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24 Macrolog entries tagged with ‘writing’
Weeknotes #595-601: Watt, Walking, Writing and More Sun 24 Mar 2013
Where to start? February began, as I wrote last time, with my interview with punk rock legend, and my musical hero, Mike Watt. You can read the whole thing here on Thumped if you’ve got a spare half-hour. I...
Cloud Rat, Rest Reviewed and More Tue 05 Feb 2013
Quite a few reviews by yours truly since my last update. On Thumped you can find my takes on new ones from local lads :Hounds:, Oxbow singer Eugene S Robinson’s collaboration with Philippe Petit, French grinders Blockheads, the ethereal...
Grant Hart Interviewed Mon 17 Dec 2012
Grant Hart — you know, the dude from Hüsker Dü — played a great full-band set upstairs at Whelan’s on Friday night (and he’s playing Cork tonight, so be there!). Here’s my interview with the man himself for Thumped....
Kurt Ballou Interviewed, Nick Millevoi Reviewed and More Sat 01 Dec 2012
Converge played a stormer here in Dublin last night. You should’ve been there. Ahead of the gig I interviewed guitarist Kurt Ballou for Thumped; it was my first interview in quite a while (even if it was done by...
Converge Reviewed Mon 22 Oct 2012
Two more reviews from me are up now on Thumped: Year Naught Doom from Mayo quartet On Pain of Death, and the new Converge record All We Love We Leave Behind. I’m also hoping to have an interview with...
Old Man Gloom Reviewed Tue 16 Oct 2012
Check out my recent pieces on Old Man Gloom’s NO, Effigies of Evil by Finnish death-doom duo Hooded Menace, and my live review of Voivod at The Village on 6 October....
Nihill, Grave and More Reviewed Sun 30 Sep 2012
My latest reviews for Thumped include my takes on Verdonkermaan by Dutch avant black metal outfit Nihill (one of the last from Hydra Head), Horseback’s Half Blood (out on Relapse), Chaos Reigns by Danish crusties Nuclear Death Terror, The...
Cian Nugent Reviewed Wed 01 Aug 2012
The new 7” from Cian Nugent, Grass Above My Head b/w My War Blues, gets my seal of approval on Thumped, where I also reviewed the Dicks reissues on Alternative Tentacles. Not much in common between them (except for...
ESTEL Reviewed Thu 12 Jul 2012
My review of the most recent ESTEL album is up now on Thumped, as is my take on Reign Supreme, the new one from brutal death metal kings Dying Fetus....
Chord Reviewed Wed 27 Jun 2012
My latest on Thumped is a review of Gmaj7, the third proper full-length from Chicago ‘power ambient’ ensemble Chord. Do check ‘em out if you’re into drone type stuff....
Maxïmo Park Reviewed Wed 20 Jun 2012
I reviewed The National Health, the don’t-call-it-a-comeback album from Maxïmo Park, and it’s up now on Thumped....
Melvins Reviewed Wed 06 Jun 2012
The latest from me on Thumped is my review of the new Melvins record, Freak Puke, not to mention my take on Ides of Gemini’s debut LP Constantinople. Enjoy your reading....
Torche Reviewed Mon 14 May 2012
My review of Harmonicraft, the new album from Miami sludge-pop quartet Torche, is up now on Thumped — as is my recent take on Night of the Living by Limerick’s We Come In Pieces....
Pelican Reviewed Fri 20 Apr 2012
Just like the ungainly bird they’re named after, Pelican might not look like much, but they’ll bite the arse off you. My review of their new EP Ataraxia/Taraxis is up now on Thumped....
Only Fumes & Corpses Reviewed Fri 30 Mar 2012
My review of the new EP from Galway hardcore band Only Fumes & Corpses is up now on Thumped. (In short? I liked it a lot.)...
Weeknotes #533-550 Thu 29 Mar 2012
The first quarter of the year’s almost done and there’s so much I haven’t written here. I’m well overdue a catch-up, I know. This one may be brief, but it’s better than nothing. The highlights: Hitting the four stone mark...
Dead Neanderthals Reviewed Fri 02 Mar 2012
I’ve got a review up on Thumped of the new Dead Neanderthals album. Thanks to Pete for accepting my pitch! Here’s to more writing in 2012....
Blogfodder Link Dump Part 7 Fri 29 Jul 2011
Last items from the 2006 file: Every Jeopardy! question ever Ten Thousand Statistically Grammar-Average Fake Band Names / Some of these must be real band names by now. Shiberu Ban’s paper house / A house made out of paper. For...
Blogfodder Link Dump Part 4 Tue 15 Feb 2011
The rest of 2005, condensed into hyperlink form: The Universal Packing List / Generates a custom packing list for any journey, based on a few simple inputs. Good work! A ridiculously large collection of fonts by Dieter Steffmann Baffling Cuteness...
Weeknotes #480 Mon 17 Jan 2011
I’ve been ploughing through The Creation Records Story over the past few days. By now I’m at the stage where my interest is trailing off – I can’t stand Oasis – but that’s only the last couple of hundred pages;...
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