If I ever become a bloated millionaire living on some small island off Palawan, with huge gardens, hammocks positioned strategically, chilly bins strewn helter-skelter across the grounds, I would invest heavily in one of...

On Jun 26, 2012 by Baba Upanishama in BS, News, INTL Reviews, Live (2012 / 05)

"Guest: I'd like to order the most over-produced metal band of the week. Waiter: Would you like soul-less jazz breakdowns, chuggah-wugga guitars and vocals like you've heard them 60000 times before? Guest: Yes, that'd...

On Jun 23, 2012 by Larry Christ in Hot Pot (2012 / 05)

Linnea Dale, Mining in Yukon, James Morrison and Highasakite Ahhh, to be young again.

On Jun 18, 2012 by Eirik Arlov in BS, Features (2012 / 05)

Walking down to my local cassette shop which was beside the petrol pump and opposite Archie's hot dog stand, off Charring Cross road in Ooty, South India, I remember glancing past the Nirvana and...

On Jun 16, 2012 by Benjamin Sand in BS, Features (2012 / 05)

Thanks to Oda Egjar Starheim for capturing the two bands at last Saturday's gig at Revolver.

On Jun 12, 2012 by The Editors in BS, News (2012 / 05)

Lee Ranaldo, axe-wielder for the now defunkt (?) legends Sonic Youth, carries the torch of NYC noize further into the future with 2 exclusive shows at Blå. With the sad news of Thurston Moore...

On Jun 11, 2012 by The Editors in BS, News (2012 / 05)

Now this is treat. Norway's own ambient pioneer Geir Jenssen a.k.a. Biosphere has collected some rare gems in a heap and stitched them together in a varied fashion. Cold, arctic electronics never sounded this...

On Jun 6, 2012 by Eirik Arlov in NOR Reviews, Albums (2012 / 05)

Outside Hafenklang, a grubby nightspot close to the docks in Hamburg, Germany, yours truly is trying to coax four drunk, flailing fools into position for a band photo. It is 10am. The band is...

On Jun 2, 2012 by Benjamin C in Columns, Ben Corrigan’s (2012 / 05)