Song of the Day
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This week, we take a look at the varied and interesting music of Electric Light Orchestra. Read more
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Brian Wilson offers up a surprisingly mature song about a boy being secure in the fact that his summer romance is over. Read more
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In the late 1980s, I fell in love with the music of the brothers Humberstone and their modern classical style; though they were a far cry from the industrial brethren found on US label Wax Trax!, their music fell quite in line with my then-budding 4AD obsession. It didn’t hurt that their music often came housed in… Read more
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Another single bought solely for its cover, this one was picked up…somewhere…Austin, perhaps?…strictly on the basis of its cover, and, again, I was pleasantly surprised by its contents. “Veil Like Calm” is a wonderful, less-than-two minute summation of what makes Eyeless In Gaza so great: dark, introspective lyrics, a style that commits to absolutely no… Read more
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I happened upon And Also The Trees‘ 1985 single “A Room Lives In Lucy” in the early 1990s whilst doing some crate digging. I had never heard of the band, and the cover reminded me of Felt, so I gave it a go. When I put it on the ol’ record player, the guitar… Read more
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Bristol-based goth-rockers fooled me! Back in the 1980s, I bought their debut mini-album, Batastrophe, because I thought they looked like some really wicked-cool girls. Whoops! Instead, this group’s mixture of darkness and light and groove and sensuality (as well as a reference to James Bond) really appealed to me. Was it Goth? Was it… Read more
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Canadian weirdos predict this year’s reunion twelve years ago! Read more
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The tale of the most disgusting song to hit the Top Twenty. Only in the 1970s, folks! Read more
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A slice of sweet Swedish alternative rock, still fresh 21 years later. Read more
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The King is Dead…so let’s pay tribute! Read more
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