Leslie Sisson – Harmony
February 20, 2012 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Folk, reviews | Tags: Beautiful, Harmony, Leslie Sisson, peaceful, slightly retro, sunshiney | Leave A Comment »
Dave Woodcock and the Dead Comedians – Poison Nights & Bar Room Lights
February 15, 2012 | Categories: Americana, reviews | Tags: American Rock, Dave Woodcock & The Dead Comedians, Hellbilly, Poisoned nights & Bar room lights, Psychotic, Southern Rock | Leave A Comment »
Singles reviewed : What the Blood Revealed, Adi Carter, Heroes of the Mexican Independence Movement, Johan Reinhold, Floating Death Picnic, The Bedford Incident, Black Market Serotonin, Nowhere Again, Ninetails, The Hudares
Greetings, readers bought all seven copies of my self-help guide, Getting back at the rustler that stole your red oxen (vol .2 Electric Boogaloo)! Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles are double-double, so watch out for that trans fat in our delicious cuts of smoked shoegazing bacon. Mind the indie dance chicken. And for Krist Novoselic‘s sake, don’t throw your bass in the air, you might end up writing political science for the rest of your life while you wallow in self-pity on that day you said no to a high paying job packing foodstuffs in orange bags at Sainsbury’s.
Ah, singles, right:
February 13, 2012 | Categories: 80's, Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Atheist Rock, Baroque, Bass is underrated, Proper Pop, Proper Rock, rant, Retro is better than autotune, Reverb pedal: love it, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Adi Carter, Black Market Serotonin, Floating Death Picnic, Heroes of the Mexican Independence Movement, Holy Fuckbeans that's a shitload of singles, Johann Reinhold, Ninetails, Nowhere Again, rant, singles, The Bedford Incident, The Hudares, What the blood revealed | 1 Comment »
Robert George Saull – Richard Furlong
February 7, 2012 | Categories: Acoustic, Americana, Apocalyptic stuff | Tags: Richard Furlong., Robert George Saull | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Field Music, Alvin Purple, Master and the Mule, Cut yourself in half, Holy State, Baddies, Blacklisters
Greetings, readers bought Orestes P. Coltrane’s guide to stalking your kindergarten teacher (vol. 1 Jello o’death!! Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Mexico‘s own Safari Tacos. Great food, so-so service, great memories. Go for a Quesafari al Pastor, which basically is a big arse quesadilla with pastor meat (the non-unionised Mexican equivalent of kebab meat). It fucking rules and best of all: it has a lot of piña (that’s pineapple in Spanish).
Ah, singles, right:
January 30, 2012 | Categories: 80's, Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Alvin Purple, Baddies, Blacklisters, cut yourself in half, Field Music, holy state, Master and the Mule, singles | Leave A Comment »
Daniel Pearson – Satellites
January 24, 2012 | Categories: Americana, Folk | Tags: americana rock, Daniel Pearson, Folk, Satellites | Leave A Comment »
Single Reviews : Two Skies, Sickboy, Greymouth, Revival Hymns, Antlered Man, Finn Bonel
Greetings, readers bought all five copies of my self-help guide, Growing your own fairtrade kebab bonsai (vol .1 Ikkebana for the Soul)! Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Top Gear‘s delicious chili con carne. Now, if I could be any of them, I would be James May. He’s the intelligent one of the bunch. Although, how intelligent can he be while still tolerating Clarkson? The mind boggles. As much as Basil Brush‘s brush. That is not a double-entendre.
Ah, singles, right:
January 20, 2012 | Categories: 80's, Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Antlered Man, Finn Conel, Greymouth, Rantastic, Revival Hymns, SIckboy, singles, Two Skies | Leave A Comment »
The Whiskey Priest – Thank you Twenty Eleven EP
January 20, 2012 | Categories: Ambient, Americana, Dreamy, Folk, reviews | Tags: EP, Folk, Sad, Thank you Twenty eleven, the Whiskey Priest | Leave A Comment »
Singles – Niña, obLONG, Captives on the Carousel, Model Village, The Wooden Birds
Greetings, readers who bought all 2 copies of my self-help guide, Surviving Christmas Break Ups with Turkey marinated in Rum! Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Robert Patrick, the Terminator and Agent Doggett. His brother is in a fucking awesome band called Filter and he dropped by in a concert to shout and headbang. AWESOME.
