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…
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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…
Dirty Vicar – Plague of Demons
Bred out of the pandemic and isolation, Dirty Vicar comes screaming from the depths of hell like a choir of tortured souls led by…
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks…
The problematic thing about albums which come to be regarded as “culturally significant” is that, after it has been released and that cultural significance…
The Drowns – Under Tension
While we could easily start this review of The Drowns debut album discussing the disparity between looks (the album cover – which is terrible) and…
Young Canadians – Hawaii
Punk bands have been called dangerous and have been accused of challenging every establishment with which they come into contact, but the truth is…
X – Wild Gift
As good as Los Angeles was and as important as that album would ultimately prove to be in the presentation of X, the band’s…
X – Los Angeles
It might not be the first thing that fans think of when they’re looking at punk rock and trying to decode how the genre has…
Caskets Open – Concrete Realms of Pain
As one of Finland’s most legendary bands once sang, we really do have Doom Over the World nowadays. What started off with outfits like…