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Tag: Alternative Music

THE GOOD, THE MAD & THE UGLY – Adam Steiner Dissects Nick Cave’s Black and Bloody Body of Work in ‘Darker With The Dawn’

March 11, 2026

Nick Cave tapped into the outlaw, larrikin spirit of Ned Kelly – a modern day Wild Colonial Boy rebel, kicking against the pricks.

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TRUE FAITH – Is ‘Wild God’ Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Most Religious Album Yet?

August 29, 2024

The first thing you notice about Nick Cave and the The Bad Seeds’ 18th studio album is just how bloody BIG it sounds. After…

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CRACKING UP? The Lovely Eggs Release ‘Wilderness Years’ Album ‘Eggsistentialism’

March 15, 2024

‘The music belies the brooding desperation of the lyrics…’ Review of The Lovely Eggs new album ‘Eggsistentialism’

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ACCESS ALL AREAS – TIJ’s Barry Snaith On His Punk Past And New Collaboration With Online ‘Ninja’ and Public Domain Activist Carl Malamud

June 18, 2021

For 30 years now, Carl Malamud’s been waging a mission to make public information free and accessible. It’s a campaign that’s landed the internet…

THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN – Fatima Mansions’ Cathal Coughlan On Politics, The Pandemic And ‘Song Of Co-Aklan’ His First Album In 10 Years

February 8, 2021

Carving out a reputation as one of indie’s most challenging and erudite lyricists with Microdisney in the ’80s, Cathal Coughlan went and did it all again in…

BROADCAST NEWS – The History Of Colour TV’s Jaike On New Album Something Like Eternity

February 12, 2017

Originally formed as a one-man multimedia project, The History Of Colour TV are fast developing into a serious rock band. Having expanded into a three-piece, the…

RETURN OF THE NATIVES – Savages Herald Second Coming

November 7, 2015

Savages are back with a vengeance, announcing their return with blistering new single The Answer, a teasing trailer video for new album Adore Life and…

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