punk
Reissue CDs Weekly: The Comsat AngelsSunday, 13 December 2015![]() The Comsat Angels’ debut single for Polydor, July 1980’s “Independence Day”, was an instant classic. After setting a rhythmic bed, each subsequent instrumental contribution is measured out: a guitar string's harmonic; a spare keyboard line; drop-... Read more... |
Patti Smith, RoundhouseSaturday, 31 October 2015![]() It’s Patti Smith week. Her second memoir M Train is out. To mark its publication she spoke on Wednesday night at a Guardian event of her love of Morse, Lewis and George Gently. On Thursday she had an appointment with U2 at the O2. Last night (and... Read more... |
CD: Killing Joke – PylonSaturday, 24 October 2015![]() Killing Joke are a band that inspire near devotion in their fans. Their 1980 eponymous debut is regularly cited as one of the best of all time, and they’ve managed two very decent outings since the original line-up of Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson,... Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: Little Bob StorySunday, 18 October 2015![]() Little Bob Story: Off the Rails + Live in ‘78Aki Kaurismäki’s 2011 film Le Havre features a cameo from a hard-rocking band fronted by a grey-haired gentleman who crops up elsewhere in the action. He is Roberto Piazza, and trades under the name... Read more... |
Piers Morgan's Life Stories: John Lydon, ITVSaturday, 26 September 2015The British, it is said, are victims of reserve – eschewing anger, open affection and hurt for crossface winkyface sadface. While an over-simplified (not to mention shockingly solipsistic) take on a far from unique tendency, there is a kernel of... Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: Pere UbuSunday, 13 September 2015![]() Pere Ubu: Elitism for the People 1975–1978Pere Ubu’s early records still sound great. The ethos of the Cleveland, Ohio band had nothing to do with prevailing trends when they formed in 1975, and had nothing to with the punk, new wave or what... Read more... |
Just in From Scandinavia: Nordic Music Round-Up 14Monday, 17 August 2015![]() Don’t be fooled by the header picture. Despite the relaxed poses, Iceland’s Pink Street Boys are amongst the angriest, loudest, most unhinged bands on the planet right now. Hits #1, their debut vinyl album – which follows distorted-sounding, lower-... Read more... |
CD: Frank Turner – Positive Songs for Negative PeopleMonday, 03 August 2015![]() Sad singers never write truly happy albums, but Positive Songs for Negative People – and was there ever a title that so perfectly summed up the work of Frank Turner? – is probably as close as this one gets to putting a brave face on it. Turner’... Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: The Love AffairSunday, 12 July 2015![]() The Love Affair/Steve Ellis: Time Hasn’t Changed us - The Complete CBS Recordings 1967-1971The connection between Sex Pistols, the stars of last week’s Reissue CDs Weekly, and late-Sixties London soul-pop hit-makers The Love Affair is unlikely... Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: Sex PistolsSunday, 05 July 2015![]() Sex Pistols: SpunkFor an album that was never meant to be widely available, what’s become known as Spunk has had a surprising afterlife. The bootleg Sex Pistols album first became available in selected shops around three weeks before the... Read more... |
CD: Slaves - Are You Satisfied?Tuesday, 02 June 2015![]() As Britain stares down the barrel of another five years of austerity, it’s disappointing that so few of the country’s musicians have anything to say about the very bad times that are heading our way. Slaves, however, have very definitely got... Read more... |
Reissue CDs Weekly: The DamnedSunday, 24 May 2015![]() The Damned: Go! 45At the end of 1979, Britain’s first three 1976-born punk bands were in very different situations. The Sex Pistols had imploded in early 1978 and John Lydon, their front man, was back with Public Image Ltd’s challenging dub-... Read more... |
