Jay Clark Band returns with new record The Time Is Now, managing to fuse together Country and Metal in an impressively addictive album. It’s not often you’d put the genres Metal and County in the same sentence; they seem like such opposite ends of the music spectrum. Jay Clark Band decided it was worth a go, however, and luckily for us, they’ve somehow managed to combine … [Read more...] about Jay Clark Band: The Time Is Now – Review
The Black Keys: Let’s Rock – Review
The Black Keys return with their ninth studio record Let’s Rock and look back to their early days for inspiration amongst fuzzy guitars and tight production. It’s been five years since The Black Keys graced us with a new record, with some fans adamant that this was the end of the band. Previous single Go even parodied (or not?) tensions between singer Dan Auerbach and … [Read more...] about The Black Keys: Let’s Rock – Review
Nirvana: Bleach – Classic Album Anniversaries
This week sees the 30th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s debut album. Every story has a beginning and for Nirvana that was Bleach. The Bleach LP was released on the super-hip Seattle based record label Sub-Pop in mid-June of 1989. Recorded over 30 hours by the legendary “Grunge” producer Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle, Washington. The recording … [Read more...] about Nirvana: Bleach – Classic Album Anniversaries
Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars – Review
Bruce Springsteen returns with this nineteenth studio album, his First studio outing in five years. The New Jersey native brings us Western Stars, a journey of thirteen beautifully crafted tracks over four sides on vinyl. Everybody… The boss is back, look busy! From the opening track, Hitch Hikin’ you are instantly returned to the musical gut punch that is Bruce … [Read more...] about Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars – Review
Joy Division release 40th anniversary edition of ‘Unknown Pleasures’ on red vinyl
The original release of Joy Division's seminal album Unknown Pleasures was on 15th June 1979 and to celebrate this 40-year-old record, Warner music are reissuing a special edition on 180g ‘ruby red’ vinyl. The reissue will come housed in alternative artwork that still features the iconic waveform design, but amended to more closely resemble the original specs by Peter Saville, … [Read more...] about Joy Division release 40th anniversary edition of ‘Unknown Pleasures’ on red vinyl
The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger – Review
The Raconteurs make a welcome return with third album Help Us Stranger, highlighting all their strengths and skills in supreme musicianship. It’s been over a decade since the last Raconteurs release. Many fans had probably given up in their pursuit of hearing new music from them, and those that know Jack White’s many, many side projects may just have assumed he’d left this … [Read more...] about The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger – Review