Features
Wednesday, January 19 2011
Part 2: From Meklit Hadero to the Old 97's
Slipped Discs continues with the return of a '60s pop heartthrob, the best underappreciated hip-hip album of the year, the resurrection of a legendary '80s band, some great beats from M.I.A. and many more. All records that missed our top 70 list last year.
Thursday, May 1 2008
Fun & Games: Killing Joke in the mid-'80s
Though lumped in with post-punk acts, Killing Joke were considerably less edgy than their peers, their blunt, pulverizing music echoing the rage and cynicism expressed in the songs making them somewhat of an anomaly.
Reviews
Tuesday, November 2 2010
Killing Joke: Absolute Dissent
If you think you've won, you've been brainwashed. If you conquer one evil, there are millions of other evils to fight.
Monday, May 22 2006
Killing Joke: Hosannas From the Basements of Hell
The post punk innovators return with their finest album in well over a decade.
Wednesday, January 18 2006
Killing Joke: XXV Gathering: The Band That Preys Together... Stays Together [DVD]
This is music to dance to, music to move. This is music to march to, to dance... the war dance!"
Friday, September 30 2005
Killing Joke: Pandemonium / Democracy
A decade later, two overlooked Killing Joke albums get the reissue treatment.
Tuesday, November 23 2004
Killing Joke: For Beginners
Emerging from the same post punk era that yielded such crucial bands as Wire, Bauhaus, and The Cure, Killing Joke' music was vicious, feral almost.
