BEAUTIFUL NEW BORN CHILDREN - Hey People! Review

When the great John Peel played Sebadoh's 'Soul And Fire' as part of his 1993 Festive Fifty he announced it as being "on the huggable and kissable Domino label", so it would no doubt have delighted him to know that some of the Franz millions are now being lavished on an album that, were he still with us, he'd be playing a particularly frenzied round of tonsil hockey with. Rather fine news for the rest of us too, come to think of it......full text Turn the fuzz up as loud as it can go. In a whirlwind frenzy, repeatedly hammer on your guitar at the same three chords. Scream at the top of your lungs in quick lines about youthful independence. While you're at it, go ahead and break a few things. Then, in the midst of this hysteria, stop and take a quick moment to look at yourself in the mirror. You're punk rock. It was that easy. All it took was a little attitude. Now, repeat until you're comfortable. If you need pointers, look to the Beautiful New Born Children. ...full text The rumor has it that these Beautiful New Borns have emerged from the womb that is Deutschland, but the band is notoriously slippery about its origins, preferring instead to infer that they have arrived from the raucous land of the beyond, where trolls still roam and the Huns wield their battle axes....full text