They’re BACK!! The deBretts – only 18 months old, to put some perspective on it – haven’t really been away […]
‘Good evening, Selfridges!’ At least Jamie Perrett, bless his cheeky chops, is unfazed by the deeply unusual audience demographic. It […]
Atmospherically decked out with melting candles and strategically placed tables, The Spitz seemed to think it was still Valentine’s day. […]
There’s an infectious enthusiasm around new bands with new EPs playing in their hometown. It’s hard not to get caught […]
Taking an age to set up the stage can be a dire warning of incompetence to come or a clever […]
UXL aim to be a big band – their career goal is big impact, big sales and big audiences. They […]
Travelling from the shiny skyscrapers of Canary Wharf to the weathered streets of Camden presents something of a culture shock. […]
Sometimes The Joiners makes me feel old and tonight was one of these times. Arriving halfway through Sidecar 46’s set, […]
As I settled down to my hot chocolate in the scruffy comfort of Camden’s Oh! Bar, I was aware of […]
If you often emerge from your bed late in the afternoon with your make-up still on, light a fag whilst […]
A Different Day were essentially a British rock band, but with just a hint of subtle American shapes in their […]
An unsigned UK band playing support to American rock legends and totally annihilating the headliners? If you think this could […]
OTT Promotions has kick-started 2007 with a brilliant show at Camden’s Purple Turtle on January 13th featuring an interesting line-up […]
It’s gone midnight at The Hobbit, but the party’s just beginning. After support slots from the Blardy Blars and Freeslave, […]
It’s been ages since I’ve been to The Joiners. The winter period tends to bring an increase in arena-sized gigs […]
During 2006 I have seen hundreds of bands, some very good, others not so, but very few that seem daring […]
With the stage decked out in tinsel, the new record deal with Fiction signed and sealed and the challenging interview […]
Glasgow weather can be unforgiving at times and, as much as it is expected, the driving wind and the rain […]
With £500 in cash and a couple of single-release contracts waiting for signatures, the final of the latest Band Wars […]
Chin Music drew a respectable crowd and chose a high-speed exciting song, reminiscent of My Chemical Romance, to open with. […]
The last time Gary Nock was reviewed for The Mag this reviewer raised the problem of his mid-set lull. Well, […]
‘All the songs are from the soul’. Happily, they’re quite good as well. Laila Cohen, aka Lailaland, delivers straight-talking jazzy […]
Amongst the usual influx of Christmas ‘best-of’s recently released, overshadowed maybe by the likes of U2 and Oasis, I was […]
So many bands use music to articulate what is wrong with the world. Some manage to make reasonably profound statements, […]