“As smart and surprising as Cardiacs themselves”: A Big Book And A Band And A Whole World Window
The idiosyncratic English art-rockers’ history is detailed in a pleasingly DIY limited-edition chunky read.
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“Welcome textures… but the mix lacks coherence”: White Willow’s remaster of Storm Season
Mainman Jacob Holm-Lupo took his band in a new direction with 2004 release, but the material shows its age in latest update
The Temperance Movement don't reinvent the wheel on A Deeper Cut, but they do keep it spinning
A Deeper Cut was the last album The Temperance Movement made before parting ways with now-returned frontman Phil Campbell
Seven Impale’s City Of The Sun: 10th anniversary edition
Charting a different course from their Scandinavian contemporaries, new version of their debut album confirms they were right to record without a click track – or indeed brakes
Hawkwind’s Live At The Royal Albert Hall is much more than just another live album
Triple-disc set captures the space rock veterans’ sonic destruction at celebratory event, which shows how well their latest music sits with their early work – and inspires thoughts of music yet to come
Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier
With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else
Still Barking is 20 CDs of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band comedy genius, but it may baffle younger folk
A weighty celebration of Monty Python-preceding trad/psych satirists
"The whole thing is still as sick as ever." Slipknot put on 2024's biggest heavy metal nostalgia party in Manchester
Slipknot celebrating their iconic debut album with a visceral - if sometimes slightly too clean - show at the Co Op Live
Iron Maiden successfully embrace synthesisers on Somewhere In Time
Released between two major metal milestones, Somewhere In Time is something of an underrated fan favourite
"Ahead of the art-rock curve": Bill Nelson’s Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam Deluxe Box Set
Ex-Be Bop Deluxe leader’s 1981 solo release is greatly expanded to impressive effect
"Get lost sheer magic, audacity and absurdity": The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s Still Barking
17 CDs and three DVDs provide everything you need to know about a counterculture band many have heard of, but fewer have listened to
"I don't know how much time I have left": Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late finds Reg in reflective rather than acerbic form
Elton John muses on his life, streaming now
Neil Young's haunting On the Beach is bleak, stoned and bleary
Shakey gets the blues on this limited edition 50th anniversary vinyl reissue
Marshall Monitor III A.N.C. Bluetooth wireless headphones
Marshall take a serious shot at rival premium noise cancelling headphones with the company's third generation Monitor III A.N.C. over-ears
“Neither as lightweight nor cheesy as some say: Jethro Tull’s Fresh Snow At Christmas
Box set edition of 2003 release proves that, even though it was viewed as a curio, it’s in line with Ian Anderson’s regular musical explorations
The Flaming Lips’ Blu-ray edition of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Lauded concept album from Oklahoma City’s finest has lost nothing in 22 years, while gaining new nuance in Dolby Atmos
Hold those end of year lists: Múr just put out one of the best metal debut albums of 2024
Another uniquely mesmerising metal band from Iceland has entered the chat
Were Detective the 1970s Greta Van Fleet?
Michael Des Barres leads Detective through an album that owes much to their Led Zeppelin paymasters
While She Sleeps reiterate their place among the metalcore elite with dazzling London show
While She Sleeps’ second of two nights at O2 Forum Kentish Town may not have the scale of their Ally Pally concert last year, but what’s lacking in size is made up for in killer songs and blinding lights
