To see a band play in a tiny venue can lead to many possibilities. They might flop titanically in front […]
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Little Green are an anomaly. With moments in their music that have the intricate and emotional power of Radiohead, the […]
Let’s go on a journey. It’s some time in the late sixties and it’s Lemmies birthday. His mom gives him […]
The first band to take to the stage at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, were Atlantic Dash. Playing some […]
Ready, steady, bang! – This debut EP from Essex power punk trio, Sixty Mile Smile, sets out to blow your […]
Kicking off the penultimate Southampton heat of the Emergenza battle of the bands and hoping for a slot in the […]
Denzil kicked off with a sometimes forgettable and occasionally impressive collection punk rock songs. The rocky rhythms were played to […]
It’s been said before that The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth manages to get some rather big bands into the schedule […]
Made up of reworked older songs and a crackling new tune, ‘Shatter’ shows a new sharper edge to Sohnee that […]
Teenage angst, fast cars, devious girlfriends, ‘pain in the arse’ parents, and acute acne. Yes its another pop-punk offering from […]
The Camden Barfly played host to a supreme night of live music, starting with the slick rocktronica of Scarlet Soho. […]
Released on 16th February 2004, this self-proclaimed double b-side is another slice of retro rock and roll from international raucous […]
A very busy night at The Joiners was opened by Aunt Steller and their cake-mixture of punk and fast punk. […]
Street Regal have some heavy influences and they aren’t ashamed of showing them. This is the kind of rock music […]
Winchester’s Railway Inn had a mixture of alternative DJs and bands and Trauma Pet represented the first of the live […]
The Joiners had a little bit of that old buzz back tonight. There were three completely different bands and they […]
With a collection of political songs that hark back to old school punk and an edge of metal, Zero Tolerance […]
Hailing from New York City, Wight Light Motorcade are an almost undiscovered entity in the UK. Their album ‘Thank You, […]
Billed as ‘Permission to Rock’, the Wedgewood rooms played host to four very different rock bands. First up were The […]
The Red Kites are a retro-rock-groove band that are a little difficult to describe. ‘You Got the Fever’ kicks off […]
The Drive-Thru records invasion tour hit Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms with an explosive riot. First band on, Hidden in Plain View, […]
Sonic Underground opened with a far tighter sound than we have heard from them before. Having dropped some of the […]
Having recently reviewed their eponymous LP, Kumiss had to live up to some high expectations. Happily, they did! In the […]
The Buffseeds have their own brand of laid back indie music and ‘Sparkle Me’ is a good example. After a […]