Tag The Smiths
The cult of Stephen Patrick Morrissey and the Smiths looms large in the lore of Indie and guitar based pop. For what was a relatively brief existence (1982- 87) The Smiths have had a lasting effect on the music world. Love em or hate em their Rickenbacker jangle guitar lines… Continue Reading →
Once I upgraded my musical reading from Smash Hits to N.M.E, Melody Maker and Sounds I remember well the tag of most miserable band in the world being thrown around a lot. It normally went in the direction of The… Continue Reading →
These are recordings from about 1991, the entire arsenal of a band that would sit somewhere between the bands of that time I got exposed to like Dogs D’Amour, The Quireboys and Hanoi Rocks. Its only rock and roll, but… Continue Reading →
Genres are ever expanding. No one wants to be constrained to a pigeon hole so they create new ones for others to then be forced into. Berlin’s “Suns of Thyme” are described as Krautgaze which I-with Holmes like deduction take… Continue Reading →
Wow, if there’s a list for transformations of 2014 then Lincolnshire duo Self-Inflicted Violence would surely be at the number one spot. Since forming in 2007, the pairing gained a reputation in the underground for playing harrowing depressive black metal…. Continue Reading →