Jimmy LaValle, previously known for his work with a “Dream-rock” band Tristeza, “noise-punk”‘ The Locust and The Black Heart Procession, has been releasing instrumentals since 1999 as The Album Leaf. In A Safe Place is a departure from both instrumentals and the USA. The Dreamy qualities of In A Safe Place are enhanced by the […]

The Specials are set to reform for a 2-Tone Records 25th anniversary concert in the band and label’s home town of Coventry.
In an interview with Mojo vocalist Neville Staple revealed that he recently met with fellow singer Terry Hall and organist Jerry Dammers to discuss getting the band back together.
Staple told the magazine, “Everyone in […]

New York Dolls bassist Arthur Kane has died in Los Angeles from Leukaemia aged 55. His death comes less than a month after the legendary band performed a reunion show at Morrissey’s Meltdown Festival in London.
Kane was admitted to an LA hospital on Tuesday (13th) with suspected pneumonia, though the recorded cause of death is […]

They split five years ago but Helmet are back with a new album and a new line-up, transforming the group into a hard rock supergroup, with members of Anthrax and White Zombie.
In the band’s hiatus, frontman Page Hamilton has been busy; he toured with David Bowie in support of the singers Hours album, has worked […]

Black Eye Riot comprise mainly ex-members of Acrimony but also share ex-Iron Monkey guitarist Stu O’Hara with The Dukes Of Nothing. This, their debut album, was recorded live in three days with no overdubs and is an intense, chaotic and violent punk rock album.
Now, I listen to bands like Fantomas and Johnny Truant for my […]

A Man Called Adam make Ibiza chill out sounds that, if they didn’t augment the songs with gentle lapping synths, gospel style vocals and subtly enhanced beats, would simply be folk music with a Spanish slant; although they have been called everything from Balearic to downtempo to acid jazz. The combination works though and the […]

Okay, there have been so many false alarms on this now that we usually wouldn’t even bother mentioning it normally but it seems now that the enigmatic Guns N’ Roses album The Chinese Democracy might actually be coming out this November.
The album, which features only Axl Rose from the original line-up (the rest can be […]

Until now Perry Farrell has remained silent on the subject of the Jane’s Addiction split, concentrating his public disappointment on the cancellation of this year’s Lollapalooza touring festival. Now he has spoken to Rolling Stone about the break-up and it would seem he’s a little bitter.
Farrell told the magazine, “The band went astray, falling into […]