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  • In Memory of Layne Staley

    Today is the tenth anniversary of Layne Staley‘s passing. It’s a strange thing, seeing how any comments & writings about the Grunge movement/era seems to focus mostly on Kurt Cobain and his passing, but never in the importance of Alice in Chains.  From a personal point, the music of Alice in Chains spoke to me in ways that Nirvana never did. More importantly, the…

  • A-Sun Amissa – Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep

  • These days (or janitor of lunacy)

    Sometimes I find the connections a bit too overwhelming. Six degrees of separation and all that. Back in the early 80s, I had returned from working in Casablanca to Manchester, and I got involved in the music scene there again. I used to do the door at various venues for Alan Wise, a promoter and…

  • Kristopher Roe – Hang Your Head in Hope

  • Track by track : Lumiere’s Coloso #8

    We invited Lumiere to write a few blurbs about their long-in-the-making upcoming album, Coloso. One every day for the next forthnight. Here’s ‘Pez Plata’, which someone in this very site tried to cover in 8-bit magic. It failed. Let’s listen to the original one. 8. Pez Plata: Escrita y musicalizada pensando en los pequeños enemigos que…

  • An Appointment with the Waterboys

    The Waterboys @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Bang on 8 the houselights go down and a hearty cheer echoes round the high ceiling of Bridgewater Hall.

  • Maps & Atlases – Beware & Be Grateful

    Stream – Winter

  • Opus Acoustics – At the Riverside

  • Hot Beat Repeat – Hot Beat Repeat

  • Track by track : Lumiere’s Coloso #7

    We invited Lumiere to write a few blurbs about their long-in-the-making upcoming album, Coloso. One every day for the next forthnight. Here’s ‘Vertex’, which might be about … ah, fuck it, I really like this one. Punchy and crazy. 7. Vertex: Catarsis, en vivo y a la mitad del camino del álbum. Una mezcla de catarsis…