Joseph’s Well, Leeds. Support: Khanate Melt-Banana. What a band. They play some bizarre cartoon mix of very intense hardcore, grindcore and recently even electronic music. They are the perfect ‘extreme’ band for today’s MTV-conditioned, two-minute attention span society, with its desire for the instant fix. The fix doesn’t come much more instantly than Melt’s veryContinue reading “Live Review: Melt-Banana, 18 November 2005”
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Pixies Gig Thoughts
The last gig I went to was on the first of this month, and in the capital of this country. It concerned a former ‘alternative’ band (and once-former band) going by the name of The Pixies. It was very good. They played a surprising amount of Trompe le Monde, which is an album I enjoyContinue reading “Pixies Gig Thoughts”
Tool vs. Tool: An Introduction
Since mid-may 2001, the debate has raged on: which album by rock band Tool is best – 1996’s Ænima, or the band’s last album, Lateralus, from 2001. If you ask me, they’re both classic albums from the best major label band of the past decade or so, and that’s fine with me. Interrogate me, andContinue reading “Tool vs. Tool: An Introduction”
Cave In
So, have they split up or not? Their website makes mention of a new album, but it’s composed of the songs that have been doing the rounds in demo form for the last few months, and were originally recorded ages ago. Are they done? As time goes on, I find myself appreciating their last album,Continue reading “Cave In”
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