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EXCLUSIVE! ‘The Room EP’ by Murmur Tooth

March 14, 2017 in News

Today’s exclusive is from a Berlin-based grunge three-piece who’ve found a fine balance between dirty guitars and pop vocal harmonies… Tags: Adam Brown, Claire Janini, grunge, Knees Are Clean, Leah Hinton, Murmur Tooth, The Room EP

‘Drag’ by Slowcoaches (Single)

December 20, 2016 in Music Reviews

This London-based trio bring their loud and abrasive music to the masses. Well, that is what punk is all about… Tags: Drag, grunge, Heather Perkins, London, Mudhoney, punk, Slowcoaches, The Germs, The Nerves

Live review: Sleeping Gun at The Sebright Arms (23 September’16)

October 5, 2016 in Events, Features

On a murky London eve, these grunge influenced upstarts demonstrated why they’re drumming up a real interest in their music… Tags: Benzedrine, blues, Blues For The Red Sun, Dan Gb, Death From Above 1979, Fu-Manchu, grunge, Jonny McCourt, Kyuss, Motorhead, Orgasmatron, Sacred Sun, Skin Cells, Sleeping Gun, Soundgarden, stoner-rock

‘Cut The Body Loose’ by Astronautalis (Album)

May 17, 2016 in Music Reviews

Hip hop is given the punk treatment, as Astronautalis proves why it is one of the world’s most diverse genres… Tags: Astroid Boys, Astronautalis, Cut The Body Loose, Eminem, grunge, hip-hop, Kurt Cobain, punk, The Mouse Outfit

Scott Weiland dies, aged 48

December 4, 2015 in News

The ex-Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman died in his sleep on his tour bus in Minnesota last night… Tags: Dave Kushner, grunge, metal, rock, Scott Weiland, Slash, Stone Temple Pilots, The Wildabouts, Velvet Revolver

‘Higher Truth’ by Chris Cornell (Album)

September 19, 2015 in Music Reviews

One of the 90s’ most enduring songwriters and a true alt-rock legend, Chris Cornell releases his fifth studio solo album… Tags: alt-rock, Chris Cornell, folk, folk-rock, grunge, Higher Truth, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, Soundgarden

‘Lights Out’ by Black Surf (Single)

June 25, 2015 in Music Reviews

On their brand new single ‘Lights Out’, indie-rock group Black Surf pay homage to one of grunge-pop’s most beloved songwriters… Tags: alt-rock, Black Surf, grunge, indie, indie-rock

Darkle by Taffy (EP)

May 21, 2015 in Music Reviews

Japanese band Taffy return with their EP ‘Darkle’ and show that mixing grunge and shoegaze is still a glorious idea… Tags: Catherine Wheel, Darkle, Galaxie 500, grunge, grungegaze, K Records, Loveless, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, noise-pop, Pixies, Plus +++, Ride, shoegaze, The Stone Roses

Yellow Streak by Simmer (EP)

March 25, 2015 in Music Reviews

Yellow Streak sees the aptly named quartet Simmer nodding towards emo’s early 90s legends and succeeding as they do so… Tags: Braid, emo, grunge, indie-rock, shoegaze, Simmer

Cotton Candy/Storm O.K. by Keroscene (Single)

March 5, 2015 in Music Reviews

They’re just a year into their career but Keroscene are already writing with the assurance of noise-rock’s most accomplished veterans… Tags: Cotton Candy/Storm O.K., Dead Souls, grunge, Joy Division, Keroscene, Nine Inch Nails, No Joy, noise-rock, shoegaze

Marilyn Manson invented grunge

January 9, 2015 in News

The shock rock legend Marilyn Manson has laid claim that he was the individual responsible for coining the term ‘grunge’… Tags: grunge, Marilyn Manson, Mark Arm, Nirvana, Pearl Jam

7IN – 83-88 by R.E.M. (7″ singles collection)

December 3, 2014 in Music Reviews

‘7IN – 83-88’ charts the 11 singles R.E.M. released during their time with IRS Records in their early days of… Tags: alternative rock, Bill Berry, C86, college-rock, grunge, Joanna Gruesome, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Pearl Jam, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Hunger by Morning Smoke (Single)

October 30, 2014 in Music Reviews

You might mistake Morning Smoke for an act drenched in misery, but their thunderous approach is too catchy for wallowing… Tags: alt-pop, grunge, indie, Morning Smoke, Peter Steele

Never Wanted This by Wild Smiles (Single)

July 3, 2014 in Music Reviews

Wild Smiles trade in their C86 pop for a grunge-infused crunch and use it to advertise their disdain for normalcy… Tags: C86, grunge, Muse, Wild Smiles

Interview: The Wytches

April 4, 2014 in Features, Interviews

The Wytches have applied their musical alchemy to crafting songs that are doomy, dangerous and more than a little infectious… Tags: grunge, psych, The Wytches

Low Talker by Menace Beach (EP)

January 19, 2014 in Music Reviews

Menace Beach attempt to revive the grunge and psychedelic music of the 80s/90s with new EP ‘Low Talker’ – and… Tags: grunge, Menace Beach, psychedelia, shoegaze

Cut The Grass/Kenworth by Cheatahs (Single)

October 22, 2013 in Music Reviews

Cheatahs set themselves up perfectly for playing SWN Festival & Wichita’s 13th Birthday Party with this excellent indie-rock double A-side… Tags: Cheatahs, grunge, indie, shoegaze, single

Major Arcana by Speedy Ortiz (Album)

July 5, 2013 in Music Reviews

Speedy Ortiz suggest they have what it takes to be at the forefront of modern indie-rock with their excellent debut… Tags: Blur, grunge, indie-rock, Pavement, Speedy Ortiz

The Feeling by Naomi Punk (Album)

November 8, 2012 in Music Reviews

The eagerly anticipated debut from Seattle’s Naomi Punk more than delivers, with stripped down, bare-boned garage grunge-rock that feels oh-so-90s… Tags: grunge, Naomi Punk