Gills, Gills, Gills!
In which our young hero poses the old monolithic, or monoriffic question. Continue reading Gills, Gills, Gills!
Category: Stoner rock
The Goddess Shrugs Green
Carrion birds feasting on the smeared remains of the dead? yikes! Continue reading The Goddess Shrugs Green
Trees Are Good, Trees Are Good!
Fi Fi Fo Fum …anchu! Continue reading Trees Are Good, Trees Are Good!
I Wander’d Lonely As A Kamel
Socially unfulfilled dromedarys? it must be in the 1537. Continue reading I Wander’d Lonely As A Kamel
Subliminal Drug Reference #1
Maybe I am just a suspicious dude, as John Lennon sang, but I cannot help thinking sometimes that some rockers … Continue reading Subliminal Drug Reference #1
Absinthe Antelopes
I genuinely have no idea why I bought Holy Mountain Ancient Astronauts, I’m guessing it must have been recommended to … Continue reading Absinthe Antelopes
1537 vs. 2016
Welcome ladies, gentlemen, all non-binary folk, owlbears, and gelatinous cubes to this, my fifth annual 1537 Awards Ceremony, which was recently … Continue reading 1537 vs. 2016
Planet Caravanserai
You know how I’m one of those dead wise dudes? you know, a bit of a seer type? well one … Continue reading Planet Caravanserai
Maaaaaannnnn!
Harsh Toke Light Up And Live; am I alone in thinking there may be some kind of subliminal stoner-weed-endorsement thing going … Continue reading Maaaaaannnnn!
Put Your Money Where Your Moth Is
Whether I finish this post tonight, or not, here’s one for International Women’s Day – Black Moth Condemned To Hope. … Continue reading Put Your Money Where Your Moth Is
One Guyrection
IF YOU THINK YOUR LIFE MEANS ANYTHING YOU’RE JUST PLAIN FUCKING WRONG NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING FOREVER MORE! THERE IS NO … Continue reading One Guyrection
Flat Out Against The Freaks
(A joint Canadian-Welsh venture, this simulcast has been brought to you by Mr Ladano and I. We wanted to do … Continue reading Flat Out Against The Freaks
Pan-Dimensional Amazonian Druganauts
Get in your car, start it up and drive straight into a fucking brick wall … Not motoring advice likely … Continue reading Pan-Dimensional Amazonian Druganauts
Pears And Bras
Buying on a whim and a cover has seen me snag many a good album, but also come unstuck a … Continue reading Pears And Bras
Dawn Of The Gnomes
After a couple of records I’ve been a bit diffident about* let’s get back on board the Enthusiasm Express, calling all … Continue reading Dawn Of The Gnomes
Stoner Boner Nacht Musik
Chicks, greasy long hair, bongs, the entire cosmos, bright red custom cars, killer robots and the sheer awesomeness of a guitar … Continue reading Stoner Boner Nacht Musik
Module Overload
As long-time readers will know I’m just a complete sucker for Fu Manchu and that So-Cal stoner sound, like the … Continue reading Module Overload
Clutch Live: Ritz, Manchester 10-07-13
I woke up this morning sweaty and still tired from the night before, with sore legs from dancing, a hoarse throat … Continue reading Clutch Live: Ritz, Manchester 10-07-13
I Talk To Planets Baby
My love affair with Monster Magnet began when I saw them as part of Metallica’s Big Day Out in 1998, … Continue reading I Talk To Planets Baby
Crucial Velocity
Okay this is cheating I know that 1537 is supposed to be a bit of a retrospective gig but I … Continue reading Crucial Velocity
Flying Is Trying Is Dying
In case of Sonic Attack on your district, follow these rules: If you are making love it is imperative to … Continue reading Flying Is Trying Is Dying
Upon Arrival
A recent love this one, White Hills H-p1 from 2010, promoted here because I’ve got tickets to see them in Liverpool … Continue reading Upon Arrival
Heavy as Ship
Ufomammut Oro: Opus Primum was by far my favourite LP of 2012. In fact I’m going to go for broke … Continue reading Heavy as Ship
Trolltastic: Endless Boogie – Long Island
I know I don’t normally do this as 1537 is a retrospective gig but I just wanted to share my excitement … Continue reading Trolltastic: Endless Boogie – Long Island
Follow the Smoke Toward the Riff Filled Land
Sleep Dopesmoker is not for the faint-hearted. For the uninitiated it is a one-track, 1 hour long monolith of Sabbath-inspired doom. … Continue reading Follow the Smoke Toward the Riff Filled Land
1537 – Fest
So here we go – 1537 reviews a rock LP with no adolescent baggage attached, I never had my heart … Continue reading 1537 – Fest
Dinsmore, Bjork, Hernandez
Dinsmore, Bjork, Hernandez sound like a mildly exotic firm of solicitors but are in fact the members of Ché, a … Continue reading Dinsmore, Bjork, Hernandez