Articles by Rob Bolton

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  Anita Lane

  Sex O'Clock

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Upon first glance, this looks to be a potentially cheeky mainstream album, but Sex O'Clock is actually a respectably good package of slick,...

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  Prima Donnas

  Drugs, Sex & Discoteques

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  If we are to believe the story as it exists on paper, the members of the Prima Donnas are exiles of Sussex, England, who have relocated to...

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  Toshack Highway

  Everyday, Rock 'n' Roll Is Saving My Life

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Toshack Highway is essentially the work of Swervedriver's singer-guitarist Adam Franklin, who created this project as an outlet for a tripp...

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  Trembling Blue Stars

  Alive To Every Smile

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Although the line-up has changed, and they spent an unusually long time on the recording process, England's TBS has still pulled off an out...

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  Vitesse

  What Can Not Be, But Is...

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Vitesse's third outing is a stellar collection of melancholic synth pop. With a sound heavily rooted in old New Order and OMD, the duo of H...

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  Paul Weller

  Days Of Speed

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Although Mr. Weller has already released a live album, Days Of Speed (a line from the Jam's "That's Entertainment") is something a little d...

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  Black Box Recorder

  The Worst Of

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Luke Haines is not a happy man. He's not a big fan of the music industry either. He's taken sharp stabs at Britpop and the whole UK music s...

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  Boxstep

  The Faces All Look On

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  On This is a well-orchestrated opus by an eight-piece group from the unlikely home base of Pittsburgh, PA. Following in the footsteps of ar...