As blusterous as Jon Spencer’s Blues Explosion yet accessible in their slide guitar fixated approach, The Dead Exs were just one of many blues duos to take the stage in the wake of The White Stripes’ popularity. Their debut release ‘Ressurection’ was raw yet focused…possessing power and groove, in short, everything garage blues should be. If The Dead Exs channelled the power and charm of the Blues Explosion’s classic work, then King Pizza signings ¡Vamanos! are almost the ugly Pussy Galore by default – their brand of garage blues making all but the very rawest noisemakers sound like major label puppets.
Death Penalty to release debut LP in September
Following the split of doom metal legends Cathedral in 2013, vocalist Lee Dorrian concentrated on his ongoing work at Rise Above Records, while guitarist Gaz Jennings formed a new band entitled Death Penalty.
Tracklist revealed for new Sick of it All album
New York hardcore punk legends Sick of it All return at the end of September with a new full length album. Produced by Tue Madsen, ‘Last Act of Defiance’ is the band’s first new work since 2010.
The full confirmed track listing is as follows:
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Vauxhall & Us: A French Tribute To Morrissey
The world has seen release of many tribute albums, many tossed off with casual indifference that miss the mark completely. Occasionally, one comes along that’s just so misguided you end up wondering how it came to be in the first place. The idea of thirteen different low-key French artists recreating Morrissey’s 1994 album ‘Vauxhall & I’ could easily sound like a bad one from the off, but somehow, through an array of reasonable talent – not to mention excellent source material and sheer balls – ‘Vauxhall & Us’ works. Without Morrissey’s distinctive croon adding to a many a black humour within his lyrics, these songs sound markedly different. Their charm is still often apparent, but in a wholly different way. The acoustic setting on some of the recordings allows Moz’s gift of words to remain the biggest draw of all, but the European slant evident from time to time also lends a certain charm.
Robin Trower confirms UK tour for early 2015
Legendary British guitarist Robin Trower is set to play a run of 17 live dates in March/April next year as promotion for a yet to be titled new LP.
The confirmed dates are as follows: