The first guitar I hear today belongs to Director, a timid looking bunch of lads from Dublin. As soon as […]
Before listening to ‘Conversations Between Us’ it is important to consider who the album is aimed at. If a fifteen […]
My, hasn’t music progressed these past few years? No longer are the charts filled with endless club anthem related drivel […]
There were few bands as consistent and heroic as Shed Seven. Surviving shoe-gaze, britpop and finally bowing out with a […]
As a member of Deep Purple Ian Gillan found himself plucked from seventies obscurity and thrown around the world in […]
One dreary night in St Mary’s, Southampton, a little known music journalist bared witness to a little known local band […]
2005’s ‘The Great Destroyer’ was a pivotal album for Low. It was a cue for the band to perform with […]
Nutronstars are nuts; and they are fantastic for it. The CD cover looks like it was made in arts-ed class […]
It really must be something in the water, for time and memorial the north of England has consistently produced some […]
Pitching up at the request of Kyoto I rush into The Joiners hoping and praying that I haven’t missed their […]
Having never heard any of the bands on tonight’s bill I approach with a certain level of self-induced optimism. My […]
On a lazy Monday in Glasgow sometimes the battle to sink or swim is the only thought worth occupying. The […]
Headlining one of the seemingly infinite singer/songwriter nights that have cropped up in Glasgow of late, Acoustic Love Experience bounded […]
theOracleboy are a 4 piece outfit from southern England comprising of Tim Armitage (guitar/vocals), Simon Palmer (guitars), Paddy Smith, (bass/BV), […]
The Towers may hail from Glasgow but on the evidence of new single ‘One Good Reason (To Dance)’ you may […]
Sunsoma are a five piece from Surrey, consisting of Mel Spicer (vocals), Mark Potter (drums), Ian Spicer (bass), Dan Bowtell […]
The night was another hot seller from Chalk Ink Promotions, who have been acclaimed as the saviours of Bournemouth’s music […]
Although the compilation album ‘Welcome To The Wendy House’ was already available to the public (and achieving favourable reviews), the […]
Everybody loves a scene. Bands get to hang out and cross ideas with like-minded folk, the kids get to wear […]
A lot of critics have had their say about Moonshot’s new album ‘Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow’ and, after having a […]
Starting at 6pm and showcasing nine acts in a room designed more for aerobic respiration than adolescent recitations of rock […]
Travelling through from the cities capital to kickstart proceedings in King Tuts, The Mars Patrol carried a growing reputation as […]
Playing on the first day of April always offers the opportunity for some bedevilment and hi-jinx but both acts avoided […]
There are certain phrases in the musical dictionary that instantly turn me off. Among them are dance, R ‘n’ B, […]