Blondie Live Coquitlam ...

On Friday, 13 August 2010 I got to see Blondie for the second time in my life (Vancouver last year, after I relocated from South Africa). Last time the tour was for the 30 Year anniversary of ‘Parallel Lines’, this time the tour in support of the new album, ‘Panic of...

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sess...

Various – “We Are Only Riders” (Glitterhouse, 2009) Jeffrey Lee Pierce produced some of the most moving and beautiful rock music with The Gun Club, as well as his more bluesy solo work. This collection of covers and completions of unfinished works is faithful to his...

Sun Kil Moon

“Emperor Fell Promises” (Caldo Verde, July 2010) I do not like plinky acoustic guitar, which I suspected this album might be. And it could be, if played softly in the background. I have found much of Mark Kozelek’s post Red House Painters work disappointing as his voice...

Tracey Thorn

“Love & Its Opposite” (Merge, May 2010) Everything But The Girl were as much a part of my teenage years as The Smiths, Cocteau Twins or Siouxsie. Tracey Thorn’s first solo (‘A Distant Shore’ – those interested in lo-fi should check out this...