Posts tagged: music of the week

Music of the Week – Smack – Little Sister

Hello guys! After a little summertime break, we’re back to provide you some more good obscure music… Time to return back to ’80s, 1988 to be precise, and unearth another fine tune from Smack, a Finnish band which was seminal to the glam rock scene. Enjoy!

Sunday August 25th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – Guardian Bird – Reinassance

After a break, Illusion City is being updated again! Time for some underground French new wave this week…Guardian Bird released a tape named La Poupèe in 1989 and faded into obscurity pretty soon. Enjoy one of the finest track off this tape…Reinassance!

Sunday August 4th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – Alice Cooper – Caffeine

I’ve recently listened to Alice’s latest effort, the sequel to his masterpiece, welcome to my nightmare…and it’s a damn good album! This is the second song off it, Caffeine. Enjoy!

Monday July 15th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – The Only Ones – From Here To Eternity

After a long hiatus, here we go again! Time for some refined new wave romance by The Only Ones, an unlucky but seminal band, hailing from the late seventies/early eighties UK.

Sunday June 30th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – Smack – Roses Have Faded

Hi guys! It’s time to dig up one of the most criminally overlooked and forgotten rock bands ever…Smack from Finland. They started their career in 1984 with their first album “on you”, and disbanded in the late ’80s after their last album “radical” in 1988. Led by charismatic and restless vocalist Claude, they played a […]

Music of the Week – Rozy Coyote – You Don’t Love Me

Hi guys! Sorry for the long hiatus between the posts, but real life has the bad habit of taking it’s toll… Time to uncover a very obscure band from the early ’90s, Rozy Coyote. They released seven songs before fading, and they are very good! Bluesy and powerful. This song, you don’t love me, in […]

Wednesday May 29th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

The Silent Scream – Handstands

Hello guys! Time to undust a buried gem from the marvelous years of the new wave creative peak. This band proposes a very raw and muddy sound, more closer to punk than post-punk in certain regards, similar to the one of the early Bauhaus, with the addition of a very tasty minimal organ. Enjoy!

Sunday May 12th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – Miami Riot – Rock n Roll Suicide

First of all, sorry for the lack of updates but I’ve been really busy in these days! I’ll try to keep a constant pace, but maybe the updates will slow down for a while. Time to enjoy some very nice glam metal from the early 90’s: Miami Riot. They released an EP in 1990, dirty […]

Sunday April 28th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – The Jacobites – Liquor, Guns & Ammo

Hi everybody! It’s time for some wild western passionate romance, the very beating heart of Nikki Sudden’s art… This song was also re-recorded for the 1991 record “the jewel thief” by Nikki Sudden.

Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 in , , , | No Comments »

Music of the Week – Blessure Grave – Mirror

Time for some more post-punk! This contemporaney band, which started releasing it’s music in 2009, is a very obscure one, their releases are for the most part tapes…in my opinion they are quite promising. Enjoy Mirror!

Saturday March 16th, 2013 in , , | No Comments »