes, the clash/blend of st...
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Album Review: Cory Hanson – Pale Horse Rider
April 21, 2021 No Responses

Album Review: Cory Hanson – Pale Horse Rider

Californian Cory Hanson, guitarist/singer with Wand, has delivered a lovingly-crafted, nuanced and atmospheric album that invites you into an intimate yet epic world of dark and light, smoke and fire, the real and the ethereal. This multi-talented musician on ...
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Album Review: Addison Clapp – A Drive Down Hollywood Boulevard
April 21, 2021 No Responses

Album Review: Addison Clapp – A Drive Down Hollywood Boulevard

On this debut Drive, Addison Clapp references Hot August Night – while Neil Diamond he ain’t, we all have to start somewhere, and he certainly has time on his side. Opening song Hollywood Boulevard is a real winner – riffing...
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Album Review: ’68 – Give One Take One
March 26, 2021 No Responses

Album Review: ’68 – Give One Take One

“We got the vaccine so the disease cannot shake me Lord… so step aside and let the audience just sing along …” Josh Scogin’s songs are so dense, Biblical and mythic – mythic like great rock ’n’ roll – that...
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Album Review: The Blips – Self Titled
March 19, 2021 No Responses

Album Review: The Blips – Self Titled

We all need to find a way to work together post-lockdown, “they” keep telling us. The music world has already shown how it might work, with projects like … The Blips. “Supergroups” have blossomed with a plethora of collaborative music...
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EP Review: Glitchers – Thought Crimes
March 10, 2021 No Responses

EP Review: Glitchers – Thought Crimes

New shock troops of the post-lockdown political revolution are here, and they’re called Glitchers. This homemade, loud and intense punk EP delivers in-your-face fury while also being a lot of fun – but seriously folks, once you hear it and...
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Album Review: The Hold Steady – Open Door Policy
March 3, 2021 No Responses

Album Review: The Hold Steady – Open Door Policy

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn crafts lyrics packed with intense imagery and visual vignettes that send you to the credits searching for the location scout and production designer alongside the rest of the band. Finn can certainly paint a picture...
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Album Review: Lighthouse Keeper – Drowning
February 15, 2021 No Responses

Album Review: Lighthouse Keeper – Drowning

GASPING for a breath of fresh air? Searching for custodians of a beacon of light in dark and troubled waters? Then “Czech” out Lighthouse Keeper’s debut release Drowning. This splendid, rich and infectious slice of post-hardcore emo, while relatively bri...
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