What can you say about The Melvins that hasn’t already been said. A band that always defies conventions, time and even logic. 2013 marks the thirtieth anniversary of one of the revered and influential bands within any scene that considers itself heavy, and they have...

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Italian trio Guano Padano, Alessandro Stafana on guitar, Danilo Gallo on bass and Zeno de Rossi on drums, released their “Guano Padano” debut album in 2009. It featured a shimmering display of Ennio Morricone infused soundtracks to exotic landscapes and sultry, mysterious characters. That album...

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It must be said from the outset that anyone not familiar with Mike Patton and his breathtakingly diverse body of work would do well to investigate the back catalogue and familiarise themselves with the artist who has successfully taken on any number of disparate projects....

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After nearly 30 years as a going concern, it’s astonishing just how creative the Melvins (or in this case Melvins Lite) continue to be. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised given their reputation and back catalogue, but it would be quite easy for a band to...

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In an age of instant widespread communication, there a few surprises. Play “Harmonic” from start to finish and describe what you hear, with no preconceptions. The music is reminiscent of that created in a diminutive recording studio, on vintage equipment using little or no trickery...

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Based on the book by physicist Paolo Giordano, the film “La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi” directed by Saverio Costanzo in 2010, tells the story of Mattia (who is a mathematical prodigy) and Alice, whose tale of traumatised childhood and teenage isolation, forms the basis of...

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Retox are touring this November covering continental Europe and the UK.

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“Garden of Fainting Stars”, the latest album by The Book of Knots, came accompanied (and I quote) “it’s a bit weird”. That as maybe, but what a release! This instalment, the last of in the bands “By Sea, By Land, By Air” trilogy, from Matthias...

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Southern California band Retox has triggered an enthused excitement in the three months, as short and as blistering as their songs, since their live debut. The fact that a couple of the band also grace The Locust was an intriguing invite to check out the...

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