ALBUM REVIEW: Killing Joke | The Singles Collection 1979-2012

by Chris Familton Killing Joke rose from the ashes and were one of the few acts that greeted the dawn of the 80s and post-punk with such an intense and heavy sound. They used the loosening of scenes and genres to embrace everything they heard around them – from disco to metal, new wave to goth – in the process creating a truly unique sound … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Killing Joke | The Singles Collection 1979-2012

LIVE REVIEW: Killing Joke @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (08/06/13)

by Chris Familton Support acts can sometimes be a lottery. Will they be selected based on a musical similarity to the headliner or a subtle genre variation still with some stylistic connection to them? Will they be a band riding a current radio playlist/bloggers wave or a historical antecedent, forebears of the headliners who are possibly playing at their behest? In the case the band … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Killing Joke @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (08/06/13)