The Last Waltz: Rainer Ptacek
Words: Mark Carry, Illustration: Craig Carry Singer Songwriter, Guitarist (born East Germany on June 7 1951), died of brain cancer, aged 46. Singer, songwriter and guitarist, Rainer Ptacek passed away...
View ArticleChosen One: Wooden Wand
Interview with James Jackson Toth, Wooden Wand. “The songs are the oaths, contemporary life is the blues. And so we pledge to report hopefully with honour, our findings within the void.” —James Jackson...
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Interview with James Jackson Toth, Wooden Wand. Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth reveals his most cherished albums and bands that have influenced his life in music. Words: James Jackson Toth (with Mark...
View ArticleStep Right Up: Blank Realm
This week heralds the release of Australian quartet Blank Realm’s latest album on Fire Records — ‘Grassed In’ — the follow-up to the band’s year-old debut ‘Go Easy’. Words: Mark Carry, Illustration:...
View ArticleChosen One: Wooden Wand
Interview with James Jackson Toth. “Ask anyone who writes songs — other things get sacrificed on the altar of the song. It isn’t martyrdom, though — it is, like the song says, “a kind of coma (but...
View ArticleTime Has Told Me: The Moles
Interview with Richard Davies. “Who knows what can be included in the palette? It’s always an adventure. The idea of The Moles — anonymous, spies, double agents, elusive, ambiguous — always makes a...
View ArticleStep Right Up: Ela Stiles
Interview with Ela Stiles. “People’s imperfections and vulnerabilities to me are the most beautiful parts, also when the emotion of someone’s voice comes through you can tell when it’s real or not.”...
View ArticleAlbums & Reissues Of The Year: 2014
The following is a selection of the albums and re-issues that had the greatest impact on us for a wide range of different reasons. As difficult as it proved to settle on a final (and very concise)...
View ArticleChosen One: Brigid Mae Power
“Its hard for me to be interested in music unless it goes deep into a feeling.” —Brigid Mae Power The first week of June marked the eagerly anticipated new full length from the London-based, Irish...
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