Muse have steadily moved to the point where they are releasing the eighth studio album of their career. They’ve never made a duff album, but have they ever made a classic, career defining one, like The Joshua Tree or Violator? …read more
The Prodigy, from Braintree, Essex, are pretty much an English institution now. They’ve been doing this for 28 years, you know. You’d think being still pretty high profile that their recent achievements in the field of science would’ve merited more …read more
Marianne Faithfull is a fast approaching 72-year-old singer and sometime actress and Negative Capability is the 21st studio album of her 53-year recording career… She has never been conventional, she recorded and released two debut albums – a ‘pop’ effort at the …read more
In a 25-year recording career Richard Ashcroft has released ten studio albums either as part of the Verve or solo. This latest offering has had some critical mauling, in fact, it got one of the worst write ups I’ve ever …read more
Bowie and the 80s. It all started off so well (Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) and a few spin off single productions) yet even the most ardent Bowie fan would be hard pressed to argue that the decade was a continuation …read more
Those under the age of 20 probably won’t remember Swedish singer Neneh Cherry or possibly recognise her big hit “7 Seconds” (a collaboration with Youssou N’Dour which won an MTV Europe Music Award) from the mid-90s. Whilst her fans might have …read more
If you’re not familiar with Tim Hecker, here’s a brief introduction: he’s a forty-something experimental electronic composer and ‘sound artist’. Very Japanese in flavour – Konoyo is his 9th full-length solo LP… The album is dense and foreboding, creating aural landscapes without …read more
I’ve been a fan of Soft Cell and Marc Almond since 1981 when “Tainted Love” first thrust the duo into the public spotlight. That was 37 years ago. Almond had a great 10-disc box set a couple of years back, …read more
Sam Beam, aka Iron & Wine, has been releasing music for 16 years now, prolifically in the modern industry. Read on to find out about his latest effort Weed Garden… A short and sharp 6 track EP, beautifully presented and …read more
Following on from the original PLUS series, Tibo have released a new and improved range of active speakers. Three models are available, the largest of which, the 3.1, is under the microscope today… For those who want to connect up …read more
