Features
Wednesday, January 19 2011
Part 1: From Admiral Radley to Glasser
The three-day 2010 edition of Slipped Discs kicks off with the folk rock of Blitzen Trapper, the collaboration of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, the timeless pop of Crowded House, the brilliant hip-hop of Drake, and many more. All records that missed our top 70 list last year.
Columns
Friday, October 2 2009
On the Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester: Part Three
Manchester's working class population showed the world that trade unions can resist authority. Such solidarity and class consciousness is heard in the arrogant sneers of the Stone Roses and Oasis.
Reviews
Monday, December 5 2011
The Fall: Ersatz G.B.
The preparation of deceptively simple rock band ingredients sustains a firm, weighty and smooth direction that rarely wavers or wobbles.
Friday, May 7 2010
The Fall: Your Future Our Clutter
Whether it's a return to form or the last hurrah, Your Future Our Clutter is the best Fall album in over two decades.
Wednesday, March 28 2007
The Fall: Reformation Post T.L.C
Mark E. Smith has previously thrived on conflict and controversy, but this time the fallout from yet another dramatic line-up change has resulted in one of the Fall's more disappointing releases.
Wednesday, November 30 2005
The Fall: Fall Heads Roll
Punk's last lone standing band of any repute returns with an infectious record that secures their certain doom.
Tuesday, September 20 2005
The Fall: Hex Enduction Hour: Expanded Deluxe Edition
The lavish reissue of the seminal 1982 album by The Fall sounds just as potent today, or perhaps even more so.
Blogs
Monday, June 7 2010
Mark E. Smith and Shuttleworth - "England's Heartbeat" (Unofficial World Cup Anthem)
In a play to be his nation's saving grace, hall-of-fame curmudgeon Mark E. Smith gets all soft and sentimental over…World Cup soccer -- er, football.…
