As of old, the liquor flows and the young professionals sprawl and swarm across the ground floor bar. A poodle tethered to a table leg shoots me a long enquiring look as if to ask “Here we are, again?” We’re…
If there is one avatar that has managed to lodge itself in our collective consciousness in the post-war decades, it is that of the lone troubadour, a guitar slung across his midriff, his neck craned, leaning into the microphone, alone…
Rating: The theatrical intro to Brian Jonestown Massacre‘s latest album is not what you were expecting, as it eases you beautifully into the mystical workings of Anton Newcombe’s weird and wonderful world. It may have been 20 years since Newcombe…
Berlin-based psych-rockers The Silver Furs last year recorded their debut album with The Strokes’ producer, Gordon Raphael. Since then they’ve been playing a number of live shows and spreading the word about their weird and wonderful sounds. Following the release of…
What is seemingly an unexpected pair, Toronto native singer-songwriter Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe, frontman of the infamously messed up cult psych-rock band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, have managed to create a record that is, undeniably, nothing short of beautiful….
Rating: I Declare Nothing is a compelling invitation into a haunting world of love, loss and humanity. ‘Wehmut’ sets the tone of the album perfectly. While Tess sings “your world is an ugly place”, the duo’s impressionistic instrumental dialect speaks…
Rating: Anton Newcombe, Il Capo of the wonderful titled portmanteau The Brian Jonestown Massacre, has resolutely adhered to this dictum over the past 25 years, releasing 14 albums and hiring and firing numerous adhocs along the way; his spat with…
Every once in a while a collaborative project happens where two artists produce something really special. Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe (yes, of Brian Jonestown Massacre fame) are set to release their first record together on June 29th. Psychedelic yet modern,…