Albums
The Ugly Beats – Bring On The Beats!
When I first got hold of this album, I knew nothing about the band, but as soon as I saw the artwork, I decided that I’m gonna LOVE it!!! I thought, how I can possibly […]
Month: February 2005
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The Blocked – Smashed Hits
For anyone aware of the mid-to-end sixties mod/pop legacy, the band name such as the above, as well as the album title, should be suggestive enough regarding what to expect from this piece of plastic. […]
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Various Artists – Heart So Cold
An imaginary battle of the local area bands, with every each of them a winner !!! While taking some precious time off, from his usual dose of The Yardbirds rave-ups, Will Shade digs out what […]
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Ken Stringfellow – Soft Commands
Ever since I’ve heard Ken’s previous solo album Touched (reviewed elsewhere on these pages), I tend to say that this has become my favourite Stringfellow period. Some of the Posies tunes will always find a […]
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Loons – Paraphernalia
The content of this album is actually a perfect match of the band’s front man Mike Stax’s whereabouts, being an Englishman on the American west coast. After an almost exclusively mid-’60s r’n’b/garage approach with The […]
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The Satelliters – Hashish
With their ’99 release What’s Up With Timothy Dee? hailed as the album of the year (!!!) by none other than Bomp, and after no less than ten years of them being on’n’around the moderndaze […]
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The Mockers – The Lonesome Death Of Electric Campfire
The Mockers are not the first one, and certainly not the last one too, of the American power-pop bands that found their second home in Spain, where the public is more than appreciative for this […]
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Nice Man & The Bad Boys – The Art Of Hanging Out
Every now and then, when a new band pops up on the Glasgow scene, it’s not unlikely for you to expect that Francis McDonald is involved in one way or another. While he seems to […]
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Various Artists – Floor Filler Killers
– New Directions Volume 3 – I must admit that I’ve never laid my hand (or ear for that matter) on any of the Past & Present comps, and now after hearing this one, I […]