“Was I What You Wanted Me To Be?”: Prince (1958-2016) Pelican26 April 2016 Last Thursday, 2016 sounded a death knell which for countless individuals worldwide, devastated to the point of disbelief. The world is poorer without the supremely talented, sly, shy, god-like human that was Prince. But "we were lucky to have him as long as we did" writes Wade McCagh, who pays his last respects here. MusicVoice0 Comments19 views
8 BORIS WITH MERZBOW – GENSHO (RELAPSE) Pelican23 March 2016 At once brutally punishing and breathtakingly beautiful, Gensho is incredibly listenable, provided that the listener is prepared to work and suffer for the art. Eamonn Kelly reviews. Music0 Comments28 views
I Listened To All The So Fresh CDs in One Sitting and This Is How I Felt Pelican22 March 2016 I’m in a car. Static hits my ear. Static becomes sound and sound becomes Christina Aguilera. Her powerful voice pushes through the scratchy radio of the of th... Music0 Comments143 views
Live Review: Cosmo’s Midnight with Kučka and Feki @ Jack Rabbit Slim’s Pelican4 March 2016 For those who came just to see Cosmo’s Midnight (and there were plenty), you’d be entitled to expect some alternative renditions, at least some simple synth looping, and more professionalism. Brayden Keizer reviews. Music0 Comments30 views
Review: The Life of Pablo Pelican28 February 2016 For most of us, that part-fabricated, all-celebrity iconic soup marinates his entire identity, and unfortunately for The Life of Pablo, any alternative interpretation you could try scooping out of his actual music still stinks of it. Harry Manson reviews. MusicVoice0 Comments19 views
4.5 SIA – This Is Acting (Inertia / Monkey Puzzle / RCA) Pelican9 February 2016 This is Acting probably seemed like a great idea on paper - Sia taking back songs that she’s written for others, and making them her own. But there is absolutely no difference between 80% of this track list, and the track list for 1000 Forms of Fear; proving that this isn’t necessarily acting, but continuing on as normal. Music0 Comments73 views
7 St LUCIA – MATTER (COLUMBIA RECORDS) Pelican4 February 2016 Hold on tight to your lycra and perms, kids because Synthpop is back. St Lucia's latest album 'Matter' takes the campiness and nostalgia of the 80s to the nth degree. Music0 Comments15 views
Interview: Beth Commons from pool boy Pelican20 January 2016 there's been so many occasions where i've been approached after a show and told that my stage presence is too 'domineering' or 'intimidating' because i stand still with my hands on my hips. like would it be more comfortable for you if i flitted about stage dreamily flailing my arms? Music1 Comment75 views
Preservation of the Soul through Pop, Personality and Punk Pelican19 January 2016 Where everything about Blackstar radiates a sense of maturity and mortality – from the disturbing bedridden music video for the album’s second single ‘Lazarus’ to the foreboding, anti-pop instrumentals – Lulu is almost a cheap imitation of what made Reed such an appealing figure musically, his trademark gristle still present, but without any of the poetry that made him such an inspiring figure to the musically minded. Music0 Comments168 views
Vale, David Bowie: You Changed Us Pelican11 January 2016 David Bowie’s role in music was one of the weightiest to ever come careening into western culture as we know it today. His death, concluding a concealed 18-m... Music0 Comments31 views
