This month we celebrate the release of Nine Inch Nails debut album Pretty Hate Machine by looking at the genesis of the industrial rock giants and the LP that bought the musical mastery of Trent Reznor to the masses. It’s hard to come to terms with the fact that NIN released their debut album thirty years ago this month. The music produced and performed by Reznor sounds … [Read more...] about Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine – Classic Albums
New Music Fridays – 4th October 2019
Welcome to Friday and this week's new music choices! This week we're on a rock vibe, with each catchy track below able to either entice you in, spit you out or rattle your bones with pure rock energy. Whether it's youthful exuberance or a well-tailored indie-pop thinker, each song offers something different to keep you enticed. As always, click the pics to hear the … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 4th October 2019
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: This Is The Place EP – Review
Noel Gallagher returns with new EP This Is The Place, focussing on dreamy, sensory experience steeped in dance beats and hypnotic energy. I am going, to be honest here. I am a died in the wool fan of Noel Gallagher and everything he has done with both High Flying Birds and Oasis. I am listening to an EP from the man who wrote one of my all-time favourite lines in a rock song: … [Read more...] about Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: This Is The Place EP – Review
Kristina Stykos: River of Light – Review
Kristina Stykos brings her uniquely determined and fierce spirit out into the open with River of Light - an album that grows in stature as it progresses forward. Kristina Stykos has never been one to give up. In 2017, she was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a disorder that makes singing and speaking more difficult. This didn’t stop her from writing and recording new … [Read more...] about Kristina Stykos: River of Light – Review
Tegan and Sara: Hey, I’m Just Like You – Review
Tegan and Sara revisit the cassette tape demos of their teenage selves and bring a slick though poignant synth-pop sensibility to bear upon their raw high school journals of juvenilia. For their ninth album release, the Canadian queer-pop duo known as Tegan and Sara have raided their high school years for inspiration, drawing upon cassette tape recordings which have lain … [Read more...] about Tegan and Sara: Hey, I’m Just Like You – Review
Tracking Force: Setting The Correct Weight For Your Turntable
Tracking force is a pretty simple concept but can be daunting for newbies or the first purchase of a deck with a tracking force option. This article aims to give you an overall idea of what tracking force is, how it can affect the sound of the record and also guide you through the set up on your own record player. What Is Tracking Force? Tracking Force is the weight at … [Read more...] about Tracking Force: Setting The Correct Weight For Your Turntable