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’ […]
When you get a record from a solo artist you just don’t know what’s going to be lurking inside the […]
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 […]