Extra Arms “Radar”
Extra Arms “Radar” We’ve been a huge fan of all the stuff that Ryan Allen has done both solo and as part of a group. His work with Extra Arms […]
Extra Arms “Radar” We’ve been a huge fan of all the stuff that Ryan Allen has done both solo and as part of a group. His work with Extra Arms […]
The Wesleys “S/T” If we’re honest, the first thing that attracted us to The Wesleys was the hope their name may have been inspired by the Norwich legend Wesley Hoolahan. […]
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle” We have no fear in declaring our love for the work and ability of Steve Conte. Let’s face it, any musician who has been asked […]
We dont know about you, but here at thesoulofaclown we are desperately awaiting some better weather and the start of the festival season. It was therefore a delight to get […]
Marc Valentine “Basement Sparks” I guess many of us have one of those bands that we are convinced should be huge but inexplicably have not been picked up by the […]
Julianna Riolino at The Tin, The Coal Vaults, Coventry on 7/12/23 First things first we need to pay credit to Joe Colombi at Sink or Swim Promotions. It seems like […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 10TH ANNIVERSARY ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, ROBERT FINLEY, BOB LOG III, KITTY LIV, BROWN HORSE, THE DIRTY STRANGERS, ROSCO SHAKES, DYLAN […]
Autogramm “Music That Humans Can Play” We loved the previous releases by Autogramm (see our reviews here and here) so were delighted to have this new release drop in our […]
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick” Given this album is on the brilliant Dirty Water records label you kind of know it’s going to be good. But when it’s […]
The Evening Sons “Tracks” We’re always in two minds when a press release references bands we like. On the one hand, we think great this should be good. But it […]
The Uppers “Manic Melodies” The press release for this EP immediately ticked a lot of boxes for us when it described The Uppers sound as combining raw punk with the […]
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes” This is the debut release from Danny Kopko who is a also a member of a number of some other band you may well […]
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club” Kurt Baker is a bit of a workhorse in the power pop world and is constantly putting out material either as a solo artist […]
The Speedways Triple Platinum In some ways we’re not sure we should need to review this album. If you’ve read our reviews of The Speedways previous albums (just another regularsummer, […]
Red Rooster Festival 1st-3rd June 2023 Euston Hall You only need to read some of our reviews of previous years to know that Red Rooster is one of our favourite […]
LIVE FIRE PROGRAMME REVEALED SERVING THE FOOD & CULTURE OF AMERICA’S DEEP SOUTH THE SONGWRITER SESSIONS EXPERIENCE THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS FROM YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS YOUNG FOLK AREA ALSO […]
Bearded Theory 26-28 May 2023, Catton Hall. It was our first time at Bearded Theory and with the promise of glorious weather and it marking the start of our festival […]
1st– 3rd June 2023 Euston Hall, Suffolk Red Rooster celebrates the very best in Cajun, Soul, Rock ‘n Roll, Roots, Blues and Country music. It is the go-to early summer event for those […]
Our first encounter with His Lordship was an absolutely blistering set at the brilliant Red Rooster festival a couple of years ago. We were therefore delighted to get the chance […]
Ryan Allen “The Last Rock Band” If there is one person who is competing with Rich Ragany for the hardest working man in rock title, then it’s probably Ryan Allen. […]
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “What We Do (To Not Let Go)” Anybody who has read any of our reviews of Rich Ragany’s previous output will know that we are […]
TOBY SEBASTIAN & FLORENCE PUGHPERFORM DUET IN BRAND NEW VIDEOWATCH ‘MIDNIGHT’ HERE Internationally renowned sibling multi-talents Toby Sebastian and Florence Pugh have released a stunning video for their single ‘Midnight’. Watch here. ‘Midnight’ finds […]
Fuzzbubble “Cult Stars From Mars” There are some bands who deliver an absolute classic album and then just seem to disappear from view. That’s certainly the case with Fuzzbubble who […]
The Black Halos “How The Darkness Doubled” There are some bands who remain a mystery to the masses but in their own genre and amongst their peers have a legendary […]
The Speedways “Talk Of The Town” Regular readers will already know that we are big fans of The Speedways. Their previous two albums have been great examples of a band […]
The Skinner Brothers “Lonedon” Opening track “Loaded Gun” hits you smack in the face from the off. It’s the perfect mix of early Jamie T delivered with the swaggering rock […]
Crazy Cowboy 8 Festival – The Facebar, Reading, 22 October 2022 Once again, as promised in their interview with us recently, the Crazy Cowboy gang brought a lot of rock […]
Martha “Please Don’t Take Me Back” Indie pop-punk is a style that we find very hard for British bands to pull off. We normally put that down to a lack […]
If you read our review of the Crazy Cowboy 7 festival, you will know we were delighted to see a bit of rock n roll debauchery being brought to Reading. […]
Tyla’s Dogs D’amour “Tree Bridge Cross” Let’s get this out of the way …there will always be some debate and controversy over Tyla’s choice of name for this project and […]