aLfie vera mella, Author at Cryptic Rock

China Crisis – Autumn in the Neighbourhood (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaOctober 15, 2015

The recently released China Crisis album Autumn in the Neighbourhood is one of those that, despite the long gap between it and its predecessor, 1994’s Warped by Success, sounds very assured, grounded, characteristic of the trademark sonic style of its parent, and assuring, especially to the ... Read More

New Order – Music Complete (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaOctober 9, 2015

Formed in 1980 in Manchester, England, New Order has been regarded as the progenitor of that of a brand of Alternative Rock that combined the characteristic elements of synthesizer-laden Pop music and guitar-oriented Post-Punk New Wave. The band currently consists of Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, ... Read More

The Waterboys’ This Is The Sea Three Decades Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 30, 2015

The middle of the 1980s was arguably the highest commercial crest of what is regarded now as New Wave music. So many albums associated with the golden era of the genre, that many critics continue to laud and fans remain in love with, were ... Read More

Joy Division’s Closer a New Wave Landmark 35 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 29, 2015

Formed in 1976, in Greater Manchester, England, Joy Division has become one of the legendary and pioneering icons of Post-Punk New Wave. The band consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals/guitars), Bernard Sumner (guitars/keyboards), Peter Hook (bass), and Stephen Morris (drums). According to the quartet, the primary ... Read More

PINS – Wild Nights (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 25, 2015

The Alternative Rock of the contemporary English band PINS is rooted in its homeland’s old-school Post-Punk and Britpop music and derives also from the sensibilities of ’90s American Alternative Rock. This formidable foundation is what sets the band apart from many of its contemporaries, whose ... Read More

Howard Jones’ Dream into Action a Classic 30 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 21, 2015

To claim that Dream into Action is the best album of the English singer-songwriter Howard Jones is a bit unfair to the artist. If there was a valid, more realistic, and fairer reason it has received such accolades over the years is primarily because of ... Read More

aLfie vera mella

China Crisis – Autumn in the Neighbourhood (Album Review)

New Order – Music Complete (Album Review)

The Waterboys’ This Is The Sea Three Decades Later

Joy Division’s Closer a New Wave Landmark 35 Years Later

PINS – Wild Nights (Album Review)

Howard Jones’ Dream into Action a Classic 30 Years Later

China Crisis – Autumn in the Neighbourhood (Album Review)

New Order – Music Complete (Album Review)

The Waterboys’ This Is The Sea Three Decades Later

Joy Division’s Closer a New Wave Landmark 35 Years Later

PINS – Wild Nights (Album Review)

Howard Jones’ Dream into Action a Classic 30 Years Later

Interview – Brian Wille of Currents

Interview – Stephen Christian of Anchor & Braille and Anberlin

Interview – Michael Zech of Secrets of the Moon

Crocodile (Blu-ray Review)

Hatchet: The Complete Collection (Steelbook Review)

Johnny Cash – Songwriter (Album Review)