RIP : Japanese electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita
Isao Tomita, often known as Tomita, died May 5th, at the age of 84, at Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital. The cause of his death was …
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The Snails
Garage Punk, Freakbeat and Psychedelic Rock have a tradition of over 50 years by now. Legendary 60s bands like The Seeds, The Standells or The …
Mixtape#1, (06/05/2016)
Radiohead – ‘Burn The Witch’ Ding- dong! Burn the Witch! After disappearing from the digital world, sending out cryptic leaflets to their fans and generally …
Iggy Pop – The Idiot
(RCA, 1977)
After the Stooges’ break-up, his self-imposed hospitalization and his ordeals with addiction, Iggy Pop and David Bowie moved to Berlin for a new start. One …
“The Boss” paying his unique tribute to late Prince
There have been many tributes for the sudden passing of musical genius Prince Rogers Nelson, best known as Prince, since last Thursday, but the …
Sanne de Neige
Sanne de Neige comes from Vaxjo in Sweden and sings her lyrics based on her brother’s music, Anton de Neige. They make a very strong …
Kate Bush – The Kick Inside
(EMI, 1978)
‘The Kick Inside‘, Kate Bush’s debut album, came out in 1978, and still – literally and metaphorically – gives me a “kick” inside every …
Damaar- ‘Triumph Through Spears Of Sacrilege’
(2007, Nuclear War Now! Productions)
Some years ago, when I watched an interesting documentary of Sam Dunn ‘Metal: a headbanger’s journey’ (2005), I was really surprised by the way metal …