Album Review: Moose's '...xyz' (The Quietus)

Like all too many great bands, Moose slipped through the net. But with the reissue of their debut album from 1991 perhaps we can try to help put that right. "Moose here reveal themselves as a band whose love for country, with all its unashamed nostalgia and romanticism, has loosened up their hereditary stiff upper lips." There's more if you click here: http://thequietus.com/articles/02825-moose-xyz-album-reissue-review

The video for 'Little Bird' is also below, conveniently taped off MTV in the kind of high quality that would make Guided By Voices very proud indeed:

Album Review: Moose's '...xyz' (The Quietus)

Photos: The Kids Are United

"I believe that children are our future," wailed Whitney Houston for what seemed like a lifetime, but she'd never seen an iPhone. Still, it wasn't really necessary for her to break the news to us (and not just because George Benson had already delivered the lines ten years earlier). Nevertheless these words of wisdom linger, most probably because she hammered them home with the subtlety of a shot of Jägermeister. So, since iPhones remain expensive, let us explore Whitney's vision of the future...

Photos: The Kids Are United

Feature: World Domination Enterprises (The Quietus)

For those a little older than me, punk was the revolution. My revolution, however, came in two stages: the sloganeering pop mayhem of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and - only shortly afterwards - their polar opposite, the terrifying World Domination Enterprises. "Nothing comes close to the sheer physical, brutal force in every sinew, cartilage and muscle right at the very heart of Let’s Play Domination, the 1988 debut album." 

I managed to track down main man Keith Dobson for The Quietus. We also reminisced about our mutual childhoods within military families, but you won't read that here: http://thequietus.com/articles/02622-world-domination-enterprises-interview
http://thequietus.com/articles/02622-world-domination-enterprises-interview

You can, however, get a taste of their filth and their fury here. Brace yourself:

Feature: World Domination Enterprises (The Quietus)