Billy The Kid – “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades”
Billy The Kid “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” This is actually Canadian songwriter Billy The Kid’s fourth album but perhaps the one coming with an added sense of anticipation. This is […]
Tag Archives: Indie
Nico Vega “Lead To Light”
Nico Vega “Lead To Light” Despite what the name might suggest, Nico Vega isn’t a solo artist, but instead is a three piece from California. They are actually led by […]
News of great Johnny Thunders movie
LOOKING FOR JOHNNY The legend of Johnny Thunders *** Danny Garcia directed documentary on the life of late New York Dolls and Heartbreakers guitarist set for release on DVD on […]
Interview with Slyder of The Last Great Dreamers
Last Great Dreamers Interview The Last Great Dreamers will sadly be a band who many of you might be thinking great name, but who??? For the lucky few of us […]
Last Great Dreamers “Crash Landing In Teenage Heaven”
Last Great Dreamers “Crash Landing in Teenage Heaven” The Last Great Dreamers are one of those bands who produced a classic album, loved by many and sadly ignored by the […]
Band Of Skulls Interview
Times are pretty tough for any band these days to make a big impact on the music scene, especially if you are a rock band. Even harder if you are […]
The Secret Garden Party 2014 Review
Secret Garden Party 2014 Review We must be hitting the point now where this festival’s name is at risk of contravening the office of fair trading rules for mis-description. Given […]
The Dead Formats “At Sixes & Sevens”
The Dead Formats “At Sixes & Sevens” The Dead Formats first came to our attention having seen them at 2000 Trees festival (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2014/07/19/2000-trees-festival-2014/). It was one […]
Wonder Villains “Rocky”
Wonder Villains- Rocky It’s great to hear Wonder Villains describe themselves as a party pop band because sometimes that’s just what you need to listen to. This is the debut […]
Rival Sons “Great Western Valkyrie”
Rival Sons “Great Western Valkyrie” The latest release from Rival Sons was actually released in June and it just kind of feels like the time may well be right for […]
Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence” Album Review
Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence” It’s fair to say that Lana Del Rey is very much one of the hippest stars in the music world at the moment. This new […]
Cocktail Slippers “People Talk” Album Review
Cocktail Slippers – “People Talk” Cocktail Slippers are an all-girl rock band from Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 2001 and the debut album “Rock It” was released the […]
Red Rooster Festival Review 6th – 8th June 2014 Euston Hall, Suffolk
It is always nice to welcome a new festival to the scene, and in particular one like Red Rooster which promised something different, with it’s American South inspired theme. Even […]
Josh Doyle Interview
Most music fans will have at least one artist where they feel it is a mystery that they haven’t achieved world wide fame and acclaim. This is particularly true when […]
2000 Trees Music Festival Interview
The music festival scene really has exploded in the UK over the last few years. This growth has been even more remarkable given the overall demise of small music venues. […]
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” Album Review
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” “Bad Self Portraits” is the latest album by Lake Street Dive, a band who have actually been together for nearly a decade after meeting […]
Johnny Monaco – “LA Vacation” EP Review
Johnny Monaco – “LA Vacation” Sometimes Rock N Roll can be a tough business which doesn’t always give people the success they truly deserve. If it was due to talent […]
The Pixies – “Indie Cindy” Album Review”
The Pixies – “Indie Cindy” Well if ever an album was to come with a sense of anticipation, then it has to be this new album from The Pixies. It […]
The Keefs – “Better Late Than Never” Album Review
The Keefs – “Better Late Than Never” The Keefs are a Delaware band, who describe themselves pretty aptly as ‘Punk-n-Roll Hitmakers!’. They have a great sound which blends old-school punk […]
Robert Francis And The Night Tide – “Heaven” Album Review
Robert Francis And The Night Tide – “Heaven” Robert Francis has certainly had an interesting musical background, not only is he the son of a classical music producer, but he […]
The Hold Steady – “Teeth Dreams” Album Review
The Hold Steady – “Teeth Dreams” Since their formation in 2004, The Hold Steady have established themselves as one of the best alternative/punk bands around. Indeed,this has seen them produce […]
Joan As Police Woman -“The Classic” Album Review
Joan As Police Woman – “The Classic” This is the fourth album of originals from the artist known as Joan As Police Woman, and the confidence in its quality is […]
Roto’s Magic Act – Into The Unknown” Album Review
Roto’s Magic Act – “Into The Unknown” Roto’s Magic Act are led by the talented multi-instrumentalist Roto (aka James Rotondi) who has played in acts as diverse as Mr Bungle, […]
The Fruitful Earth – “Rising Sun” Album Review
The Fruitful Earth – “Rising Sun” “Rising Sun” is the second album from The Fruitful Earth and is actually released on April 28th. The band are continuing to develop a […]
All the album reviews from March 2014
WOW, WHAT A MONTH MARCH WAS ..A TOTAL OF 20 REVIEWS HERE: March 2014 Album Reviews MUST BE SOMETHING THERE FOR EVERYONE TO LIKE, SO PLEASE SHARE THIS PAGE WITH […]
The Cringe Interview
The Cringe are a great rock band who are, sadly, pretty unknown here in the UK. That’s despite having been around for a few years and having built up a […]
Fake Shark – Real Zombie “Liar” EP Review
Fake Shark–Real Zombie “Liar” It really seems impossible to start this review without making reference to the somewhat unusual name of the band; apparently it is influenced by Lucio Fulci’s […]
Sons Of The Sea – “S/T” Album Review
Sons Of The Sea- “S/T” Sons Of The Sea is actually the new project by Brandon Boyd, probably best known as the vocalist for the band Incubus. There is, however, […]
Fanfarlo – “Let’s Go Extinct” Album Review
Fanfarlo – “Let’s Go Extinct” Fanfalo are a band who blend a whole load of influences and sounds to create some wonderful music. This does tend to make them difficult […]
Whales In Cubicles – “Death In The Evening” Album Review
Whales In Cubicles – “Death In The Evening” Whales in Cubicles are a London based band who have been building up a lot of momentum and getting some well deserved […]
The Soul Of A Clown 