When you get a record from a solo artist you just don’t know what’s going to be lurking inside the […]
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With a gut-turning image of Kylie and Jason from their big-hair era, surrounded by a big heart, and carrying the […]
Contagious Vibes have crafted a stylish soulful sound that transports you to a dimly lit smoky jazz club, where cool […]
Arriving from Belfast resplendent with a black CD, this The Betes Noires’ offering combines their first three EPs onto one […]
Soma High are a Southampton trio with an atmospheric rock sound. Having formed in 2003 and worked their way to […]
What can you say about Scarlet Soho that hasn’t already been said? Well, not much, because so many people are […]
The Half Rabbits are currently making waves on the Oxford music scene and seem to be doing a good job […]
The last time Shard sent us a CD they included a quirky biography and a collection of images as confusing […]
On a muggy Monday night when the beer’s served in cardboard cups and the venue’s packed before nightfall, you know […]
Harsh have an aggressive lo-fi garage-tock sound that belies their technical ability… and a collection of sub-three-minute songs that does […]
Decomposing Joey kicked off a busy Saturday night at The Joiners. The Southampton based punk-funk four-piece belted out a high-tempo […]
Kalinsky have shed their skin! Having started out as a pop-punk worm they have slipped themselves into an artistic-cocoon and […]
Having formed in 1997 as a guitar-led electric blues outfit, Redmojo have transformed into a band that now creates an […]
Finding the Nexus with minutes to spare, I pass the entrance and see several people queuing outside to get in. […]
First onto the stage to face the family-thronged Talking Heads crowd was Secluded. Disconcertingly familiar, this three-piece sound like the […]
Released on 9th May 2005, The Lust vs The Land is a split double A-side single from Nottingham’s Hinterland and […]
As the piles of CD’s are starting to interfere with Air Traffic Control it’s high time for a Sunday stroll […]
Tonight The Joiners was all about writhing, swearing, and reluctant audience participation. With the stage in darkness, Southampton four-piece Sarah […]
With a Police-issued sideburn license and with a number of big riffs on offer that is just about ready to […]
Sharing their name with two-piece and four-piece alternative rock outfits from London and Cardiff respectively, Cellar Door have been going […]
A few wrong turns in St Mary’s meant that, as well as confirming my total lack of direction, I was […]
Playing at ‘Dolly Mixture’, a night that gives away free sweets and heralds the success of females in music, St. […]
It struck me today how important introductions are. Whether it’s those first couple of seconds in which we make our […]
Mr Smith have packed in their jobs, set up a website dedicated to their music, and are currently attempting to […]