Album Review: Belong – Realistic IX Todd Dedman·August 14, 2024For the uninitiated, some facts about the band Belong: (1) their moniker does not adhere to any degree...Album ReviewsReviews
We’ll be lucky if I don’t bust out crying: The Albini memorial playlist Todd Dedman·May 13, 2024Fuck all of this, I don’t want to have to write this – not today, not ever! To...FeaturesLists
Album Review: Drahla – angeltape Todd Dedman·April 11, 2024A lot has happened in the five years since Drahla’s wonderful debut album Useless Coordinates was released. Seriously,...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain – Glasgow Eyes Todd Dedman·March 27, 2024On those rare occasions when a band records a new album in their 40th year of existence, chances...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Ben Frost – Scope Neglect Todd Dedman·March 5, 2024It’s been seven long years since Ben Frost’s wonderful album The Centre Cannot Hold, but he’s been far...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: KEN mode – Void Todd Dedman·September 29, 2023Last year’s NULL album from Canadian noise rock outfit KEN mode was brutal, visceral, and unrelenting. Their eighth...Album ReviewsReviews
Live Review: Chat Pile at Tufnell Park Dome, London – August 14, 2023 Todd Dedman·August 17, 2023Chat Pile, everyone’s favourite noise rock/sludge band from Oklahoma City, do not jump to anyone else’s beat but...Live ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Madder Rose – No One Gets Hurt Ever Todd Dedman·August 10, 2023There’s a danger in nostalgia. As the economies of the world tighten around the throats of those who...Album ReviewsReviews
Live Review: Young Fathers at Somerset House, London – July 15, 2023 Todd Dedman·July 25, 2023With repeated shouts of “FUCK THE TORIES…FUCK THE TORIES!” towards the end of their set at London’s Somerset...Live ReviewsReviews
Album Review: bdrmm – I Don’t Know Todd Dedman·July 10, 2023Occasionally, a band can take such a creative leap forward that you have to keep reminding yourself who...Album ReviewsReviews