Belasco waste no time getting down to the flat-out pace and frantic guitars of ‘Chloroform’, so I will attempt to […]
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At the end of the day it’s just music and, if its played well and touches people, then that’s all […]
The Composers ease you in gently with an upbeat tune in the form of ‘A Way of Being Free’. After […]
Their noir-esque eccentric songs could be described as twisted and occasionally, beautifully angular. A set of heartfelt melodies paired with […]
To me, orange lights can only mean two things; it’s almost time to stop, or it’s almost time to go. […]
There is something about Lennon’s that just doesn’t agree with me. It’s as if the venue wants me to show […]
The first full release from Motivesounds Recordings sets an impressive bar for every record to follow. Systems and Drafts is […]
It’s a testament to punk that, thirty years since the first three chord wonders spewed forth from youth clubs nationwide, […]
Ambience, and lots of it. Enough ambience to take a very moody, deep-filled bath in, and maybe, not make it […]
The third EP from Nothing balances some slow melodic tracks with some hard hitting drums and guitar. Think a blend […]
The-Mag’s most recent run-in with Fickle Public came when Andy R saw them rock out at the Glasgow Barfly in […]
London based, but hailing from all four corners of the UK, The Hundred Handed first shot to prominence on Small-town […]
Psychemodo may be a hooky combination of pop and rock, but you’d think you were in for a feast of […]
With a name based upon the patron saint of lost causes and a local hospital where young battlers often found […]
Pub… Rock… Pub rock! Not to mention pub ska, pub oi, and, a dash of pub urchin-punk, and all from […]
Boasting an English folk-tinged voice that could melt your ears, Marsha’s hypnotic ‘Losing Me’ demonstrates just how talented a singer/songwriter […]
Due to the recent closure of popular Bournemouth venue, Mr Smiths, tonight’s bands find themselves performing at the intimidatingly-named Opera […]
Chaz Craik, otherwise known as Stillman, has played nearly every instrument on this release and can therefore, quite literally, be […]
Formed at the end of 2003 in Brighton and already catching the ear of Radio 2’s Mark Lamar and Mark […]
It’s 1991, Nirvana release ‘Nevermind’, and approximately fifty billion kids buy a guitar and grow their hair long. There’s no […]
Bastila are a five-piece indie-ska band from the Isle of White, recently getting attention from the labels and publishers within […]
The boys from The Flow are quite unabashed and eloquent about their influences, to the extent that a quick look […]
I don’t want to start this review by telling you that Pickled Dick sound like Greenday, because if you don’t […]
Razorblade Reverse were up first and, compared to the rest of the bill, played a somewhat heavier style than might […]