Shellshock Rock: Alternative Blasts From Northern Ireland 1977-1984
This is an important release that covers the punk and post-punk music scene of Northern Ireland in the years between 1977 and 1984. This was…
Fruupp: Maid in Ireland – The Best of Fruupp
One of the things that’s fascinating about the early 70s is just how many innovative bands were formed. Such a band were Irish progressive rockers…
Sir Lord Baltimore: Complete Recordings 1970-2006
Hailing from New York, the splendidly-named Sir Lord Baltimore are one of those legendary proto-metal bands; a band that are much more listened to and…
Laura Branigan – Self-Control: Expanded Edition
Self-Control was one of the defining hits of the 80s, and is a fine pop song in any era. But, the album that featured it…
Pere Ubu – By Order of Mayor Pawlicki
Pere Ubu are justifiably famed for their live albums (eight prior to this I believe). This album features early songs from the period 1975-1982 and…
The Residents – It’s Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs Of Dyin’ Dog
I was watching an episode of Cities of the Underworld yesterday evening, set in (or to be more accurate-under) San Francisco. It made me think…
Irish Service Women In The Great War: From Western Front to Roaring Twenties by Barbara Walsh
This is an absolute gem of a book. It covers a much neglected aspect of the Great War, and is researched and written by…
North Vietnam 1972 Easter Offensive by Stephen Emerson
By the end of the 1971, the Vietnam War had raged for eight years without either side gaining a decisive advantage, and the Paris…
Korean War – Chinese Invasion by Gerry Van Tonder
In his previous books in this series, author Gerry Van Tonder traces the Korean War’s genesis from the North Korean invasion of June 1950,…
Hawkwind – Roadhawks
Hawkwind are a great musical institution, hugely influential, and of course, Hawkwind gave the world Lemmy. Without Lemmy, we would not have Motorhead, and…