Role Models “Forest Lawn”
Role Models “Forest Lawn” The last release from Role Models, “The Go To Guy”, was one of our favourite albums of last year. So we are delighted that they are […]
Tag Archives: glam
The Struts “Everybody Wants”
The Struts “Everybody Wants” Regular readers will know that we love a bit of rock n roll, especially when played by a band with a bit of style and bravado. […]
Razor Bats “This High” EP
Razor Bats “This High” EP We only recently reviewed Razor Bats last album “Camp Rock” (see here). We absolutely loved that and were therefore very excited to hear they had […]
The Phantoms “S/T”
The Phantoms “S/T” Everything about The Phantoms screams rock n roll, from the name; the script the names written in; the cover (disenchanted youths in a record store) to their […]
Tigertailz “Blast”
Tigertailz “Blast” Being totally honest, we actually resisted giving this album a listen for a while. Having loved the band back in their early days, we were concerned that with […]
Brandy Row “Hold No Shame”
Brandy Row “Hold No Shame” The singer songwriter market is a pretty full one and has a lot of pretty dull artists in it. Thankfully, Brandy Row is not just […]
Last Great Dreamers Interview
Last Great Dreamers Interview If you read our review of Last Great Dreamers recent gig in Birmingham then you should: know we love them have pledged for their upcoming album […]
Last Great Dreamers – Live Review
Last Great Dreamers-The Asylum, Birmingham, 20th April 2016 Last Great Dreamers are on a bill tonight which, back in the late eighties, would be glam heaven, as they were supporting […]
The Senton Bombs “Mass Vendetta”
The Senton Bombs “Mass Vendetta” When we first started to hear about this release from The Senton Bombs, there was talk of a great, big rock n roll band recalling […]
The Prettiots “Funs Cool”
The Prettiots “Funs Cool” It’s not just the title of The Prettiot’s debut album that screams cool! They’re on Rough Trade and, hell, they even hail from New York City!! […]
Ming City Rockers “Lemon”
Ming City Rockers “Lemon” We first discovered Ming City Rockers at the Secret Garden Party last year. We were delighted to find a band that knew how to throw some […]
The Last Great Dreamers single and tour news
LAST GREAT DREAMERS *** Resurgent glam power-pop rockers release new single ‘Glitterball Apocalypse’ on April 15th, via Ray Records, and announce April UK tour as guests of Tigertailz *** Brit […]
Ragged Hearts “The Champ”
Ragged Hearts “The Champ” We were first introduced to Ragged Hearts when we saw them mentioned by Bam, the legendary drummer from The Dog’s D’Amour. When we heard their sound […]
Ezra Furman -The Glee Club, Birmingham On 16/2/16
Even before Ezra comes on there are two things which caught our attention. The first was the diversity of the crowd, a real mix of people. This is something which […]
Razor Bats “Camp Rock”
Razor Bats “Camp Rock” This is the debut album from the Razor Bats and, despite the title of the album, this is not a teeny bopper album. Indeed the cover, […]
Indonesian Junk “S/T”
Indonesian Junk “S/T” When a band’s bio opens us with the words “big hooks and big riffs is what Indonesian Junk are all about” it inevitably catches our attention. The […]
Austin Plaine “S/T”
Austin Plaine – “S/T” This is the debut album from Austin Plaine, who is a young singer songwriter hailing from Minneapolis/Nashville. He has a style which is based on […]
Love Zombies “Be Honest” EP
Love Zombies –“Be Honest” EP Sometimes you just hear a band name and kind of know you’re going to love them, well at least that is what we thought when […]
Dirtbag Republic “S/T”
Dirtbag Republic “S/t” Dirtbag Republic are proud to declare that they have the idea to ‘put the sleaze back in rock n roll with zero shtick‘, a sentiment that we […]
Michael Monroe “Blackout States”
Michael Monroe “Blackout States” There is no doubt that Michael Monroe is a rock n roll survivor. He’s a man who has really epitomised sleaze, rock n roll since his […]
Michael Monroe Live Review – Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015
Michael Monroe @ Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015 If there really was a ‘school of rock’, Mr Monroe could be the subject matter for a number of lessons, including how […]
The Joystix “Punchline”
The Joystix “Punchline” Hungary may not be the first country you think of for sleaze punk rock but that is indeed where The Joystix come from. However, citing a love […]
Donnie Vie “The Best Of Donnie Vie”
Donnie Vie “The Best of Donnie Vie” To those in the know, Donnie Vie will be a well known name. For you others, he is or was (not sure anyone […]
Backyard Babies “Four By Four”
Backyard Babies “Four By Four” When Backyard Babies went on an extended break, many of us doubted that we would hear from them again. That would have been a huge […]
Motochrist “Chrome”
Motochrist “Chrome” It may be a bit bold to use the term ‘super group’ when referring to Motochrist as many people, sadly, may not even recognise the band members names. […]
Ming City Rockers “S/T”
Ming City Rockers “S/T” Unusually, we’re a bit late on the scene in reviewing this release from The Ming City Rockers. However, we were blown away by their set at […]
Role Models “The Go To Guy”
Role Models “The Go To Guy” Sometimes the presence of a couple of musicians in a band is almost enough to guarantee you are going to be on to something […]
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun”
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun” The Compulsions may be a new name to you, for now, but they consist of band members of some distinction. Led by a true rock n […]
Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows “California Kid”
Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows To many people the name Charlie Overbey may be very new. Indeed, somewhat sadly many of you won’t have even heard of his former […]
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts “Blaster”
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts- “Blaster” If we’re being honest, the music of Scott Weiland has strangely passed us by. Yeah, we know he was in Stone Temple Pilots and […]
The Soul Of A Clown 