International Women's Day 2017 Round Table
We talked to some of the leading women from the UK's DIY scene about the issues that matter to them»
Articles
jamieotsa has written the following articles:
Eels - The Deconstruction
A confusing jumble of highs and lows»
Table Scraps - Autonomy
They know exactly what they want and aren’t going to settle for anything less»
Dolly Parton - I Believe in You
It’s hard to turn up the nose at the moral message which is at the core of the songs»
P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
Total bangers if you like the sort of pop record that pushes you slowly towards an existential crisis»
The Bronx - The Bronx (V)
The Bronx aren’t a rock and roll band, they are rock and roll»
Jack Johnson - All the Light Above It Too
Just incredibly disappointingly dull»
Queens of The Stone Age - Villains
A band who were once a vital, experimental and dangerous force have just become a little boring»
Floating Points - Reflections – Mojave Desert
As an exercise in creativity, musical form, experimentation and sheer art Reflections… is to be commended»
Valerian Swing - Nights
Valerian Swing are a novel, ever-evolving treat waiting to be unwrapped»
The Physics House Band - Mercury Fountain
It treads a masterful line between confusion, deceit and brilliance»
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
Is it possible to write a mainstream technical metal concept album about cursed men wandering in deserts? The jury’s out on that one»
Johnny Flynn - Sillion
We find Johnny Flynn striding comfortably and confidently into his own future»
The Friday Fangasm: Either/Or by Elliott Smith
A glimpse of Smith as a world-beating songwriter who'd been elevated one step closer to where he rightly belonged, with the greats»
Tinariwen - Elwan
Whatever the elusive 'it' is, Tinariwen are a group of musicians who both have it and, more importantly, get it in spades»
The Menzingers - After the Party
We need bands like The Menzingers to remind us that there is good in the world»
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin
He’s still yet to prove himself as a songwriter with this outfit»
Dropkick Murphys - 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
As vital as ever and showing no signs of slowing»
Peter Broderick - Grunewald
A remarkable little collection of diverse and beautiful recordings»
Tigercub - Abstract Figures In the Dark
A real songwriting talent that’s waiting to be nurtured and could grow into something very special indeed»
SHVPES - Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair
A record which comes so close to being brilliant but somehow falls frustratingly short»
Green Day - Revolution Radio
A Green Day still searching for their new identity»
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard - Y Proffwyd Dwyll
Positively ghoulish, just in time for Halloween»
Black Foxxes - I'm Not Well
This is rock music – pure and unfiltered, shameless and fresh as the driven snow»
Lonely the Brave - Dust & Bones
The cynics amongst us could be forgiven for thinking that Lonely the Brave were making a quick cash-in»
The BBC Proms – Can Classical Cut It In The 21st Century?
To the layman or casual listener, the world of classical can be an intimidating place.»
Russian Circles - Guidance
A record that opens up like an old wound»
Rob Lynch - Baby, I'm a Runaway
A record that feels like a somewhat delayed reaction to the 30-year-old’s teenage years»
The Fall of Troy - Ok
To whomever we’re supposed to thank for such things these days in this merciless world; thank you. Thank you for bringing The Fall of Troy back to life»
Drowned in Liverpool: Summer 2016
Jamie Otsa looks at musical happenings in Liverpool in the weeks & months ahead.»