Author: Yannick Chauvet

Spanish Love Songs Return with the Furious Energy of “Good American”

Spanish Love Songs Return with the Furious Energy of “Good American”

Spanish Love Songs are back with “Good American”, the first taste of their forthcoming album “Future Nausea”, due 6 November via Pure Noise Records. And this is an interesting one because, despite everything going on beneath the surface, it is a bloody enjoyable song. There […]

The Mission Return to Europe in 2027, With a New Album and a Warsaw Date

The Mission Return to Europe in 2027, With a New Album and a Warsaw Date

I have always cherished The Mission. I am a fan, and particularly of the band’s early years, when albums such as “God’s Own Medicine”, “Children” and “Carved In Sand” established that particular mixture of dark atmosphere, powerful guitars, melancholy and enormous emotional weight that made […]

Kalandra Open the Door to “The Other Side”

Kalandra Open the Door to “The Other Side”

I have been looking forward to every new Kalandra release since “A Frame Of Mind“, so when “Let Me Be Open” appeared on 28 August, I was immediately curious to hear what it was about. “Let Me Be Open” is the first single from Kalandra […]

IDIOTAPE, The Raw Power of Electronic Rock

IDIOTAPE, The Raw Power of Electronic Rock

You know, sometimes Facebook actually gets something right. It shows you something totally unexpected, something you would probably never have found on your own. The FB algorithm has killed curiosity, but that’s another story. For once though, I have to give credit to the mysterious […]

Christine Plays Viola Release Video For “At Last, I Found You”

Christine Plays Viola Release Video For “At Last, I Found You”

I always like to add a little bit of darkwave to my playlist, and Christine Plays Viola made it today. For me, “At Last, I Found You” is a very good example of what darkwave can do. It has that mysterious side, with that slightly […]

“Permacrisis” By Nicolas Grospierre: Architecture as a Record of Social Ideas

“Permacrisis” By Nicolas Grospierre: Architecture as a Record of Social Ideas

There is something about photographic projects built around repetition that has always appealed to me. Give me a series where the photographer establishes a set of rules, the same format, the same kind of framing, the same distance, the same visual discipline, and then applies […]

Fuck Off Festival Brings Six Bands and One Hell of a Night to B90

Fuck Off Festival Brings Six Bands and One Hell of a Night to B90

On 7 November 2026, B90 in Gdańsk will host FUCK OFF FESTIVAL, bringing together six Polish bands with very different takes on punk, rock and heavier sounds, but one important thing in common, none of them seem particularly interested in playing it safe. At the […]

Pop With Teeth, The Hardkiss Headline B90 With Felin in Tow

Pop With Teeth, The Hardkiss Headline B90 With Felin in Tow

On 19 November, B90 will welcome The Hardkiss, the Ukrainian project led by vocalist Julia Sanina, for a night where pop, alternative rock and electronic music are thrown into the same machine and come out sounding considerably more interesting. Trying to pin The Hardkiss down […]