Black Carrot

From Volcano The Bear to Dragon or Emperor and then to Black Carrot! One band leads to another. Drink The Black Forest is Black Carrot’s last album and it’s another excellent surprise: odd, crazy and unexpected. Needless to say, I can’t stop listening to it.

Aranis III review by Dave Lynch

Songs from mirage reviewed by Dave Lynch on AMG.

Jim G. Thirlwell’s news

Jim G. Thirlwell official web site has been revamped. Since October most of the Foetus albums and all the Steroid Maximus and Manorexia albums are available as digital downloads on legal platforms.
Three new albums will be released in 2010: a new Foetus album, a new Manorexia album (in stereo and 5:1 surround sound) and a [...]

Volcano The Bear

Volcano The Bear is an experimental/avantgarde band from the UK. I first heard of them through AMN, a great blog to discover new music. Full songs are available for free at the Free Music Archive. Of course their albums are also available for download on legal platforms. But let’s say you would like their Classic [...]

Recent music purchases

Real Ones is a band from Norway. They are a kind of indie/folk band. Their music is full of Eastern influences and they play a great variety of stringed instruments: guitar, mandolin, sitar, banjo, violin. The overall result is a refreshing and original sound. I recommend their two last albums: All for the Neighbourhood and [...]

One Finger Discount

While MacHeist is giving away six free applications, more than 100 developers are offering 20% off their software. The discount is available through a coupon code. For the complete story head on the One Finger Discount page. Great initiative!

BumpTop alpha for Mac

BumpTop is available for Mac as a private alpha release. Nice!