The first thing that comes to mind after a few seconds of listening to the opening track of this album […]
First off, it has to be said that the packaging for this record is amazing. Some thought has gone into […]
UXL aim to be a big band – their career goal is big impact, big sales and big audiences. They […]
FreeSlave are a four-piece alt-rock band based on the South Coast, pumping out a full and punchy raw sound with […]
Household, a four-piece ‘nu-wave punk rock’ band from Scotland, here unleash their second EP. First up, points for the presentation […]
Roger Bleck is a musician who doesn’t demand anything more of you than effortless enjoyment of the poised elegance of […]
A fine addition to the art/goes/pop label, The Clerks embody the essence of the label with their punky-disco-pop concoctions that […]
If a band’s going to call itself Letdown they have to be pretty certain they can deliver the goods or […]
Travelling from the shiny skyscrapers of Canary Wharf to the weathered streets of Camden presents something of a culture shock. […]
Sometimes The Joiners makes me feel old and tonight was one of these times. Arriving halfway through Sidecar 46’s set, […]
Sugar-sweet and good for you – this is the sound of Manuka. These Brighton boys know their way around their […]
Velvet Underground meet John Lee Hooker and take him to a trip-hop club night on this EP. Mutant Press mixes […]
An unsigned UK band playing support to American rock legends and totally annihilating the headliners? If you think this could […]
Chris Cornell, a man of many talents, strikes it gold with this self-titled album Temple of the Dog (1990). With […]
OTT Promotions has kick-started 2007 with a brilliant show at Camden’s Purple Turtle on January 13th featuring an interesting line-up […]
It’s gone midnight at The Hobbit, but the party’s just beginning. After support slots from the Blardy Blars and Freeslave, […]
As soon as this CD begins, it strikes me how much the ‘atmospherics’ are like those found on most Joy […]
With giant Floridian crabs turning up on the coast of Cornwall, The-Mag was suitably intrigued to find out what else […]
Narkan is the undiscovered gem of the UK underground rock scene playing supercharged, lush glam metal reinforced with big choruses, […]
To begin this review by describing Actress Hands as an inspiration to music or something that has never been heard […]
This album’s influences stare you in the face like the classic album covers you’d immediately recognise in a record shop […]
‘Isolation’ starts with a jangly guitar intro, courtesy of Nige, who is ably supported by the rhythm section of Caroline […]
Let me just start by saying that I have honestly never, ever heard a song that sounds more like a […]
I can’t help but think labels like ‘post-hardcore and ‘post-rock’ are pretty pointless. Firstly, because defining something in terms of […]