Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop & James Williamson – Kill City (1977)

19/06/2010
By Chris Wright
Iggy Pop & James Williamson – Kill City (1977)

A rare moment of staggering (sic) genius from the godfather of punk. Recorded after the Stooges broke up for the first time, the crunching tones of ’1969′ and ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ are here eschewed in favour of a more melodic, bluesey palette, strongly reminiscent of Keith Richards in Sticky Fingered pomp. ‘Lucky...
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Posted in Debbie Harry, Iggy Pop, James Williamson, Keith Richards, New Wave, Punk, Rock, Rolling Stones, Stooges, alt.rock, alternative | Comments Off

LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening (2010)

15/05/2010
By Chris Wright
LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening (2010)

First let me say, you’ll have noticed a certain fondness for eighties music creeping into these pages in recent months? Well this is close to perfection. Take a great drum sound, add megabass and lots of synthesisers. Marvel at the Bowie imitations, gasp as the sound of Sparks bubbles up through the mix. Devo...
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Posted in Bowie, Devo, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Electronica, Groove Armada, Iggy Pop, Kraftwerk, LCD Soundsystem, Neu!, Sparks, Talking Heads, electro, electronic, electropop | Comments Off