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January 5, 2012 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Captives on the carousel, Model Village, Niña, obLONG, singles, The Wooden Birds | Leave A Comment »
The Clench – Walking in the Devil’s tracks
Broken hearts, bourbon shots and old Colts with rust near the handles. That’s The Clench on a nutshell. They were in a nutshell but, heck, can’t keep the power of Americana Rock inside a crusty little shell for too long, dig? (more…)
December 21, 2011 | Categories: Americana, Angry music, Apocalyptic stuff, Proper Rock, reviews | Tags: americana rock, sundried rock songs of betrayal alcohol and cadillacs, The Clench, Walking in the devil's tracks | Leave A Comment »
Interview – The Whiskey Priest
We love Seth Woods. Whether under the guise of Sad Accordions (review, interview) or The Whiskey Priest (review, review), there’s something in the music he makes that grows to another plane guided by that wistful voice.
So, after having grilled him regarding Sad Accordions, we had to do some questions about The Whiskey Priest… (more…)
December 9, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Ambient, Americana, reviews | Tags: Interview, Lost Wages, Sad Accordions, the Whiskey Priest | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Singles – Gregory and the Hawk, Wot Gorilla?, VSP, Austin TV, Castrovalva
Greetings, people who still think Freddie Hubbard is a legend (he is). Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Yes, the second one of this week. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Billy Joel‘s fantastic music and the realisation that him and Michael Keaton look quite similar, especially in the 80s. I’m supercereal, you guys. With bananas, skimmed milk and maraschino cherries.
Ah, singles, right:
December 2, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Apocalyptic stuff, Art rock, Baroque, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Austin TV, Castrovalva, Gregory and the Hawk, singles, VSP, Wot Gorilla? | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Forest Fire, Jay Leighton, Blacklisters, Tomorrow we sail
Greetings, readers bought all three copies of my self-help guide, Stalking Chris Martin for the Common Cow. Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Jarvis Cocker‘s beard and his recent disappearance into the great Gillette in the sky. Now, if he could only sing ‘Like a friend’ whenever I go to the shower, life would be grand. Although ‘Mile end’ would be more fitting
Ah, singles, right:
November 29, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Blacklisters, Forest Fire, Jay Leighton, rants, singles, Tomorrow We Sail | 1 Comment »
Singles: Fresh Snow, Tomorrow We Sail, Ali Koehler, Cave Birds, Late Night Fiction, Rarechild, Azitiz
Greetings, readers getting banned from a certain Sheffield dive bar after calling the owner a “bellend” (he/she deserved it, though, I REGRET NOTHING). Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human slaves review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Venom and Carnage, those two idiot symbiotes from Spiderman, and their recent foray into Benetton ads. What’s the deal with ‘em, yo?
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November 18, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Ali Koehler, AZitiZ, Cave Birds, Fresh Snow, Late Night Fiction, Rarechild, Tomorrow We Sail | Leave A Comment »
Singles : The Savage Nomads, King porter stomp, Birdeatsbaby, Mazzy Star
Greetings, readers drinking Rice Juice (fairtrade, natch!) and biting on that Slutty Rutty Butty you blagged from the Rutland Arms while the boss tries his Billy Bellend Tour 2012 t-shirt.
Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of B.S Johnson’s books and the letter Ch. Because when I was a kid, the nuns said it was a letter. So it is.
Ah, singles, right:
November 11, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, Dreamy, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Birdeatsbaby, Kingporterstomp, Mazzy Star, The Savage Nomads | Leave A Comment »
Kill it Kid – Feet fall heavy
November 11, 2011 | Categories: Americana, reviews | Tags: Feet Fall Heavy, Kill it kid, proper rock, Rock | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Dennis Hopper Choppers, Psychic Twin, Silicon Ballet, Stalagmites, Wet Nuns
Greetings, readers drinking Abuelita chocolate (not Fairtrade) while reading Doctor Who and the Cybermen while the boss is buying a helicopter. Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy both of Adi Carter‘s mad remix skills and Rutland Arms, easily the best pub in Sheffield. Yup. Deal with it. And no, they didn’t pay us. Yet. Skint mofos…
Ah, singles, right:
November 4, 2011 | Categories: reviews, singles, Art rock, Alt country, Where's my mars bar, Americana, Bass is underrated, Scary | Tags: Wet Nuns, Dennis Hopper Choppers, Rutland Arms, Psychic Twin, Stalagmites, Silicon Ballet | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Pistola Kicks, LickSpittle, The Lucid Dream, Ethan Ash, The Narrows, Stalking Horse
Greetings, readers drinking decaffeinated fair trade perry (wah wah remix) and nibbling spoons while the boss is singing the latest Coldplay dirge. Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Problem?
