Fuzz You!
In this Internet(-piracy) age, few formats have become more redundant than the compilation album. In a world where everyone can download everything ever recorded by every band and create their own personalized playlist, the term ‘Best of’ no longer has a universal meaning. So to keep the format interesting, what you see is that record… [Continue Reading]
George Michael on the fuzz; have we gone and lost our minds? Partly! A large portion was permanently displaced after senselessly jitterbugging away to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go! one too many times. The remaining braincells are in perfect working order and rate George Michael as one of the best crooners of the… [Continue Reading]
In the last sentence of this review I will state, without blinking, that All You Need Is Now is not only one of Duran Duran’s best albums to date, but also an album that can easily compete with the majority of recent synthpop releases. Let me stress that I am not a fan of the… [Continue Reading]
Concert review, Lloyd Cole’s Small Ensemble, 21st of April, People’s Place – Thus far Lloyd Cole has made two references to Amsterdam is his songs. I wouldn’t be surprised if after last night we will soon be honoured with a third, most likely of a similar nature as the first two. If there is something… [Continue Reading]
The BRIK stood proudly on stage at Zaandam’s pop venue de Kade. It is an eclectic collection of objects (i.e.: old horns, drums, vacuum cleaners, bike pumps, etc) that creates music. It must have took de Kift days and nights to construct this intriguing new instrument, and this passion and creative energy can be heard… [Continue Reading]
The water shines/a pebble skips across the face/a dozen times, then disappears, not a trace left behind/the thrower turns and walks away/a change of mind, another start a brand new day. No, these aren’t lines from a Simon & Garfunkel song. They were written by a man who is as far from a singer-songwriter as… [Continue Reading]
Normally Lloyd Cole is a zealous blogger, but the fantastic news of him visiting Amsterdam on the 21st of April is not yet on there. His small ensemble tour is sort of unplugged, so that must also mean no Wifi. It’s the first time since 2002 that Cole, one of my all time musical heroes, will perform in… [Continue Reading]
A few months ago one of the founding members of indiefuzz asked me if I wanted to go see Pennywise. Pennywise? Why does that name sound familiar and leave me with a warm fluffy feeling inside? After a short analysis I remembered that any band that invokes ‘the warm fluffy feeling’ was likely a band… [Continue Reading]
The legendary Wormer punk rock scene from the late 70′s produced many successful bands like The Ex, The Kift, and The Gentry. They all fizzed out in the 80′s but after a 17 year sabbatical one has recently resurfaced and is ready to reclaim their fan base. The Gentry has released a new album titled,… [Continue Reading]
The Human League will gig at Paradiso Amsterdam on the 19th of April. The eighties group revolving around style icon Phill Oakey recently released a new single called Night People and the album Credo will soon follow. Tickets for the concert in are on sale from tomorrow, January 1st. The Human League played shows in… [Continue Reading]