Jessica’s Ghost conjure up the vision of The Pretenders, with ‘that Christmas song’ they did firmly entrenched, not just in […]
Ray Lamontagne is bringing it home with the first release from his second LP. ‘Three More Days’, it had to […]
Where do you start with this record, or indeed this artist? TD Lind went a long way to make this […]
When Toupe sent us this record, they made quite a point of including all the lyrics. Far from being a […]
As if the heatwave hadn’t reduced everybody to a dried husk already, the packed out Unit 22 in Southampton supplied […]
When you see Ray LaMontagne on television, fully bearded and with a matching fuzziness from the retro-style photography, you can’t […]
‘9 ’till Live’ is essentially a single, backed up by four live tracks as a bit of a bonus feature. […]
Despite having turned up at the Original 106 studios to be interviewed about The Mag Awards, I couldn’t subdue my […]
With no shortlist, nominations, or judges’ decisions, The Mag Awards’ winners were a truly public selection. The Talking Heads in […]
The Mag Awards show in 2007 took place at The Talking Heads in Southampton. On this page you’ll find the […]
Starting with the positives, this is a record produced to the highest standards. The crystal clear guitars seep through the […]
Recorded just five weeks before the tragic death of John MacIsaac, the lead singer of Mach Schau, this single comes […]
Despite managing to supply the most clichéd biography ever, a reasonably thin mix and some of the most eighties-arcade synth […]
The Carletons are a band on the rise, with a dark and edgy sound that’s got echoes of early Hard-Fi, […]
A good number of people were probably waiting for The Veils to crack off their set at the end of […]
The Electric Cinema return with a stomp-beated eclectic-pop second single and find themselves amongst the current love for a splash […]
My Passion have sneaked into Robert Smith’s house and stolen the style of his 1983 to 1987 pop songs and […]
Someone managed to describe Attica State as: “The Beatles with more power and distortion.” I wouldn’t normally name names, but […]
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard this song. For whatever reason, Simon Kent has semi-ditched the Pillo band name, […]
Making the combination of cello and banjo sound like a combination of Passenger, Captain and Nizlopi, My Little Problem craft […]
You only need to spot the fact that Kruzenshtern and Prohod are on this record to know you’re in for […]
Why on Earth is the mag still talking about Nerina Pallot when she’s clearly doing very well for herself? She’s […]
From the very first guitar slide of ‘The Town and The City’, to the last plaintive keyboard note of ‘Last […]
The Psychotic Reaction are a band that hover between an affable cheeky speaky-voiced style and an irritatingly accented vocal, with […]