Tom Petty, one of the great songwriters of the 70s through 90s, died this week aged 66. He is one of the best selling musicians of all time, having sold over 80 million records. He leaves behind a vast string of hits from both a solo career and predominantly as part of the group the […]
Kings of Leon
Album Review: Kings of Leon – Walls
Kings of Leon’s seventh album, Walls, is a product of catharsis. Having captured the zeitgeist a decade ago, to briefly becoming the biggest band in the world, the band that successfully reworked existing rock n roll tropes in simple but novel ways eventually succumbed to the most stereotypical, band-ravaging cliché of all: substance abuse. After […]
Theo the bassist, talking to Theo the bassist: An Interview with Wolf Alice
“Hello, this is Theo” “Hi there Theo, it’s Theo” comes the response from down the line, as Wolf Alice’s bassist, Theo Ellis, smirks from the coincidence. “I sincerely hope that you’re not also a bassist.” I’m afraid that he’s out of luck. Whichever deity has been placed in charge of irony must be having a field day, […]