Released: 17.05.2019 Genre: Power metal I often run into pretentious reviews of different albums, where the critic begins with stating, "album X brings nothing new to the table, we've heard everything on here somewhere before", then shows off his musical literacy by listing where did he hear the elements of each songs, and finishes off … Continue reading Grimgotts – Dragons of the Ages Review
Okay, so actually these weren't all released in April, but it's my blog, so I make the rules. Anyway, this past few weeks had some exciting releases too; these are what I've found the most noteworthy: Absolute Valentine - Omega Released: 19.04.2019. Genre: synthwave, darkwave I don't know what it is with French people, but … Continue reading New releases you didn’t hear – but you should (April 2019)
Photo credit: PA Archive/PA Images Born in Jamaica but raised in Rugby and Coventry, singer Neville Staple among the people who have done the most for local culture. As the lead singer of the legendary band, The Specials, he played a central part in the invention of the 2-Tone style, which took over the charts … Continue reading The Rude Boy Who Turned Into Local Legend
On 13thApril 2019, the twelfth annual Record Store Day took place in stores all over the UK. On the event, which was created to “celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store”, hundreds of special releases were available in participating stores, from legendary artists such as Queen, The Rolling Stones, or The Prodigy. People … Continue reading Coventry stores celebrate Record Store Day
Released: 26.04.2019 Genre: Psychedelic rock, blues rock If you're not familiar with the crazy Aussie septet, you're missing out on some of the most exciting stuff going on in music at the moment. The band is not only ravishing in concert, but they're also ridiculously prolific, having released 14 full-length studio albums since their debut in … Continue reading King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Fishing for Fishies Review
So, if you haven't heard it so far, comedy rapper Lil Dicky released his new single "Earth" on April 19, which features basically every relevant pop star of our times (including Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus and many more) and aims to raise awareness for climate change. It has quickly gone viral, … Continue reading What’s wrong with “Earth” by Lil Dicky
The title pretty much says it all - the following recent albums didn't receive the attention they should have. In other words, here are the hidden gems from March. Little Simz - Grey Area Released: 01.03.2019 Genre: Hip hop The popularity of rap is at its peak - it's no surprise that every living human … Continue reading New releases you didn’t hear – but you should (March 2019)
Let's talk about party music. Normally, when music nerds like me praise a certain song or album, they do so because certain attributes of the music are outstanding. In most cases, it's pretty common sense what these attributes are: the song's structure, its production quality, its lyrical content, its complexity, its melodic and harmonic inventiveness, … Continue reading Cascada Live – The Ultimate Party Experience (?)
Released: 22.03.2019 Directed by: Jeff Tremaine Starring: Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber After the enormous success of Bohemian Rhapsody, chances are we entered the era of music biopics in Hollywood. As a music junkie, I can't say I'm not looking forward to them, but as the Freddie-flick proved, the great tunes can … Continue reading The Dirt – Movie Review
Released: 18.03.2019 Genre: Synthwave Back in 2013, when the glorious genre of synthwave has barely passed its childhood and was only yet to become one of the most exciting music movements of the decade, a track named 'Palms', by an unknown Hungarian producer called Quixotic, was uploaded onto a Youtube channel that gathers similar retro electro … Continue reading Quixotic – Flamingo Drive-In Review
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