Covers are always a tricky thing. I tend to be underwhelmed by them, for the most part, but I’m always willing to give them at least one shot. If the original track is powerful enough, sometimes it can survive even the sloppiest of attempts to cover it. On the other hand, even the best track [...]

A Camp are still cruising around North American in support of sophomore effort Colonia, but being the dedicated musicians they are, they’ve decided to release a nifty EP of cover tunes to keep our interest piqued. The Covers EP includes covers of Pink Floyd’s ‘Us + Them’, David Bowie’s ‘Boys Keep Swinging’ and Grace Jones’ [...]

My favorite drama featuring constant alcohol abuse and never ending smoking returns this August! This promo basically covers 3 or 4 key plot points from last season – how Dick Whitman became Don Draper, Betty’s pregnancy, ‘Duck’ blowing the merger and how Peggy dealt with the aftermath of giving up Pete’s baby. Sounds very soap [...]

I was in a pop band, but there was no glamour. I had given it my best shot, but I had experienced none of the highs that I had perhaps expected a working pop singer to experience. I’m not talking about snorting coke and laydeez. I’m talking about something else … it’s hard to say. [...]

I love pleasant surprises. It seems whenever I feel a bit bored or as if every other message in my inbox is about the same exact band, someone sneaks in something unexpected. Run Hide Survive are a DJ duo from Sheffield. They’ve taken on stages at Glastonbury, Fabric and Field Day, and shared turntable duties [...]

Despite being a big fan, I’ve never said much of anything about Jack Penate. Maybe because he’s become a big buzz artist, and I figured I couldn’t offer anything new or I got on a high horse and decided because everyone else talked about him I wouldn’t. Both really crap reasons, of course. Jack’s sophomore [...]

I’ve been in a wee bit of a funk lately. Not a life funk, necessarily, it’s more of a recreational funk. By that I mean, my recreation activities have not been particularly varied. See a movie, get a meal, see a movie, get a meal. Sometimes, you just need to break out and do something [...]