Subvision: Reaping The Whirlwind – EP Review
Subvision – Reaping The Whirlwind (Subvision) CD/EP Dark punk with metal undertones paints a grim soundscape with lyrics to match on the latest 4 song offering from Kincardine punk rockers Subvision....
View ArticleHey Violet: Brand New Moves – EP review
Hey Violet: Brand New Moves EP (Hi Or Hey Records)(Capitol Records) CD | DL Out Now! 9/10 Los Angeles based pop rock band, Hey Violet, consisting of Rena Lovelis, Miranda Miller,Nia Lovelis,Casey...
View ArticleMetallica: House of Vans, London – live review
Metallica House of Vans, London 18 November 2016 Metallica introduced their latest album, ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct’, at the iconic, and intimate House of Vans underneath Waterloo station. Being a...
View ArticleIceland Airwaves 2016: live review part two
Friday: The sun makes an appearance on day three of Iceland Airwaves as I saunter up to Kex hostel to see Moji & The Midnight Sons. Featuring two live members of dark electronic act Legend, the...
View ArticleDinosaur Jr., Manchester Albert Hall – live review
Photograph by John Bentley. Dinosaur Jr. Albert Hall, Manchester Saturday 19 November Back after a four-year absence with one of their strongest records, the legendary Amherst trio deafen and delight a...
View ArticleTeenage Fanclub: Whitley Bay Playhouse – live review
Teenage Fanclub Whitley Bay Playhouse 16th November 2016 A career spanning set from one of the most loved bands around, with something for everyone its a truly special evening. With a new album that...
View ArticleDead Daisies / The Answer: Corporation, Sheffield – live review
Jackaman|The Answer|The Dead Daisies Sheffield, Corporation 14th November 2016 With a lineup that includes both The Answer and The Dead Daisies, you know that you are in for a treat, especially in a...
View ArticleNew Artist of the Day: Underground Empire
Birmingham rockers Underground Empire have unveiled their new EP, the strutting, stylish Silver Bullet, which is available to listen to through Spotify, as well as being able to purchase from Bunny...
View ArticleThe Slow Readers Club: O2 Ritz, Manchester – live review
Aaron Starkie, The Slow Readers Club – ©Paul Husband The Slow Readers Club, Puppet Rebellion, Larkins Manchester, O2 Ritz 18th November 2016 It was a glorious home town gig for Manchester’s The Slow...
View ArticleIt’s All True – The Lemonheads’‘Car Button Cloth’ Turns 20
From St Augustine of Hippo to Robert Downey Jr, the world loves a celebrated sinner, particularly one that finally shows some signs of repentance. Evan Dando was no different; by 1996, he’d...
View ArticleJoan as Policewoman: Hebden Bridge Trades Club – live review
Joan as Policewoman Hebden Bridge Trades Club 17th November 2016 Joan as Policewoman was one of those acts where you couldn’t quite decide if her albums were great and her live shows tended to reflect...
View ArticleJon Baker – Looking For The Orange One
Jon Baker was the guitarist in indie mainstays The Charlatans as they rose to success in the early 1990’s. When he was with the band he helped record some of their most iconic and memorable songs...
View ArticleRia Mazini and Mark Corrin: ‘Holographic Love’ single
Mark Corrin, who is based in Manchester, has recently written and recorded a new track called ‘Holographic Love’ with Greek electropop legend Ria Mazini. Ria is a singer, musician, songwriter and...
View ArticleCigarettes After Sex: Thekla, Bristol – Live Review
Cigarettes After Sex Thekla, Bristol 18th November 2016 Since they released their debut E.P. ‘I.,’ in 2012, Cigarettes After Sex or CAS as I am going to refer to them in this review, have built an...
View ArticleNew Model Army : Brighton : Live Review
NEW MODEL ARMY BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2 Wednesday 16th November 2016 Live Review By Rachel Velouria Rose From the outset, there was a bigger buzz than usual for a dull mid-week November evening. The long...
View ArticleThe Things; This Island Earth EP -reviewed. Manchester ‘Nuggets’ band...
EP Review The Things – This Island Earth EP (Imperial) CD/DL Out 25 November 2017 The Manchester ‘Nuggets’ style psych band featuring John Maher release their second EP, This Island Earth. Ged...
View ArticleThe Glitter Band: The Albums: Deluxe Boxset – Album Review
The Glitter Band – The Albums: Deluxe Boxset (7Ts) 4CD/DL Released 25th November 2016 Boxset featuring the four albums put out by the Glitter Band in their halcyon days 73-76, including the hit singles...
View ArticleThe Front Bottoms: Birmingham O2 Institute – live review
The Front Bottoms 02 Institute, Birmingham Wednesday 23 November The idiosyncratic, emotionally-wrought New Jersey band bring their brand of punky lamentations to a packed-out Birmingham crowd,...
View ArticleThe Hydra: Innervisions with Dixon and Âme – live review
The Hydra: Innervisions with Dixon and Âme Troxy, London 13th November 2016 The Hydra and Innervisions duo Dixon and Âme brought their most recent party instalment to East London’s fabulous Troxy...
View ArticleThe Magic Sponge: ‘Science-adelic’ – EP review
The Magic Sponge – Science-adelic Anglocentric CD/DL In collaboration with golden years The Cure/Depeche Mode producer David M. Allen, London’s The Magic Sponge return after last year’s seismic Solid...
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