This is one of the hardest gigs I’ve ever had to review. And not because it was bad, but because […]
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‘DTA’ is Joe Matson’s first attempt at being a solo artist. He has transformed from being an indie peddling, blues […]
That was quick. I popped the record on, got my ass lined up to the butt-shaped depression on my favourite […]
I keep having to check that the music isn’t coming from something out of a glossy CD cover with major […]
Mischa Kaye is not only a talented classical singer but is also an actor, dancer and pianist. Misha recorded and […]
It’s hard to believe that Ray Lamontagne spent his childhood living in friends’ back yards and even a chicken coop! […]
There may well be more female fronted bands out there today than ever, but many of these seem no more […]
As a writer, you become very conscious when you keep on saying the same thing. However, bands like Franz Ferdinand […]
The Diarys describe their music as ‘… a truly remarkable soundtrack to life’ but, while it’s an alright record, I […]
The Joiners has long been established as the best venue Southampton has to offer, no questions asked. However, this may […]
The delightfully named One Flew Over took to the stage led by Sideshow Bob’s hair-twin. This photogenic four-piece (five if […]
A wet and miserable October evening saw rockers and emos alike gathering for cover in a venue less roomy than […]
On a cold and bitter Friday night I couldn’t ask for a better way to spend my evening, than to […]
This record arrived just in time for me. I thought I was becoming something of a chauvinist as every band […]
White, a recently emerged quintet from Boston, Massachusetts, represent everything that has been missing in rock music during the last […]
Two very contrasting songs; ‘Save Me Sinner’ is built on a rather unimaginative guitar structure. It’s all guitar-shop journeys up […]
You can’t deny Deeprock’s catchiness from the offset; they’ve got a strange and unique quality to them. The album is […]
I didn’t really know what to make of this CD when I received it and I’m still not entirely sure […]
As this weary music journalist feels the downside to abusing hospitality at a local music function (this is what happens […]
The number of home studio producers has risen sharply in recent years, what with Myspace and the increasing affordability and […]
It’s nice when a band does the whole electronica thing with a view to producing a decent song or two. […]
This CD from London-based four-piece band Sleepless is something I’m always on the look out for – value for money! […]
The Attika State hail from Sicily, Malta, Guyana, Sri Lanka, and Bristol. Well, that’s what it says on their web-site […]
An amusing thing about the Crave is that they list AC/DC and Guns’n’Roses among their influences. This statement couldn’t be […]