Growing Up: The Nine Inch Nails album Trent Reznor thought was “immature”
Far from the most accomplished piece of work.
Music Archives: 03/2024
Julia Holter – ‘Something in the Room She Moves’ album review: a colourful, meditative voyage
A cinematic exploration of ambient and orchestral soundscapes.
Waxahatchee – ‘Tigers Blood’ album review: kitsch country cosiness lacking in kick
Her most striking lyricism let down by one-note instrumentation.
Good Morning – ‘Good Morning Seven’ album review: A shimmering mirrorball too bright for a broken world
An effortlessly beautiful take on indie folk.
“The Buddha of my youth”: the musician Bono says “owns America’s heart”
“Rock stars are supposed to make soap operas of their lives, aren’t they?”
The Groove Master: the drummer Eddie Van Halen called “one of the best”
The classic example of tasteful playing.
“I wrote it for my mother”: The Who song Keith Moon didn’t want to release
Not enough percussion for his taste.
Identity politics versus legislation: the paradox of queer culture in the 1980s music scene
The clashing values of music and the government.