Hello Mark of Goatboy fame! How the devil are you? Not bad, the sun is shining so I’m happy.
Are you responsible for the sinkholes in Guatemala? I hope not…
There’s a guy in the UK who goes by the name Goatboy too. Do you reckon you could take him in a fight? Not if he’s holding [...]
Jun
2
May
19
What’s this?
It’s only one of the best live bands in Ireland releasing their debut E.P.
They’re not afraid to sound epic.
You should not be afraid to listen.
I Phoenix
Redtwelve
burnusboth
Mar
30
What do you call it when post-rock is catchy and pop-savvy?
Post-pop doesn’t sound right.
Cinematic soundtrack? Getting there, but still not quite…
Techno!
Wait, that’s wrong…
Overhead, The Albatross?
Yes, that sounds about right.
They circle above you, enriched with a sound somewhere in the middle of Explosions In The Hope Of The States.
Keep watching as they ascend.
Overhead, The Albatross play [...]
Mar
1
OK, Geoff, TTS appreciates your hard work, epic gig-going ability and prolific nature on a Monday morning, but for your own health, you’re getting gagged until further notice right after this review. A cup of tea is being snail-mailed en-route to you now as a consolation.
Adequate Geoff wrote:
Well Codes, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? [...]
Mar
1
My, my, Adequate Geoff, you’re on a roll today, aren’t you? Here’s another review to digest in whatever is a brain’s equivalent of stomach acid.
Adequate Geoff wrote:
I see Crawdaddy has upgraded the €2 alcopops offer from Smirnoff Ice knockoffs to Smirnoff Ice. It’s about as welcome as a tiger in an aviary when a strawpedo [...]
Mar
1
TTS hasn’t quite gotten over the stage fright of staging a review for a band onstage, so once again, the onus is on Adequate Geoff to take us through it:
Adequate Geoff wrote:
The Libertines, eh? They’re responsible for as much music created in Ireland and England over the last decade as Nirvana have been in America [...]
Mar
1
TTS isn’t much good at reviews.
So we’re handing all future reviews to our friend, Adequate Geoff.
Adequate Geoff says:
Whelan’s is rammed like a biplane into a Texan IRS building. There is a buzz about John, Shelly & The Creatures, and rightly so, with knowledge of their excellent instrumentation, easy-going, catchy compositions and of course that song [...]
