Pop Injection

When the new Hellmouth CD crossed over the Ripple transom, The Pope and I just knew we were in for a treat. We’d already been high on their sound, an amped up punked up slab of riotous thrash metal, and…

Sometimes I get e-mail from new bands who may not even have a full length or long EP out, but they are trying to get their name out. So let me introduce:

WELCOME HOME WALKER

this is a cool three Piece from Portland, OR.…

Genre: Mod Revival / Powerpop
Based In…: UK
Label: Tangerine
Year: 1996
My Rate: 8/10
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Bio from Wikipedia:

The Moment were among the leading bands of the 1980s UK mod revival, described retrospectively by Paul Moody of the New Musical Express as “English pop music’s greatest ever secret”.

Formed in Haverhill, Suffolk, in…

In truth, I’ve been avoiding writing this review for sometime. Now, don’t get the wrong idea; it’s not because I don’t like the disc, or not wish to share it with the world. Au contraire, I absolutely love this baby…

It’s interesting to read a British take on The Clash. Here in America, they didn’t break until London Calling, and their politics were just part of their identity, which was equally defined by their catholic musical tastes and cuddly singles…

Okay — to quote Ian Hunter, I’ve wanted to do this for years and years:

Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Nile has a new album out and it’s really fricking great.

Seriously, I’ve been promising myself that I’d say something nice and at length…