You never would have thought it, but the seventies-style shorts that seem to be the favoured attire of Duloks seem […]
Upon entry into Southampton’s Joiners, you instantly notice the trendy clothes, hairstyles and general attitudes of this young generation of […]
Welcome to Glasgow, and what a typically beautiful day it is. The sun is hiding, the wind is blowing, and […]
Before getting into the usual CD reviewing formalities, it’s important just to mention how freaking awesome these guys are live. […]
The Ripps may sound a bit like The Clash meets The Buzzcocks, but don’t be fooled just yet into dismissing […]
The Streets meets The Comedy Store in this Political-Rap-Comedy from Bristol’s Clayton Blizzard. Now, a lot of work has gone […]
Lost Alone are a band in total control of their sound. It’s not been hacked together using the back-end of […]
Trauma Pet are off to a great start with ‘Affinity’, a punchy opener boasting dance beats with rock-like vocals. Heartfelt […]
To say Ergo Phizmiz is something different would be an understatement. This mixture of cuts from his last five years […]
Well, how serious did you think it was going to be? That’s what I had to tell myself when the […]
Rotating Leslie continue their trend of fantastic single-releases with this double a-side. ‘Radio’ has some amazingly quirky guitar parts that […]
Germinal supply high-contrast music with a hint of Nick Cave and a bit more than a hint of Edwyn Collins. […]
‘Sweeter Devotion’ is not only a swingingly great pop single, it’s also the opening track of Anna’s debut album ‘Precious […]
Before researching Pretty Trash, I thought that this must have been one of their first live shows, but apparently not. […]
There’s plenty going on in this track, with slow-siren guitars and wandering bass creating a rock-ska intro that builds and […]
Heady electronica is the order of the day for the swimming mix-up of synth strings and brass that makes up […]
Either they’ve been stalking me for quite some time, or it’s just pure chance that Wormburner have supplied exactly the […]
With guitars that palm-mute their way into references with Jimmy Eat World and Semisonic. They use an eerie vocal effect […]
I’ve never described a dark punk band as ‘fun’ before. ‘Entertaining’, yes. ‘Amusing’, on the odd occasion. But never ‘fun’. […]
‘Self-styled man of the people!’ Drums roll in, like encroaching thunder. The accompanying lightning is extremely well aimed. Pete Doherty […]
I guess there is a kind of emotional truth to the clumsy, half-baked intensity with which this band interprets the […]
Surely a broken leg would put a spanner in the works for your average rock band, but newcomers, Fever Dog, […]
In my other life (as frontman for Southampton band Freeslave) I had the pleasure of witnessing this lot play an […]
It’s not often you turn up at 6pm and squeeze yourself between shelves full of DVDs to watch a band, […]