The Victorian English Gentlemens Club - Bag Of Meat (Album review for Buzz magazine)

Words originally for Buzz magazine and can be found in the June edition of the print magazine.

The Victorian English Gentlemens Club ****
Bag Of Meat (This Is Fake DIY)
It feels a little strange loving over a band who might well read the excited words that you scribble about them, but the third album from Cardiff's very own art-rockers really is most excellent. Energetic, intelligent, noisy, exciting, diverse and weird are just some of the words I’d use to describe it. Supplying off-kilter synth lines, satisfying guitar riffs, excellent vocals and interesting song structures – this will pleasure your ears. JM

Cults - Cults (Album review for Buzz magazine)

Words originally for Cardiff's Buzz magazine and can be found in the June edition of the print magazine.

CULTS **
Cults (In The Name Of)
Cults' early tracks had a certain 60s pop freshness, an excitement, that lead to impressive levels of (seemingly deserved) blogger-hype. New tracks, however, struggle to capture the same pop-zing of the NYC band's earliest efforts, and re-records of early internet-hits mean that even they fall flat on this record. Perhaps that this was to be the first release on Lily Allen's venture into the record label biz should’ve been a sufficiently big hint that this might be a bit pants. 'Cause it is. JM

Basement Fever Podcast #003

Another spur of the moment podcast, originally posted on my blog Basement fever, here. Recorded on my dictaphone, pieced together using audacity.

Podcast number 3 is here. Rejoice rejoice. Some of the best new music I've heard in the past few weeks, some I've blogged about, some I haven't, some I might still. Download, share, tell all your friends.

BF P003 by basementfever

Tracklisting:
1. Secret Diaries - Islands | Bandcamp
2. Husband - Love Song | Facebook
3. Golden Grrrls - Wrld Peace | Bandcamp
4. Nullifier - Burn Up On Re-entry | MySpace
5. Us Baby Bear Bones - Encore To A Fictonal Idea | Bandcamp
6. It Is Rain In My Face - Vine Vine | SoundCloud
7. Lunch - Turn Around | Bandcamp
8. Cruiser - Home Turf | Bandcamp
9. Castor - Watcher Buckles | SoundCloud

Mozam Beaks, First On (Feature forDIY)

Words profiling new artist Mozam Beaks for DIY's new music section.

Best Coast (Live review for 24/7 Magazine)

Words about Best Coast's Bristol live date for 24/7.

Basement Fever Podcast #002

Post taken from my music blog Basement Fever, here. This was another spur of the moment podcast but with slightly more planning, recorded on my dictaphone and pieced together using Audacity.

Say 'hello' to podcast number 2. Minimal preparation is still the name of the game, but hopefully you'll enjoy it. Maybe. Who knows? Listen or download and find out.

BF PD 002 by basementfever

Tracklisting:
1. Birthdays - Howlding Girls | Facebook
2. Bodies of Water - Open Rhythms | Website
3. Lizard Queen - I'm Afraid | BF Post
4. World Map - Wouldn't It Be Nice | Bandcamp
5. Gallops - Miami Spider | Bandcamp
6. Blemishes - Swoon | Bandcamp
7. BAANEEX - Football Round Up | Facebook
8. Daily Life - Reunion | Bandcamp
9. Bos Angeles - Beach Slalom | Bandcamp