Album Reviews

Master P – ‘The Last Don’ Review

An American chart-topping LP, 'The Last Don' is Percy 'Master P' Miller's fifth album and looks set to become his biggest seller. And, if...

Graham Coxon – ‘The Sky Is Too High’ Review

The others were more predictable. Damon's solo album: a triple opus rock opera called Darren, the story of a deaf, dumb and asthmatic accountant...

‘Best OF’

THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT rock'n'roll record EVER made. GAAA! They're called Guitar Wolf - which is the best band name ever. The album's...

Zero

AND SO, IN THE INEVITABLE TRIAL BY 'BEST Of', Guy Chadwick stands for his verdict. Will he be lauded as the visionary who, with...

Roman Candle / Elliott Smith

Under normal circumstances, we'd be advising these people to get out more. Clive and Martine are Broken Dog, a couple who function in the late...

Punch Drunkard

MAINSTREAM SUCCESS BECKONS FOR Elliott Smith in the wake of his Oscar-nominated Good Will Hunting soundtrack. He's just signed a contract with Dreamworks and...

The Great Crossover Potential

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE HEARD AN Other Band saying they're 'Big in Japan'? A lot, frankly. And The Yellow Monkey are no different:...

Estate Style Entertainment

IN 1987, BRITISH MUSIC NEEDED A bit of overseas help. The Smiths had split, NME readers' favourite band was The Wedding Present, Sigue Sigue...

Va Va Voom

A RARE TALENT IN THE TRUEST sense of the word, Louisiana native Lucinda Williams has released only four albums in a career spanning 18...

Waved Out

AS EMBRACE ARE WONT TO TELL YOU, YOU should always come back to what you know. For one David Lewis Gedge, this is a...