Little Annie – AR Guda – Greg Nieuwsma & Antonello Perfetto – Mien – Operation Suffocate – Julee Cruise – Jingle Jangle Morning – The 1960s U.S. Folk Rock Explosion – TIME! GENTLEMEN! Pub Rock Rhythm ‘N’ Grooves – Classic Cuts and Rarities 1974-1982 – Feel Good All Over – The Sunshot Singles 1972 – 1973 – Motor Psycho – Lux and Ivy Feel The Need For Speed – album reviews

On this Sunday’s reviews page from Fighting Boredom headquarters we bring you Little Annie with a collection that ‘features the cream of Little Annie’s collaborations with some of the greatest names in the ‘alternative’ music world’ AR Guda who ‘develops… Continue Reading

Bell Barrow – Mamalarky – Within Destruction – The Birthday Massacre – Face Yourself – King Kraken – Melvins – Various Artists – Motor City Is Burning – A Michigan Anthology 1965-1972 – album reviews

I thought I’d give you the best lines from the PR sheets sent with the albums on the reviews page this time, the words in inverted commas are not mine, but I get pages of this stuff every week so… Continue Reading

Fugue State – Buffet Lunch – Michael Grigoni and Pan•American – Chronepsis – Anika – Dalila Kayros – LA Witch – Various Artists – Middle Earth 1967-1969 – album reviews

On this lovely Sunday which of you are not on a diet like me you will have already made yourself sick on chocolate Fighting Boredom give you our latest bunch of record reviews, here’s what their PR people say they… Continue Reading

Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends – Noisepicker – Euphrosyne – Various Artists – return to tomorrow- In the Ascendancy – The Jazz Avant-garde – XIXA – My Morning Jacket – Ghostsmoker – Bloodywood – Glazyhaze – Desire – Amammoth – album reviews

Today’s reviews on Fighting Boredom take in Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends with their ‘Spangle, and sass, small scale arena rock for smart alecks and malcontents.’ The ‘loud and abrasive’ Noisepicker. ‘Greek post-black/doom metal band’ Euphrosyne. Music from Ornette… Continue Reading

Louvado Abismo – No Songs Tomorrow – Darkwave, Ethereal Rock and Coldwave 1981-1990 -My Diligence – Cowtown – Thou – Cobra the Impaler – Perfect Sky – Hollow Ship – album reviews

We give you Louvado Abismo who are ‘delving into the depths of the abyss through the intricate layers of schizophrenia and psychological disturbance.’ The four CD celebration of electronic darkwave from Cherry Red No Songs Tomorrow – Darkwave, Ethereal Rock… Continue Reading

Halma – Moral Putrefacion – Daniel Jack McClennan – Michal Gutman – Boneripper – Barry Ryan – Three Second Kiss – BEAK> – album reviews

This is another big one, with the ‘instrumental long player’ from Halma where ‘the sound structure grinds and flies’. Moral Putrefaction who ‘portray death metal against the backdrop of India’s political and socio-economic landscape.’ Daniel Jack McClennan’s ‘poignant and introspective… Continue Reading

Septic and the Tanks – New Guitars In Town – Power Pop 1978-82 – ALL SYSTEMS GO – The Neat Singles Volume 1 – GVLLOW – album reviews

This time on the album review page you have the ace Septic and the Tanks, a 5 piece DIY, banjo punk band from Cov. two new Cherry Red Compilations, one of guitar bands after the advent of Punk and the other… Continue Reading

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

Cherry Red Reissues – The Barracudas – Dinosaur Jr – Angelic Upstarts

Cherry Red Records releases a slew of reissues, special editions and box sets every month, Fighting Boredom have been checking out three that caught our eye this time. An Angelic Upstarts singles double CD compilation, a musical history of the… Continue Reading