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The Black Halos “How The Darkness Doubled”

December 16, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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The Speedways “Talk Of The Town”

November 20, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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The Skinner Brothers “Lonedon”

October 29, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Crazy Cowboy 8 Festival – The Facebar, Reading, 22 October 2022

October 25, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Martha “Please Don’t Take Me Back”

October 20, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Crazy Cowboy 8 Interview

October 15, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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. […]

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Tyla’s Dogs D’amour “Tree Bridge Cross”

September 26, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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The Sparklers “Miss Philadelphia”

September 17, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

The Sparklers “Miss Philadelphia” Sometimes a good press release does enough to make you know that you’re going to love a band from just a couple of lines. That’s certainly […]

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Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners “S/T”

September 4, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners “S/T” Having seen the band do a fabulous set at 2000 Trees (see review here) we were really excited to hear this album. Our main […]

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The Legendary Swagger “Gypsies, Junkies and Thieves”

August 24, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Legendary Swagger “Gypsies, Junkies and Thieves” When the press release for this album references rawk and roll, punk, garage and hooks it sounds like a release that is just […]

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Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids “Charm Offensive”

August 6, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids “Charm Offensive” As mentioned in our recent review of the new release from Marc Valentine, we were gutted to hear that the brilliant Last […]

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The Richmond Sluts “Psychoactive Sounds”

July 30, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Richmond Sluts “Psychoactive Sounds” I think we have remarked before that this band had us won over immediately with their name. Thankfully, they have also released a crop of […]

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2000TREES FESTIVAL 6-9 July 2022

July 24, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

2000TREES FESTIVAL 6-9 July 2022 Regular readers will know that 2000 Trees is one of our favourite festivals and one we most look forward to attending every year. Apart from […]

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Marc Valentine – Future Obscure

July 23, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Marc Valentine – Future Obscure The Last Great Dreamers are one of a very small group of bands who released an absolute classic debut album, disappeared for literally years but […]

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Black Deer Festival 17-19 June 2022

July 5, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Black Deer Festival 17-19 June 2022 Eridge Park, Kent The first thing that hit you when arriving at the festival is what a fantastic venue. It is picturesque and there […]

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Extra Arms “What Is Even Happening Right Now”

May 24, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Extra Arms “What Is Even Happening Right Now” We have been great fans of Ryan Allen for several years now. Over that time we have seen a slight shift in […]

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Bodega – 17 March 2022, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

March 25, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bodega – 17 March 2022, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham It felt so good to be back at one of our favourite music venues, the Hare and Hounds. A great pub […]

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Xiii Shades of Black Festival – 19 March 2022 – The Facebar Reading

March 22, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Xiii Shades of Black Festival – 19 March 2022 – The Facebar Reading. If you read our preview with the Crazy Cowboys, then you’d know that we were really excited […]

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Crazy Cowboy Interview

March 3, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

If, like us, you’re desperate to see the return of live music in the UK then you need to make sure you are following the Crazy Cowboy. They’ve been putting […]

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RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 2022 

February 1, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Time to start getting excited, one of our favourite festivals has announced its line up and it looks like it will be better than ever! (although as this video shows […]

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The James Clark Institute “The Colour of Happy”

December 16, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The James Clark Institute “The Colour of Happy” We loved the way that the bio for Toronto music based artist James Clark described him as the ‘doctor of pop’ with […]

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JAKE BUGG TO JOIN, WILCO, IMELDA MAY AND THE WATERBOYS AT BLACK DEER FESTIVAL 2022

November 30, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

JAKE BUGG TO JOIN, WILCO, IMELDA MAY AND THE WATERBOYS AT BLACK DEER FESTIVAL 202217-19 June 2022, Eridge Park, Kent Further new additions to the much anticipated 2022 lineup include: Pokey LaFarge, […]

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Steve Conte “Bronx Cheer”

November 15, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Steve Conte “Bronx Cheer” To those in the know, Steve Conte is something of a music legend due to his own work and the various bands he has contributed to. […]

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Loser “All The Rage”

November 9, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Loser “All The Rage” The fact that Loser’s latest release “All The Rage” is partly a product of vocalist/lyricist Tim Maxwell suffering a breakdown in the studio may make it […]

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Neal Francis “In Plain Sight”

October 24, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Neal Francis “In Plain Sight” We were big fans of Neal Francis’ last album “Changes” which was a great combination of modern piano pop and sixties soul (with a dash […]

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2000trees Festival 2022 announce IDLES as headline band

October 6, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

2000trees Festival 2022 have announced that their Saturday night, main stage headliner are the incredible IDLES. They are one of THE bands of the moment, a real ‘generational’ act, and this […]

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The Brothers Steve “Dose”

October 2, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Brothers Steve “Dose” We absolutely loved The Brothers Steve’s last album “#1” which was a fantastic blast of power pop (should be) hits. Having reached such a high standard […]

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Red Rooster Festival 27-29 August 2021

September 6, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Red Rooster Festival 27-29 August 2021 The prospect of turning up at the beautiful grounds of Euston Hall for the wonderful Red Rooster festival is always one that brings a […]

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Red Rooster Festival…. dont miss out!

August 5, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

After all the woes of the past 18 months or so we’re now really excited we are finally in Red Rooster month! Definitely one of our favourite festivals it provides […]

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Black Deer Festival 2022

August 1, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

We know it may seem a while off at the moment but in these time we all need something to look forward to and Black Deer Festival’s line up for […]

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