Tag: review
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Big Scenic Nowhere – Vision Beyond Horizon
Now here’s a stoner rock supergroup, if I ever did see one! Big Scenic Nowhere is a collaborative effort between Bob Balch and Gary Arce, with guest appearances from the likes of Mario Lalli, Nick Oliveri, Tony Reed and Monolord frontman Thomas Jäger, who is quite a ways away from the California desert. Their debut…
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Year of the Cobra – Ash and Dust
With the notable absence of Jucifer round these parts recently, Seattle-based husband-and-wife duo Year of the Cobra seem to be picking up the slack. The bass/drums combo combines the droning, doomy heaviness of the first few OM records with some sweet, almost soothing, melodic vocals for extra mindfuck, sounding more like the aforementioned Jucifer on…
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Various Artists – Merry Luxmas
It’s Christmas In Crampsville! Once again The Cramps have scoured their vinyl basement to unearth, in this case, pleasingly alternative Christmas songs. How can you argue with a song (from the splendidly named Gayla Peevey) called ‘I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas’. Rock ‘n’ roll! Put simply, this is a great Christmas compilation; even people…
