'An infrequent conversation between fans of music, some of it long-lost’
Freedy Johnston ‘Never Home’ [Elektra Records] **** In a nutshell, ‘Never Home’ is far better than Johnston’s last record, ‘This Perfect World’, and very certainly up there with his first, ‘Can You Fly’. Although largely unknown over here [once again despite No Disco’s better efforts], Johnston is an acclaimed, if still very much acquired, taste back in... Continue Reading →
I absolutely loved The Brilliant Trees and, listening back to their two excellent albums from a distance, time hasn’t dimmed my enthusiasm for them. Some had them marked as being as good as early Oasis, others cited a Blur influence and there were times when, with the vocals stripped out, they had the classic reach... Continue Reading →
This is our first guest post - courtesy of Jim O Mahony - a wonderful reminder of a real Cork city institution... I hope you all enjoy reading it and remembering as as much as we did... Thanks Jim... Hard to know where to begin really. In an era where people now cherish the memory of... Continue Reading →
I was born, luckily, to a mother who adored music. I remember many occasions during my childhood when she’d power up her old record player – and it was very definitely her record player - and stack it with a variety of old 7 inch singles and all manner of albums. It was my mother... Continue Reading →
This review first appeared in The Sunday Tribune October 1996 Revelino ‘Broadcaster’ (Dirt Records) *** Revelino’s ‘Broadcaster’, their second album, is typically stuffed with guitar pout and circular harmonies which, given the obvious confines of time and space and budget is to their credit. So too their laid-back grasp of pop’s key... Continue Reading →
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