Michael Monroe “One Man Gang”
Michael Monroe “One Man Gang” For some of us, Michael Monroe will always be known as the frontman of the legendary Hanoi Rocks. That’s probably a bit unfair, as he […]
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Indonesian Junk “Spiderbites”
Indonesian Junk “Spiderbites” This is the third release from Indonesian Junk, a band on the brilliant Rum Bar Records label. We’ve absolutely loved their previous releases. That’s no surprise given […]
Cheap Gunslingers “S/T”
Cheap Gunslingers “S/T” Sometimes you just see a band name and kinda get a hunch what they sound like and know that you’re gonna love them. Well, at least that’s […]
The Sweet Things “In Borrowed Shoes”
The Sweet Things “In Borrowed Shoes” We briefly featured The Sweet Things a while ago when they released a single (see here). Having loved their retro flavoured rock n roll, […]
Indonesian Junk “Darkness Calling”
Indonesian Junk “Darkness Calling” We love the fact that Indonesian Junk are consistently releasing new material. Whilst other bands seem to take years and years delivering new music, Indonesian Junk […]
The Idol Lips “Street Values”
The Idol Lips “Street Values” We’re not really sure we agree with the adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. When we first heard the band name […]
Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct”
Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct” We guess we did follow our instincts because the name Guttercats is one that instantly appeals to our sleaze rock roots. However, this is no retro […]
Starcrawler “S/T”
Starcrawler “S/T” Now Starcrawler were actually picked up by one of our regular readers as an LA band to watch out for some time ago. We must admit that we […]
The Sweet Things – singles review
The Sweet Things – singles review We have so much music to cover that we mainly stick to album reviews rather than single releases. But that means when we do […]
The Cherry Dolls “Viva Los Dolls”
The Cherry Dolls “Viva Los Dolls” They say you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, but what about a band by their name? When we saw the name The […]
Indonesian Junk “Stars In The Night”
Indonesian Junk “Stars In The Night” When we heard Indonesian Junks first album (see our review here)we just loved it. Part of its beauty was the band’s willingness to play […]
A Bunch Of Jerks “The Long Arm of Professor Kittenpants”
A Bunch Of Jerks “The Long Arm of Professor Kittenpants” We must admit that we weren’t exactly enamoured by this band’s name. But the fact that this is being released […]
Shilpa Ray “Door Girl”
Shilpa Ray “Door Girl” We’re somewhat ashamed to say that this is our first experience of Shilpa Ray, despite her having produced a number of critically acclaimed releases (not that […]
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid And Nancy
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid And Nancy This is the latest documentary from Danny Garcia who also gave us the brilliant Johnny Thunders documentary “Looking For Johnny”. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
The De Rellas “Freakshow”
The DeRellas “Freak Show” Sometimes you just know you’re gonna love a band from the moment you hear about them or even see them. That’s the case with us and […]
Steve Conte “International Cover Up”
Steve Conte “International Cover Up” In general, we’re not really a fan of cover versions. However, if Steve Conte is releasing an album of covers you need to step up […]
The Tip “Sailor’s Grave”
The Tip “Sailor’s Grave” It’s very rare that news of a new rock n roll band, with a sense of glam and sleaze passes us by, but that was the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Disconnects “Wake Up Dead”
The Disconnects – “Wake Up Dead” The Disconnects are a 4-piece Rock N Roll band from Neptune City NJ. They are made up of Ryan Switzer (Guitar/Vocal) Tommy Miller (Guitar) […]
