With increased interest thanks to the courtroom controversy of John Lydon’s attempt to stop Sex Pistols’ music from being used […]
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For those unfamiliar with Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw, they are the detective duo of the modern era. Like Holmes […]
As Pale Waves get ready for the release of their third album, Unwanted, on 12th August, ‘Reasons to Live’ arrives […]
There are two important translations of The Mabinogion. Lady Charlotte Guest created translations starting in 1838, which were the main […]
Midnight Mass is a limited series set on an isolated island. The story is set around the dilapidated, but still […]
Quirky alt-pop with a buzzy edge, Lauran Hibberd’s ‘I’m Insecure’ has a stuttery format with a great flowing chorus. You […]
The Sand and Shadows series spins out of the Shelby Nichols series of books and remains close-knit to the original […]
We are always here for an Old Neon single launch and today is the day they deliver us ‘Today is […]
Cassyette has a double-treat for us all this week with, ‘Sad Girl Summer’ and ‘Dead Roses’ both scratching past the […]
From Berlin’s post-hardcore/alt-rock scene, Future Palace released their debut album, Escape, in 2020. Run is their second long-player and there […]
Eddie returns and you may be asking: ‘Is it any good?’ Well, buckle up because ‘Rose of Jericho’, from Vedder’s […]
Get ready for the shivers, as Suede get everything right in ‘She Still Leads Me On’. It’s got the vitality […]
When we listened to Type O Negative’s October Rust album again for our attic finds section, we realised that attempts […]
All the way back in 1996, Type O Negative released October Rust. Their forth album, and highest charting UK release, […]
Magnolia Park team up with Mayday Parade’s Derek Sanders for their latest single, ‘Feel Something’. The video evokes Sum 41 […]
With their new EP, The King and Queen of Gasoline arriving on 5th August 2022, ‘Teenage Runaways’ gives us another […]
There are lots of smiles in the music industry. Brian May and Roger Taylor were in a band called Smile […]
Delicate and soft, ‘Angel of Death’ (acoustic version) is about as far away from my favourite Manchester Orchestra track as […]
As part of our attic finds series, we’ve been given unique access to previously unreleased material from one featured band, […]
Pale Waves dropped a new single called ‘Lies’, along with an announcement of a new album slated for an August […]
Quick and quirky, Lauran Hibberd’s ‘Step Mum’ is a comic-book caricature song with alt-pop bounce with a chorus break that […]
Experts in the art of massive sound, Brigade’s new album, Dissonance, has all the hallmarks of a masterpiece; an album […]
Released towards the end of last month, ‘Chase the Sunrise’ is a delightful stripped-down acoustic song from Almost Autumn. It […]
This long-player is a total find. Back in 2008, San Fran’s Elephone released Canister a ferociously playful and quirky album […]