Scott H Biram “The Bad Testament”
Scott H Biram “The Bad Testament” This is Scott H Biram’s 10th release but, we’re ashamed to say, it’s the first that we have heard. Given it’s being released on […]
Bash & Pop “Anything Could Happen”
Bash & Pop “Anything Could Happen” The band Bash & Pop may not be known to you. But you should sure as hell recognise the name Tommy Stinson. Now hopefully […]
Johnny Cage and the Voodoo Groove “Spirit Animal Superstar Signals From The Electric Boneyard”
Johnny Cage and the Voodoo Groove “Spirit Animal Superstar Signals From The Electric Boneyard” We just knew that we had to review this album when we read the band’s bio […]
The Menzingers “After The Party”
The Menzingers “After The Party” To us, The Menzingers have always been one of those bands who are constantly on the verge of ‘breaking big’. They’ve delivered some absolutely storming […]
Electric Swing Circus “It Flew By”
Electric Swing Circus “It Flew By” Electric Swing Circus will always bring back fond memories for us as we first stumbled across them at our debut coverage of Secret Garden […]
The Sly Persuaders “S/T
The Sly Persuaders “S/T We’ve never really believed in the old adage that you should never judge a book (album) by its cover. Certainly, the cover of this self titled […]
One Way Ticket “And Life Just Simply Moves Along”
One Way Ticket “And Life Just Simply Moves Along” To be honest, beyond Daft Punk, we have very little knowledge of the French music scene. But that’s something that One […]
The Connection “Just For Fun”
The Connection “Just For Fun” As we’ve previously stated, we’re not normally sold on the idea of a covers album. But, The Connection’s love of punk and power pop make […]
The Coat Hangers “Nosebleed Weekend”
The Coat Hangers “Nosebleed Weekend” It can be a bit damn annoying to stumble on a band and think you’ve discovered something cool and new. We’re ashamed to admit that […]
Ryan Hamilton & The Traitors “The Devils In The Detail”
Ryan Hamilton & The Traitors “The Devils In The Detail” Ryan Hamilton is the kind of artist who might not initially appear to be suitable for the UK market. After […]
Red Rooster Festival Bill getting bigger and better!
We we’re already looking forward to Red Rooster but it is now truly unmissable with the addition of the brilliant JD McPherson. He is just one of the great acts […]
Tramp Art – A Film About Marah
Tramp Art – A Film About Marah If you don’t know the band Marah, then shame on you! True, they’re probably one of the most under rated rock bands in […]
Kurt Baker Combo “In Orbit”
Kurt Baker Combo “In Orbit” We really loved Kurt Baker’s last release “Play It Cool”, so we were delighted to hear that he had a new album coming out. Of […]
The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time”
The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time” The Cheap Cassettes may hail from Seattle, but this is no dreary grunge band. Quite the opposite, they actually promise a sound […]
Hawk “I’m On Fire”
Hawk “I’m On Fire” Hawk are actually the new venture for David Hawkins of the band Be. It sees David building on the alt-country sound of his previous band. It’s […]
The Bushwick Hotel “Graffiti Of The Young Man’s Mind”
The Bushwick Hotel “Graffiti Of The Young Man’s Mind” We’re always envious of bands that come from Brooklyn, it just seems to be a real melting pot of influences that […]
Francine “The Story Of Francine” And “Still Burning”
Francine “The Story Of Francine” Spotify may have it’s haters, but there’s no doubting that it can help people discover new music. Francine first came to our attention as they […]
Hunters “Dead End”
Hunters “Dead End” Hunters have an immediate head start on most bands, as they hail from Helsinki, Finland. We don’t know what they put in Scandinavian water, but they produce […]
Dot Dash “Searchlights”
Dot Dash “Searchlights” Dot Dash have been around for a few years now and have an impressive back catalogue of albums, with “Searchlights” being their most recent release. They certainly […]
Tango Pirates “Danger! Children At Play”
Tango Pirates “Danger! Children At Play” Tango Pirates are a band who have been around for a while now, but with a changing line up. However, the one consistent member […]
Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales “Everything Boom”
Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales “Everything Boom” Sometimes, you just see a band name and an album cover and kind of know that they’re a group for you. Perhaps […]
Sad 13 “Slugger”
Sad 13 “Slugger” Sad 13 is actually Sadie Dupuis, who is the singer of the grunge-pop band Speedy Ortiz. That’s a band who have actually passed us by (although we […]
T-99 “Bedlam”
T-99 “Bedlam” T-99 are a roots rocking trio from Amsterdam who are new to us but have been touring all over Europe since 1999. They offer up a sound which […]
‘Flawed Is Beautiful’ A film about These Animal Men and S*M*A*S*H.
Just over 12 months ago we reviewed a brilliant DVD dedicated to the bands These Animal Men and S*M*A*S*H. We’re pleased to say that after a tremendous amount of work […]
Flower Girl “Tuck In Yer Tie-Dye”
Flower Girl “Tuck In Yer Tie-Dye” Flower Girl’s bio describes them as having “catchy hooks” and “an ability to charm their way into your stereo and onto the couch”. That […]
Catl “This Shakin’ House”
Catl “This Shakin’ House” We mainly like to stick to recent releases on this site but occasionally even we miss out on a great album. Certainly, when we heard Catl […]
Pale Lips “Wanna Be Bad”
Pale Lips “Wanna Be Bad” Sometimes it only takes a few words to describe a band and make you know it’s a group you’re gonna love. That was certainly the […]
Savoy Motel “S/T”
Savoy Motel “S/T” We’re always keen on hearing a band that has a bit of seventies glam and funk about it. That would certainly appear to be the case with […]
First acts annnounced for Red Rooster Festival 2017
FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 Red Rooster, the stunningly situated summer festival of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, returns for its fourth year next summer 1st – 3rd June. Red […]
Whisky Kiss “Retro.Revamped.”
Whisky Kiss “Retro.Revamped.” We reviewed Whisky Kiss’ debut album, “Dangerous One” and loved their rockabilly sound so we were really pleased to hear they had another album coming out. Whilst […]
The Soul Of A Clown 