Review: Dee Calhoun ‘Godless’
‘Screaming Mad’ Dee Calhoun is a rock’n’roll lifer, with a resume as long as your arm. Now the big bloke
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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘A Heart Of Gold Is Hard To Find’
If you follow The Sleeping Shaman you’re likely expecting coverage of doom and sludge. Riffs and heaviness. So, are you
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Steve Von Till ‘A Life Unto Itself’ CD/LP/DD 2015
Neurosis lynchpin Steve Von Till’s name always becomes scrambled in my brain with that of gritty gunslinger Lee Van Cleef.
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Wino & Conny Ochs ‘Freedom Conspiracy’ CD/LP 2015
This record is arguably one of the most anticipated releases within the doom scene this year. Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich’s extensive
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John Baizley, Mike Scheidt & Nate Hall ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol II’ CD/LP/DD 2014
My wife is obsessed with the current US hit show ‘Nashville‘. In this show the hot cheerleader from Heroes is
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Spindrift ‘Spindrift: Ghost Of The West’ CD/LP/DD 2013
It’s not difficult to lose touch with the past as the rate of change continues to accelerate exponentially. Taking a
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Across Tundras ‘Electric Relics’ LP/DD 2013
Fresh from the open prairie, old world wanderer Tanner Olson and his world-weary ragged band have ridden back into town
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The Black Twig Pickers ‘Rough Carpenters’ CD/LP 2013
Writing for a predominantly heavy music website is extremely rewarding in terms of the riches it delivers discovering some amazing
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Swans ‘The Seer’ CD/LP/DD 2012
The return of Swans has to rank among the least cynical of comebacks/reunions/rebirths of any band in recent years –
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Scott Kelly And The Road Home ‘The Forgiven Ghost In Me’ CD/LP/DD 2012
You could be forgiven for thinking of Scott Kelly as a solely acoustic artist these days. Apart from Shrinebuilder and
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Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till & Wino ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt’ CD/LP/Digital 2012
If you were going to ask for an album of Townes Van Zandt covers, you couldn’t ask for a trio
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