L/F/D/M – Under The Eyes of Augustus
I’ve been stressed out for a while for obvious reasons if you’re familiar with the goings on in Hassle land. Positive stress,…
Scotland
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy
Starting Damage and Joy with the sound of a screaming noise machine turned back on,“Amputation” is symbolic of the band’s return. So…
Anxiety – s/t
Easily my favorite hardcore record of the year comes in the form of ANXIETY’s s/t LP that just came out on London’s…
Peter Brötzmann / Heather Leigh – Ears Are Filled With Wonder
Torrid woodwind (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, Tárogató, b-flat clarinet) & pedal steel guitar conversations, monologues sprinkled in, for 28+ minutes. It’s the…
Drew McDowall — Collapse
Walking through Commonwealth Avenue on a hazy, particularly autumnal day listening to Drew McDowall’s most recent incarnation, Collapse, I couldn’t help but feel a bit…
Thisclose — Chapter lll
Stoke-On-Trent (that’s in Scotland) is not known as a hotbed for much of anything musically, but then again, maybe I’m not in…
NON-EVENT – PORTER RICKS, DREW MCDOWALL @ GOETHE INSTITUT
Drop out of the rat race and sink into this lovely bath of ambient rhythms, made especially for you by those sonic…
ALASDAIR ROBERTS & ROBIN ROBERTSON – HIRTA SONGS
Hirta Songs (Stone Tape) is a study in bardic lyricism, developing melody and story with stoic virtuosity. The song cycle is a…
SATAN’S SATYRS/OHMWAR – SPLIT 7″
Glasgow’s At War With False Noise kills it with this gnarly release. I was worried when I saw two Black Flag covers…
PYRAMIDION
For fans of guitar-driven psychedelic ragas, feast your ears on Glasgow’s PYRAMIDION. They’ve just released a split with sludge stoners BONG off…
FRESH VID: THE CREEPING IVIES
THE CREEPING IVIES are taking the world by storm with their raucous garage rock riffs and beats. This Scottish duo has been…
FRESH VID: RADIO SCOTVOID
RADIO SCOTVOID is a Scottish transplant currently thriving in the North Shore of Massachusetts. This hardworking, meticulous producer brings to the Boston…
