A few years back I caught melodic hardcore band Million Dead play an intimate show at The Camden Underworld to a young crowd gathered to see what all the fuss was about. The band were making an……

At any one time I have between 3 and 5 part written drafts for future Cougar Microbes updates and roughly the same number of ideas running in my head. A trail of post-its and notes act as a vague……

Some of the greatest concert, album as well as movies (but that is for another blog post) experiences come when the artist blows you away when you had no idea what to expect. I could name a few……

Back in the early 00s, long before Last.fm, Pandora and Hype Machine came along, there was an ace little website called Music Buddha. You initially picked one of 7 genres which then allowed you to……

Easy Star All-Stars is a talented collective that incorporates some of New York’s finest Reggae musicians. They have found their niche in recreating subliminal dub/reggae versions of legendary……

Whenever I visit New York I try to check the music section at the Housing Works Bookstore. They always have a great biography or provocative tale of rock excess I can pick up in this second hand……

Osker were still in their teens when releasing their debut full length ‘Treatment 5′. Reviews at the time were generally positive citing the bands youthful age and their competent if not……

Back in August last year I posted that US Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain had each revealed their ten favourite songs. The list stil makes for interesting reading and provided……