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Articles by: Stephen Dalton

Brett Morgen: Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck

By Stephen Dalton

Here we are now, underwhelm us.

James Dean Bradfield on the venue that gave him an education

By Stephen Dalton

Manic Street Preachers' singer plays gala night at the Newbridge Memo as the miner's institute hall reopens

The Pop Group: Citizen Zombie

By Stephen Dalton

Brit avant-punk legends return to rip it up and start again.

Corrosion Of Conformity: Blind

By Stephen Dalton

Career-making metalcore crossover expanded and reissued.

Elizabeth Marcus: No Manifesto: A Film About Manic Street Preachers

By Stephen Dalton

An inside look at the Manics’ world proves warm-hearted but overly conventional.

Live review: Gerard Way

By Stephen Dalton

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Former MCR pin-up hits the solo trail.

Kid Rock: First Kiss

By Stephen Dalton

Reformed party-rock outlaw finds his inner Bryan Adams.

Brian Eno: Reissues

By Stephen Dalton

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Avant-rock legend excavates his 1990s back catalogue.

Welcome Back: Butch Walker

By Stephen Dalton

Glam-metal guy turned writer/producer returns with new solo record – but no goss on Swift, Lavigne, Pink…

Live: Hard Rock Hell VIII

By Stephen Dalton

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A big, loud, hairy family gathering with added caravans and zombies.

White Hills: Glitter Glamour Atrocity

By Stephen Dalton

The Hills are alive with the sound of this remastered and reissued second blast.

Various: The Art Of McCartney

By Stephen Dalton

All-star Macca tribute album is a long and grinding road towards soft-rock karaoke.

Depeche Mode: Live In Berlin

By Stephen Dalton

Stadium blues from the Led Zeppelin of synth-pop.

John Kongos: Kongos

By Stephen Dalton

Expanded breakthrough album by the 1970s songsmith.

Robert Wyatt: Different Every Time

By Stephen Dalton

Retrospective featuring guests Eno, Björk and Nick Mason.

Simple Minds: Big Music

By Stephen Dalton

More autumnal anthems from iconic Scotrock heavyweights.

The Buzzcocks: A Different Kind Of Tension

By Stephen Dalton

With new album The Way showcasing their classic punk-pop, Buzzcocks prove they’re far from ready for the nostalgia circuit.

The Stories Behind The Songs: Sugar – Hoover Dam

By Stephen Dalton

A song that came into Bob Mould’s head “as I was waking up one morning”, and a long way from the suicide song that many critics perceived it to be, it’s among the former Hüsker Dü man’s best.

Buzzcocks: 10 Of The Best

By Stephen Dalton

Essential Manc art-punk from the band who wrote the book.

Primus: Primus And The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble

By Stephen Dalton

Willy Wonka finally gets the jazz-punk shafting he deserves.

Girlschool: The Bronze Years

By Stephen Dalton

Four-album box set honours pioneering Britmetal quartet.

Scott Walker & Sunn 0))) — Soused

By Stephen Dalton

Sixties idol turned avant-garde icon meets modern drone metal merchants

Schnauser: Protein For Everyone

By Stephen Dalton

More sepia-tinted surrealism from progtastic Bristolians.

Scott Walker And Sunn O))): Soused

By Stephen Dalton

Irresistible force meets immovable cult icon.

Electric Wizard: Time To Die

By Stephen Dalton

Satan’s favourite sludge-metal stoners get high on their own supply.