New Cherry Red Reissues – Hanoi Rocks – Melvins – Lux & Ivy present England Swings – Various – Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone – album reviews

This time Fighting Boredom are reviewing four reissues from Cherry Red, a collection of the independent albums from Hanoi Rocks, a three CD collection of the Atlantic recordings by Melvins. Another Lux & Ivy collection, this time entitled England Swings… Continue Reading

Singles Review in the Garden with Gin, Tequila and snacks – 2nd June 2023

This time the singles reviews page was created in the Photographer’s back garden with the help of ample gin, tonic, tequila, unhealthy snacks and hilarity. It’s been a little while since the last one as gigs and holidays have interrupted… Continue Reading

Attrition – Frozen Soul – Pere Ubu – VA – М​у​з​ы​к​а​л​ь​н​о​е П​р​и​н​о​ш​е​н​и​е (Musical Offering) album reviews

This time on the album review page you get the dark electronics of the original Attrition line up live in the Cage, the brutal ice cold death metal of Frozen Soul, the manic wonderful new album from Pere Ubu and… Continue Reading

Autohaus – TERMS – Dead Sea Apes – Mandy, Indiana album reviews

This time we give you the ‘live, improvised fractal music, layering fuzzed-out noise, electronic drones motorik percussion and hypnotic bass lines’ of Autohaus, the Progressive rock, experimental, avant-garde jazzcore of TERMS. The blown-out guitar wails and jet black psych noise… Continue Reading

Supersonic Festival 2023 – A Preview

Supersonic Festival 2023 – September 1st – 3rd Birmingham UK Supersonic Festival is where the odd little website you are reading now came from. The photographer and I, well before we were either a photographer or writer went to see… Continue Reading