Three piece, Beyond Convention, have set out with the intention (as their name suggests) of doing something a bit different. […]
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Set for release on 5th September 2005, ‘Burgers’ is the much anticipated follow up to Toupe’s 2003 album ‘Alopecia’ and […]
Rat:Daddy may have been quiet for a few months, but they are back now with a series of live shows […]
As Glasgow basked in its warmest summer in many a year, the thought of spending an evening in a dark […]
Like a more chilled-out The Rakes, Portsmouth based four-piece The Ridgeway opened the night with a tight and varied mix […]
Duels amble onto the stage to face an audience sweaty with anticipation after too much sun. For a sticky Tuesday […]
The curiously titled The Young Hips are a three-piece from Motherwell and were billed as one of the best things […]
One of the current musical trends is that earnest song writing is back in fashion and Glasgow five-piece AirSpiel provide […]
Despite having chosen a band name that falls halfway between cheesy and cringe-worthy, Sintuition’s music is an uncompromising metal onslaught […]
The free spirit and creative integrity of the singer-songwriter and the cold, calculating exploitative nature of commercial enterprise have never […]
The Authentic’s fifth release ‘Back Down to Earth’ could be a clear hit with a teenage audience given its energetic, […]
Having met up at the University of Reading (presumably in the Student Union Bar), Jonny, Joe, Chris, and Laurence decided […]
Electric outfit, Capital X, have sent an enigmatic CD with no background information or biography. However with four handy passport-sized […]
Never judge a book by its cover. For example, when I turned over the cover of this CD and looked […]
The darkness inside Lennon’s in Southampton provided the perfect atmosphere for the deep country rock of The Bullycats. Despite Live […]
The intense humidity and the sweltering St Mary’s evening heat was intense. It was not, however, enough to put off […]
Snatching at the heels of ‘Life Support’, ‘Satellites’ is the second single from Edinburgh-based Graystar. After an interesting and appropriately […]
What a difference two years make. Two years ago I was starting my first temp-job in London, having just moved […]
Gosport based electro-goth three-piece, The Cancer Project, have been plying their industrial rock-metal sound in nearby Portsmouth for a couple […]
Active M, collectively known as ‘The Actives’, are a four piece band from London who you might have heard without […]
Following on from the rather successful ‘AOK’ album, Fleeing New York have returned with a double a-side in the form […]
Dead!Dead!Dead! are back with their second EP and in keeping with their trademark arty / dark / pop approach, every […]
With some tasty erotic cover-art balanced by a title that falls a long way short of rolling off the tongue […]
Sion have played so many gigs over the past year the Ministry of Transport is considering levying an additional ‘band-van’ […]