This week’s singles come courtesy of Electro and his goofball villain persona. Not the gritty Electro that appeared on the Sin-Eater arc of Spidey. That depressed me when I was a kid.
Ah, singles, right:
October 28, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Adele vs Kelly Clarkson, Ethan Ash, LickSpittle, Pistola Kicks, Stalking Horse, The Lucid Dream, The Narrows | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Miniature Dinosaur, Deerhoof (w/Jeff Tweedy), Twilight Sad, The Miserable Rich, Esben & the Witch
Greetings, readers drinking styling moose earwax (decaffeinated, natch!) and nicking ginger cookies biscuits from the recently divorced red-haired bird at the office (buy her a pint) while the boss is buying the 600 quid remaster of Achtung Baby (aka the second best U2 album, after Zooropa. Deal with it). Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column. Granted, some of them aren’t singles, but I liked them and made my stupid human collaborators review ‘em. Mahalo.
This week’s singles come courtesy of Galactus and his recent addiction to vanilla Twinkies. Now, if he could only drop the planet kebab, we would all be happier and safer (but not fitter).
Ah, singles, right:
October 12, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Deerhoof, Esben & the Witch, Jeff Tweedy, Miniature Dinosaurs, The Racoonists, The Twilight Sad | Leave A Comment »
The seventh song of a seventh son
The Whiskey Priest – Lost Wages
October 7, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Experimental, reviews | Tags: Lost Wages, Rainboot label, the Whiskey Priest | 1 Comment »
Sad notes from middle America
The Payroll Union – Your Obedient Servant
Stream – ‘General James Wolfe’
September 5, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, reviews, Scary, Unsung heroes of Sheffield Country Music | Tags: Americana, Crystal Ship Records, Folk, Sheffield, The Payroll Union | Leave A Comment »
Interview – The Payroll Union
The Payroll Union are a Sheffield band that has been doing the rounds for a while, but it wasn’t until this year when it all started to fall into place. Between an EP launch in a cozy little pub, a stint on the Busker bus during Tramlines and a couple of Hoedowns (one which ended in a massive hay fight), the band is getting loads of good word of mouth.
A meeting with the band was arranged at 2Fly studios. When I get to the studio, the band are still recording. The song is ’1826′ and although the basic layout is pretty much finished, they want to add an extra layer of detail to the song. Melodica, a spot of keyboard and even the sound of breaking wood (courtesy of a 2×4 being destroyed in the studio) are added.
The Payroll Union are Ben (drums, vocals), Paul (bass) and Pete (guitar, main vocals) and they have been recording for the entire weekend. They look slightly tired but happy about how the song is panning out, so we take a stroll around and settle down at a Mexican restaurant to talk about Americana, history and why your influences might not determine how you sound.
September 5, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Interview, Unsung heroes of Sheffield Country Music | Tags: American, Ben President, Crystal Ship Records, Paul Heath, Pete David, Sheffield, The Payroll Union, Underfed and Underpaid, Your obedient servant | Leave A Comment »
Singles: Gaoler’s Daughter, Afghan Raiders, Pisco Sour Hour, Matt Kim Andrew WK Soulja Boy, The Payroll Union
Greetings, readers drinking discount Kombucha mushroom tea (SUGAR!) and sneaking a looksie at Nardwuar (he rules) while the boss is listening to Adele (aka the music equivalent of Bridget Jones). Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column.
This week’s singles come courtesy of KISS getting snubbed from the final line-up for the Michael Jackson tribute. Now, that’s weird. It’s already a cash grab, why snub the masters of the sell-out?
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August 26, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, Art rock, Bass is underrated, reviews, Scary, singles, Where's my mars bar | Tags: Afghan Raiders, Andrew WK, Gaolers Daughter, Matt and Kim, Pisco Sour Hour, Soulja Boy, The Payroll Union | Leave A Comment »
Return of the southern troubadour
The Ravenna Colt – Slight Spell
Stream – ‘Now to begin’
August 17, 2011 | Categories: Alt country, Americana, reviews | Tags: Alt country, American, Karate Body Records, Slight Spell, The Ravenna Colt | 1 Comment »












