Tag Archives: 2019

A Compilation Commemorating 40 Years Of Simple Minds Compilations

A few weeks back, I received an email from Simple Minds mailing list. It seemed like the band suddenly realized that they were active for 40 years and realized that they needed to be doing something spectacular to tie into … Continue reading

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Record Review: Rain To Rust – Flowers Of Doubt DL

Rain To Rust: Flowers Of Doubt – TUR – DL – [2019] Flowers Of Doubt Drinking The Ghosts No Longer Human Time And Time Again Burnt To Light A Farewell With Regret My Demons Drive For When It Hurts Last … Continue reading

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Record Review: Gary Daly – Gone From Here UK CD [part 3]

[…continued from last post] The sun-dazzled pastoral, pizzicato pop of “Antony” called back melodically to “Difficult Shapes And Passive Rhythms [Some People Think it’s Fun To Entertain],” but this song had a lushness that came closer to the sound of … Continue reading

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Record Review: Gary Daly – Gone From Here UK CD [part 2]

[…continued from last post] “I Work Alone” was a winsome, crystalline pop single of a tune that sported music box precision and a motorik drumbox straight out of “Difficult Shapes + Passive Rhythms [Some people Think It’s Fun To Entertain].” … Continue reading

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Record Review: Gary Daly – Gone From Here UK CD [part 1]

Gary Daly: Gone From Here UK CD [2019] Write Your Wrongs Time It Takes I Work Alone Of Make Do And Mend Carousel Of Stars Transition/Peace Low Tide In The Cloudy Domain Antony Dead of Night Anger And/Or Rage Gone … Continue reading

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Wha…??!!! Asheville Got Another Record Show When I Least Expected It

It was last Saturday evening when attending the Les Filles De Illighadad show at Mothlight that I happened to see the notification via the sort of social media that I actually pay attention to; a poster taped to an electric … Continue reading

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Mari Wilson Tour Dates: Now With Added New Wilsations!

When Mari Wilson and the Wilsations managed to take a 12-piece band all across England in the early 80s at the height of a recession, some would have said that it was madness. But that desire for a bold statement … Continue reading

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