• dj_2button ‘Transient Communications’

    A green, amphibian alien encounters Earth and wanders the lonely streets and back-alleys of Vancouver, simultaneously dancing joyfully from its newfound discovery, yet encumbered with a melancholic longing for its extraterrestrial home. Finally, its spaceship arrives to whisk it away to an uncertain destination. Is the flying saucer en route to roots and belonging, or…

  • ΜΠΡΙΤΖΟΛΙΤΣΕΣ ‘ΜΠΡΙΤΖΟΛΙΤΣΕΣ’

    Did you know that ‘peek-a-boo’ in Greek slang sounds an awful lot like “I’m going mad”? Young mothers cooing ‘κου-κου-τσα’ to their tender offspring while tacitly admitting fraying sanity is among the many warped observations of a society struggling to bury its anguish and impending implosion that catches the dilated, bloodshot eye of synthpunk mischief-makers ΜΠΡΙΤΖΟΛΙΤΣΕΣ.…

  • Panic Shack ‘Baby Shack’

    It’s the little things in life that can often send us over the edge. The painful sting of a stolen lighter, the trauma of witnessing milk poured first in a brew so acute time almost slows down, and the sudden fury of your mate’s seat being claimed in the pub it triggers a violent reaction…

  • Reckless Randy ‘Reckless Randy’

    New Jersey’s Ocean City has been fighting the riff-raff and troublemakers which threaten “America’s greatest family resort” for decades. Founded by Methodist ministers, the Cape May beach spot has pursued a puritanical alcohol ban since before Prohibition, and like any sanction on fun that’s occurred throughout history, delinquents and ne’er do wells fester under the…

  • Fatamorgana ‘Ahora Aquí, Todavía No’

    A fata morgana is the curious optical illusion that occurs when one looks ahead into the horizon and sees strange objects in the distance. Historically mistaken for boats or islands, legend has it that these mirages were the beckoning sorcery of Morgan le Fay, luring sailors to an alternate realm, never to be seen again.…

  • International Women’s Day 2022

    Another year, another wave of incredible new women artists absolutely killin’ it! As ever, the Heads on Sticks International Women’s Day 2022 playlist is just the tip of the iceberg, merely a smorgasbord of the female acts that’s been on heavy rotation at HEADHQ (for whatever my opinion’s worth). Whilst it’s easy to be dazzled…

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