The Janitors: Interview With Founding Member Henric
With many of the albums I review for The Sleeping Shaman, I come to the band as a newbie, even
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Author: Rob Bryant
Review: The Janitors ‘Noisolation Volume 2’
As David Lynch’s much-maligned version of Dune reminds me, words have power: ‘I can kill with a word.’ Similarly, band
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Review: The Gluts ‘Ungrateful Heart’
A reference to Fugazi in a band’s press release or reviews gets my attention. Maybe that makes me predictable or
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Review: Ivan Macleod ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
Last September, I embarked on a most enlightening journey when I reviewed the first in a planned series of releases
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Review: Greenleaf ‘Echoes From A Mass’
Many of you will already be aware, but Greenleaf was initially conceived as a side project. Twenty-plus years, eight albums,
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Review: Sacred Shrines ‘Enter The Woods’
I jumped at the chance to review an album by a Brisbane band: “Hey, I wonder what’s going on in
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Review: Nick Hans ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
‘A song could have a billion downloads on Spotify or it could live and die on a banjo on someone’s
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Review: Grayceon ‘Mothers Weavers Vultures’
A typical power trio? No, an atypical power trio – that’s what Grayceon’s Bandcamp page tells me, and the reason
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Top Ten Of 2020: Rob Bryant
2020. I’d made my career change. I’d switched the steel-capped boots for the ESL classroom, but I was faced with
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Review: Cristina Vane ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
This is The Magnolia Sessions number four, and I’m back in the ring to take another swing. First up was
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Review: Johno Leeroy ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
This is the third instalment in Anti-Corporate’s superb The Magnolia Sessions series and it doesn’t disappoint. If you’ve heard the
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