The Damnwells “S/T”
The Damnwells “S/T” Whilst The Damnwells are a new band to us, this is actually there fifth release. In fact the band have even had a documentary made about them […]
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Beach Slang “Broken Thrills”
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills” This is Philadelphia three piece, Beach Slang’s first release here in the UK and is actually a compilation of earlier releases. They are described enticingly as […]
Jesse Malin Interview
Jesse Malin Interview True rock n roll stars are a very rare commodity these days, but Jesse Malin is one of those. He has not only produced some of our […]
Total Babes “HeyDays”
Total Babes “Heydays” Total Babes were formed in 2010 by Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings and his friend Christopher Brown as an outlet for pop songs that could not be […]
The Crunch “Brand New Brand”
The Crunch “Brand New Brand” It’s always interesting when a group of musicians who are well known for their involvement in a number of bands get together. Sadly, it can […]
Ryan Allen & His Extra Arms “Heart String Soul”
Ryan Allen & His Extra Arms “Heart String Soul” It’s always really cool when a love of one artist leads you to discovering even more great acts. When we saw […]
Nick Piunti “Beyond The Static”
Nick Piunti “Beyond The Static” We were a bit late stumbling upon Nick Piunti’s work but we absolutely loved his last release “13 In My Head”, which was a corking […]
Latitude announces full line up
The festival news keeps coming thick and fast with Latitude announcing a typically eclectic and exciting line up: OBELISK ARENA ALT-J, PORTISHEAD NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS MANIC STREET PREACHERS, […]
Matthew Ryan Interview
The Soul Of A Clown: Matthew Ryan I/v Every now and then you stumble across an artist that you really love straight away. That was the case for us when […]
Derek Grant “Breakdown”
Derek Grant “Breakdown” The name Derek Grant may not be one you instantly recognise, that’s unless you’re an Alkaline Trio fan. Derek is actually the drummer from that band but […]
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) […]
Billy The Kid Interview January 2015
In this world of manufactured pop, it’s always good to discover artists who are doing all they can to get their art out there. That’s certainly true of Billy The […]
October, November & December Album Reviews
Rounding off 2014, we have now added the pages for the last quarter album revciews. October was one of our busiest months with a total of 12 album reviews: October […]
Lester Greenowski “It’s Nothing Serious Just Life” Album Review
Lester Greenowski “It’s Nothing Serious Just Life” Lester Greenowski is a new name to us but he has actually been releasing records since the early 00’s and used to record […]
Restorations “LP3”
Restorations “LP3” It’s probably fair to say that Restorations don’t clearly spend a lot of time thinking up album titles or indeed waste any inventiveness on it. Thankfully, the same […]
Wild Smiles “Always Tomorrow” Album Review
Wild Smiles “Always Tomorrow” One of the biggest surprises about Wild Smiles is that this fast rising trio actually come from Winchester. The sound they have created on this excellent […]
Ex Hex “Rips” Album Review
Ex Hex “Rips” Ex Hex are a power trio from Washington DC who describe their sound as being “unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll spat out in the disciplines mother tongue” which […]
Colt 45 Interview
One of the best things about http://www.thesoulofaclown.com is that every now and then you get the opportunity to discover a band that just blow you away. That was certainly the […]
American Hi-Fi “Blood & Lemonade”
American Hi-Fi “Blood & Lemonade” Hands up who wants to hear the new album from Miley Cyrus’ drummer? No one??? How about from the former drummer for US Indie darlings […]
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 […]
The Urban Voodoo Machine – “Love, Drink & Death”
The Urban Voodoo Machine “Love, Drink & Death” Anyone who has seen The Urban Voodoo Machine live, will know that they are far more than a band. It is more […]
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 […]
Roxie 77 “The AmeriSwede EP”
Roxie77 “The AmeriSwede EP” Ryan Roxie is one of those musicians who may not be a household name hear in the UK but has been involved in a staggering number […]
Colt 45 “The Tide Is Turning”
Colt 45 “The Tide Is Turning” Maybe it’s something in the water but there has been a bit of an upsurge in quality punk rock n roll bands in the […]
Electric River “The Faith & Patience”
Electric River – The Faith & Patience There has been a real shortage of quality UK rock acts over the last few years, but thankfully Electric River are looking to […]
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 […]
Eureka California “Crunch”
Eureka California “Crunch” This is actually Eureka California’s second album in 18 months so they clearly don’t like hanging around. This is actually true of the songs as well which […]
AJ Ellis “Bury The Devil”
AJ Ellis “Bury The Devil” This is the debut album from AJ Ellis but he is no newcomer to the music scene. Antony Ellis is the front man on Five […]
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 […]
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