On Their Feet: Black Needle Noise Rise Up
What is the point of pain, if not to lead to healing? Andra Day’s “Rise Up” is about dispersing the clouds of doubt and despair; finding the fighter inside who…
What is the point of pain, if not to lead to healing? Andra Day’s “Rise Up” is about dispersing the clouds of doubt and despair; finding the fighter inside who…
John Fryer’s Black Needle Noise project is back with a new track featuring singer Yvette Winkler. Unusually, it comes with a professionally produced video to illustrate the results of their…
Two thousand and eighteen was a challenging year for electronic music. After a spate of excellent releases in 2017, it was as if a lot of artists were pausing for…
After the loss of so many artists in 2016, it was a pleasure to see some of the original synthpop heroes back on the release trail. OMD, Alison Moyet, Erasure…
So, it turns out that Savages are a pretty big deal. Mercury Prize nominations, top 20 albums, collaborations with big name rock stars – the UK indie trio are the…
The Curse of 2016 took a lot of artists from us. The year opened with Lemmy’s passing fresh in everyone’s minds, and the roll call of musicians claimed by the…
Jennie Vee is one of our favourite singers. Whether playing alongside Courtney Love or warming up for Echo & The Bunnymen, Vee is the picture of East Village glam (even…
John Fryer‘s Black Needle Noise project has picked out many of the best singers from a number of different scenes. The legendary producer and songsmith, who is best known as…
The legendary voice of Jarboe, the former Swans singer, appears on the latest release from Black Needle Noise. “Vexation,” which was co-written by Jarboe and the equally legendary BNN man,…