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Album Review by Mark Bayross With a title like that, you kind of know what to expect. This album is a soundtrack to the biggest-grossing entertainment spectacle in America since the Superbowl: the muscle ballet that is the World Wrestling Federation. Most of the WWF personalities are catered for here, each with their own EP Review by Mark Bayross This four track EP is the first release for over two years from guitar-based five piece Voy. The band were formally known as Cecil, which can’t really help much. The record was produced by Shellac bassist Bob Weston, who also gave the world Idlewild. Opening track CANYON introduces Voy’s Album Review by EDF US band The Voodoo Kings are not quite what you would expect. While the band’s name might conjure up images of a Latin band, this group are far from it. They have a solid back beat thing going which seems to hint that they perform with a lot of energy. Album Review by Mark Bayross The Von Bondies’ second album comes in the wake of lead singer Jason Stollsteimer’s infamous brawl with one-time mentor and fellow Detroit musician Jack White, complete with pictures of his re-arranged face in the music press. While I wouldn’t go so far as to claim there was an element Album Review by Mark Bayross This almost makes me forget that crap music exists at all. For the uninitiated, VNV Nation are fast becoming huge on the electro-industrial scene. A year after their awesome PRAISE THE FALLEN album (my album of 1998), the follow-up has left me almost speechless. This is my album of Concert Review by Mark Bayross LA2, London – December 1999 I’m afraid the doors opening at 6pm precipitated me missing the opening act Saints of Eden. When I did arrive, as Leechwoman were starting up, the LA2 was still pretty empty, so I shudder to think what kind of a four-blokes-and-a-dog audience Saints of Concert Review by Mark Bayross Camden Palace, London – Sunday 7 October 2001 It seems like ages since VNV Nation last played London, but Ronan and Mark make it quite clear how much they enjoy performing in their home town. The band have a new double-release single to promote, plus an eagerly-awaited new album Album Review by EDF ViV, like so many other groups around at the moment, have rediscovered the grand mix of pop lyrics and rock music that has been missing from the music scene. This U.S. band has no problems with catchy lyrics, which is mostly supplied by singer/songwriter Matt Ostrander. The opening track, FRIENDS Single Review by Mark Bayross Taken from their debut album LOVERS LEAD THE WAY (handily re-released with its follow up THE HEAT CAN MELT YOUR BRAIN), this finds Portland husband and wife duo Anita and Kevin Robinson enjoying themselves in lo-fi scuzz-pop mode. It’s part-Breeders, part-Belle and Sebastian, as fey as a floppy-fringed poet Album Review by Mark Bayross Husband and wife team Kevin and Anita Robinson come from Portland, Oregon and, although this is their debut album in the UK, they already have another to their name back home. At a brisk 38 minutes, THE HEAT CAN MELT YOUR BRAIN is a charming blend of psychedelic pop |
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