Monday, March 18, 2024

The Terrys Bring ‘Skate Pop’ to London

Australian indie rock five-piece from Gerringong, The Terrys, turned TWO PALMS in Hackney into a loud, sweaty, wild, mosh pit filled dive on Saturday night out as they performed their second sold out London show.

The Terrys are an organic and truly profound band in the Aussie surf rock scene and their epic sounds are making waves over here in the UK. The Gerringong guys started their careers in 2020 after being inspired by fellow Aussie bands such as Beddy Rays and Skegss and have seen been one of the most successful independent bands in Australia with the help from Triple J Unearthed.

Electric Dreams for OMD in Wolverhampton

Anyone over the age of 50 will tell you that the best era for music was the 1980s. 

Look a little deeper than teenage alliance, though, and the 1980s are revealed, not just as good but as revolutionary. An extinction level event in music, as significant as the transistor radio and the electric guitar.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Kim Gordon’s ‘Psychedelic Orgasm’ is an Auditory Hallucination Waiting to be Experienced

Coming hot off her latest album, ‘The Collective’Kim Gordon’s Psychedelic Orgasm is an experience of warping perception and expanding consciousness.  

The opening verses paint a vivid picture of L.A. as a vibrant "art scene" but with a generational divide simmering beneath the surface. Dragging out her voice as if exhausted by the city’s intensity, Kim observes teenagers "Tik-Toking around" and craves to understand what they're "cooking up," both literally with their trendy smoothies and metaphorically with their lives.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Conan Gray’s ‘Alley Rose’ Hails The Experience Of Safe Love And Loss Influenced By ‘80’s’ Glam Pop-Rock

Conan Gray is certainly entering his ‘80’s heartbreak era with his upcoming album ‘About Heaven’. 

The latest single, ‘Alley Rose’ is drenched in the perfect combination to embrace the experience of finally feeling safe in a relationship to watch it slip away.

It’s a track that puts any listener into Gray’s table-turning shock as he realises that despite the security existing in his eyes - a relationship can still dwindle as he calls out for them: Don't leave me hangin' / Oh, where'd you go, go, Alley Rose? / Oh, where'd you go, go, go?”.

Interview: Stuart Lawrence

For up-and-comer Stuart Lawrence, age is just a number, and he just lets the music speak for itself. Despite only musically finding himself in his late 50's, Lawrence isn't letting his age hold him back from releasing emotionally-charged cuts and explorative soundscapes.

"Anything artistic makes me comfortable".

The Oxfordshire-born artist has just released his latest track 'Paradise', boasting rich vocals, intricately layered instrumentation and impressive melodies.

Sitting down with Music Is To Blame he delves into 'Paradise', his upcoming record (A Collection Of Short Stories Volume 2) and wide range of influences.