Review: Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music “Caution” (Epitaph) Ever have to wake up early in the morning so you decide to go to bed before you normally would but you just can’t fall asleep? You know how you’re just laying there, tossing and…
Tag issue-25
Reveiw: Imperative Reaction
Imperative Reaction “Ruined” (Metropolis Records) Gary Numan inspired moody synth pop. Dreamy and dark with atmospheric drifts of melodious keyboards and somber lyrical delivery. The staples of popular mainstream electronic inspired music are represented but tapered with an almost early…
Review: Industrial Jazz Group
Industrial Jazz Group “City of Angles” (Innova) Industrial Jazz Group combines all the hip acoustic jazz movements of the 50s, 60s and 70s. This includes bebop, cool jazz, free jazz and more. All this makes it easy for any fan…
Review: Jack Hayter
Jack Hayter ““Practical Wireless”” (Absolutely Kosher) An unusual solo release by Jack Hayter of Hefner. A sort of rootsy batch of acoustic folk tunes that occasionally recalls some of the more downbeat work of the Television Personalities. Fans of Tom…
Review: Jamie Clark’s Perfect
Jamie Clark’s Perfect “Nobody is Perfect” (SPV) Someone once told me that only arrogant musicians name a band after themselves, which is a pretty easy statement to agree with. Jamie Clark may not be arrogant, but he’s Irish, which is…
Review: Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra ““The Big Ka-Boom, Part One”” (Alternative Tentacles) Jello Biafra’s latest spoken word release primarily addresses the “war on terror”. Recorded in November of 2001 and some of Biafra’s comments have already proven prophetic. Sometimes his sense of humor…
Review: Jurassic 5 “Power in Numbers”
Jurassic 5 “Power in Numbers” (Interscope) Another excellent release by Chali 2NA, Marc 7, Zaakir, Akil and the rest of the J5 crew. As usual, J5 doesnt hold out; 17 tracks on this album, guest appearances by artists like Nelly…
Review: Kebnekajse
Kebnekajse “Resa mot okänt mål” (Silence Records) This is a reissue of Kebnekajse’s psychedelic boogie rock album that originally came out in 1971. This was the first album from the group and the title translates as A Journey to Destination…
Review: King’s Evil
King’s Evil “Deletion of Humanoise” (Crash Music) If you’re looking for the missing link between Kreator’s “Flag of Hate E.P.” and their full length “Terrible Certainty,” then may I suggest you look into King’s Evil’s “Deletion of Humanoise”? They’re not…
Review: The Kings of Nuthin
The Kings of Nuthin “Fight Songs” (Disaster Records) Psychobilly, fast R&B, rockabilly and angry swing squished into a pint, shooken, and you’ve got The Kings of Nuthin. Now, I hate those fuckin ‘mixed drink’ analogies as much as the next…