For such an intense blast of visceral meets harmonic metal, it seems like something of a joke to include a […]
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Described by Mia Riddle and her band as a sophomore effort, ‘Songs From Hatchet Lake’ is far from sophomoric. Instead, […]
The Golden Section have crafted a simply stunning piece of work for their debut record. This Chichester four-piece have been […]
Except for the lyrics, The Tacticians are a power-pop band who have received fair comparisons to The Kinks. Rather than […]
The Blackout seem to be moving in the right direction. From a gig at the Twist in Colchester to a […]
Any band who credits their merch guy as a member is alright by me. Glasgow quintet (alright, quartet, but I’m […]
Bristol/Bath quartet Showing Off To Thieves certainly know how to rock. Opening track ‘Everyone Has Their Secrets’ kicks into its […]
Indie/electronica is the order of the day here, on the second full-length album from the first band I’ve knowingly heard […]
I hope Shaun Buswell and his band won’t sue me for saying this, but this is a nice album. Musicians […]
It would be churlish to deny that synths have a place in this world. Clubland would be a drum-heavy world […]
A bit of a funny one this. Six tracks are here presented by young Southampton band Frisbee in the Jewel […]
After a stunning entry, with bass that runs up and down the frets and a guitar riff that could beat […]
When you see Ray LaMontagne on television, fully bearded and with a matching fuzziness from the retro-style photography, you can’t […]
Another Dutch band (we’ve had a few recently) Heideroosjes purvey a modern punk/metal style, not dissimilar to moments on American […]
This is the first international release from the madcap French band Wolfunkind. Research indicates that the band have broken up […]
I have a dream that I want to talk about. It’s a recurring dream/nightmare scenario. I’m in a recording studio, […]
‘9 ’till Live’ is essentially a single, backed up by four live tracks as a bit of a bonus feature. […]
The first few seconds of Dogs’ ‘Soldier On’ are very promising seconds indeed. Shades of political punk seem to be […]
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 […]
One for fans of The Automatic, Dance Lazarus Dance have the unadorned voice meets tongue-in-cheek screams that has done The […]
A sunny meadow is conjured up by the piano and guitar epicality of Juno Ashes’ intro to ‘Wait by the […]
A fantastically pebbly vocal almost saves this song from dreary acoustic obscurity. Almost. It’s an acoustic ballad and it’s rather […]