Love Me, I’m A Liberal

15Aug11

Published in Red Mist, 12th August 2011 Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School Of Medicine live in London As we were watching Jello Biafra advocating “non-violent direct action” from the stage of the O2 Academy in Islington, only a couple of miles up the road members of Tottenham’s impoverished community made their frustration felt by [...]

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Slayer: World Painted Blood

13Nov09

                          At her slaytanic majesty’s request, the new Slayer album is finally out. Many bands have attempted to play faster – usually to comedic effect – but when it comes to sheer heaviness and relentless single-mindedness, Slayer remain the true destructors.

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Billy Zoom interview

07Jun07

Would-be guitar heroes who play 289 notes per second are dime a dozen. Yet those guitarists who possess a truly awe-inspiring ability with their instrument are rare, with so much style that would never be displayed in a vulgar, shallow-minded way.

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