With the sun shining I’ll be damned if I’m going to spend much of today in front of a computer screen. We’ll recap on ten records at random that deserve a place in your collection. There may be ten superior records out so far this year but that’s for others to write about. More »
Not only do I dislike the word veteran in relation to bands like NoMeansNo, the lazy genre box that is progressive punk joins in too. What exactly is the reader supposed to think when they see, “Veteran progressive punks from Vancouver”? Ugh. It’s punk rock beyond three chords and depending on how much Pro Tooling your […]More »
LIVE REVIEW: What a difference a tour makes. FAT GOTH would have made Motorhead sound average tonight, such was their riffage onslaught. Take a bow gentlemen, that sounded a bit special.More »
Tonight marks the start of FAT GOTH‘s UK Tour. For three guys working full-time jobs it ain’t easy getting time off. You know how it is. So if you live in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton, London, Nottingham, or Dundee and bands like The Jesus Lizard or Melvins give you a boner, then you’ll be glad you […]More »
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. My name is Andy and you've found my blog. Once in a halley's comet I'll help a noisy band release a record like Bronto Skylift or die! die! die! but it doesn't happen very often. These days I mostly blog about the Scottish underground music scene. 'Creative Minds' is a series of posts on mental health because ignorance & hypocrisy grind my gears. Saying hello on Twitter is the best way to reach me. If there's a gig or record you think I'd like then drop me a line.
