The Cosmic Dead – ‘Easterfaust’ (2014)
'This is an album. Listen or perish!' What can one say about a band that claims to be Scotland's foremost Hawkwind tribute band and have a name like...
Carlos Ferreira
Twin Wolf – Twin Wolf (2013) review
Twin Wolf "Twin Wolf" (Fierro! Records, 2013) 'Howling at the Moon' There's Southern Rock. Then there's Southern European Rock. There's a musical enclave in Europe called Iberian Peninsula....
“Still Falls The Rain”, Black Sabbath @O2 (London) 10/12/13 Live Report
A few months ago I had the chance to see Acid Mothers Temple play classic Black Sabbath songs and it was outstanding. After seeing the real deal though,...
Electric Shepherd – The Imitation Garden (2012) review
Electric Shepherd “The Imitation Garden” (2012) Let us all be sheep... What if the 80's existed without technological innovations and 70's record production values? Ever since the inception...
The Dandelion interview
'THE SOUND OF BLISS FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR' When someone's into psychedelia that person will eventually reach for the sonic landscapes of yore. The music of the present...
‘When Evil Worlds Collide’, Acid Mothers Temple & Space Paranoid @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, 03/11
What can we say about this combination of factos? Acid Mothers Temple play Black Sabbath. Words are hard to find to describe this gig. To have Japan’s most...
“Human Pain Threshold”, Destruction Unit @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, Lisbon (POR) – 31/10 Live Report
For those who have read my previous articles, you know I don’t like to use other bands to compare to the ones I’m writing about. For those who...
The Rising Sun Experience – Beyond the Oblivious Abyss (2013) review
The Rising Sun Experience "Beyond the Oblivious Abyss" (2013) From the Far East to Europe’s Most Western Point The Rising Sun Experience is a band from Portugal. On...
“Sedatives & Hypnotics”, Dead Meadow @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, Lisbon (POR) – 11/10 Live Report
Bands that have the word ‘Dead’ on their name are always quite apealling to me. One combination that works pretty well for me is Dead Meadow. It evokes...
Moon Duo @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, Lisbon (POR) – 24/09 Live Report
Bittersweet moonlit duet I had missed Moon Duo's previews gigs in Portugal for a myriad of reasons. Either they happened to play too far for the money I...