Music

‘Teenage angst has paid off well/Now I’m bored and old’ So arrived Kurt Cobain’s disinterested sneer on what was to become Nirvana’s final studio statement. In the wake of the band’s monster-selling second album Nevermind – and breakout single ‘Smells ...

Who is Glass Boy? What is Glass Boy? Why is Glass Boy? The Boy of Glass himself is elliptical. Release titles have included This Isn’t Me and There Is No Artist. A few details are available though: Justin Charles Lambert ...

‘And if California slides into the ocean Like the mystics and statistics say it will I predict this motel will be standing Until I’ve paid my bill’ – ‘Desperados Under The Eaves’ (1976) At the time of his death, ten ...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Alice Cooper’s career path has traced the same trajectory as Bob Dylan’s. Behold! Escape Bob Dylan ’62 Robert Zimmerman lit out from Duluth, Minnesota for New York City, to meet his idol Woody ...

Ye think I’m kiddin’ ye? ‘Life’s really pissing me off, to the point/where I might bomb a microdot joint and wear a Celtic top/running through an orange walk in Drummoyne/so I can make an honest point about how life at ...

This week, Pop Verse interviewed 22-year-old independent singer-songwriter Theo Fearing. Theo released his new track ‘Boxes’ on July 22nd on the Australian Heads With Tales label. Based in London, Theo is originally from Perth, Western Australia. With musical influences ranging ...

‘If any of you knock over that speaker and kill my bass player, I’ll fuckin’ kill ye. I’m not joking.’ Say hello to your new favourite band. It’s a little after midnight in Brighton’s Pavilion Tavern – a quiet, slightly dim ...

Somehow I seem to have blinked and missed the first half of 2013. It is the middle of July already and summer is in full swing (much to my disgust). I’ve read a number of articles about the best albums ...

The last time I told somebody I was a Kid Rock fan, they prodded me in the chest and said ‘Odd – you seem real’. Britain’s never really known what to do with Bob Ritchie. Aside from his breakout album ...

Lou Reed. If I had to sum up what music I like in two words. The thundering art noise; the knowingly camp delivery of poetry; the rich and simple heart of rock n’ roll. The erudite fuck you New York ...