Brad Marino “Extra Credit”
Brad Marino “Extra Credit” Brad’s obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were reviewing his solo EP and the album […]
Tag Archives: Pop
Holy Moly & The Crackers “Take A Bite”
Holy Moly & The Crackers “Take A Bite” We reviewed Holy Moly & The Crackers last album Salem (see here) and really loved it. As the band’s name perhaps implies, […]
Illuminati Hotties “Kiss Yr Frenemies”
Illuminati Hotties “Kiss Yr Frenemies” Whilst the name may imply a group, Illuminati Hotties is actually Sarah Tudzin. That fact and the album name already let you know that this […]
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “Like We’ll Never Make It”
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “Like We’ll Never Make It” Rich Ragany seems like a bit of a music machine. He’s constantly releasing stuff with his band Role Models (whilst […]
Radar State “Strays”
Radar State “Strays” Radar State are a new band and this is their debut release, but they do come with a bit of heritage. It consists of members from indie/punk/emo […]
The Last Great Dreamers -Asylum, Birmingham 7/12/18
The Last Great Dreamers –Asylum, Birmingham 7/12/18 Regular readers will know that we are big fans of The Last Great Dreamers. They’re one of those bands that just haven’t really […]
Juliana Hatfield “Weird”
Juliana Hatfield “Weird” Six months ago, if you’d ask us about Juliana Hatfield we would have been at a loss. But, having fallen in love with The Lemonheads “It’s A […]
Ron Gallo “Stardust Birthday Party”
Ron Gallo “Stardust Birthday Party” Even though we get hundreds of requests for reviews a week it’s always a bit nice to find some new music out of the blue […]
Nick Piunti “Temporary High”
Nick Piunti “Temporary High” Regular readers will know that we are great fans of Nick Piunti. He’s an artist who consistently delivers great power pop/pop rock tracks. So, with this […]
Super American “Tequila Sunrise”
Super American “Tequila Sunrise” Who doesn’t enjoy a Tequila Sunrise on a hot day? More importantly who doesn’t like the idea of a band playing ‘extremely catchy songs that could […]
Stoner Control “Alone In The City”
Stoner Control “Alone In The City” This is a release which has been produced by Hutch Harris from The Thermals. It is also suggested to offer up a sound reminiscent […]
Last Great Dreamers new video and tour dates
Power-pop rockers Last Great Dreamers have just unveiled the video for their new single. ‘Primitive Man’ is the third single to be taken from the band’s widely acclaimed fourth album […]
Hux & The Hitmen “Soggy Oxygen”
Hux & The Hitmen “Soggy Oxygen” Band names and album titles are a funny old thing. There’s a real coolness to Hux and The Hitmen, but we don’t think we […]
Poor Little Things “S/T”
Poor Little Things “S/T” There can’t be many bands that are Australian but based in Switzerland like Poor Little Things are. More importantly than their location is the fact that […]
Brad Marino “Four Track Attack”
Brad Marino “Four Track Attack” Brad Marino is the lead singer/songwriter for The Connection. We loved their “Just For Fun” album when we reviewed it, so were excited to get […]
The Over Unders “One Fine Day”
The Over Unders “One Fine Day” The Over Unders are young power pop brothers from Wisconsin and are said to offer up a mix of rock, brit pop and alternative […]
The Speedways “Just Another Regular Summer”
The Speedways “Just Another Regular Summer” It sometimes takes just a few simple words to make a band appeal to you. There’s not a huge bio on The Speedways’ Facebook […]
Rayland Baxter “Wide Awake”
Rayland Baxter “Wide Awake” The background to this album is interesting as it appears that Rayland basically locked himself away in an old rubber band factory to write it. This […]
The Imaginary Hat “Age Of Anxiety”
The Imaginary Hat “Age Of Anxiety” As much as we love our low slung rock n roll, sometimes you even need a break from that. That’s why this EP from […]
The Nectars “Sci-Fi Television”
The Nectars “Sci-Fi Television” We’ve read hundreds of band bios, but we must admit that the opening from New York’s The Nectars is one of our favourites. They describe […]
Matt Costa “Santa Rosa Fangs”
Matt Costa “Santa Rosa Fangs” We were really in to Matt Costa a few years back, when the whole country seemed to be caught up in the Jack Johnson, laid […]
Twin Flames Radio “S/t”
Twin Flames Radio “S/t” Now when the bands The Dog’s D’Amour and Vixen first hit the scene, you’d have got big odds on two of the members getting married. But […]
Screamin’ Whisper “Filth”
Screamin’ Whisper “Filth” Screamin’ Whisper are a young band out of Edinburgh and this is their debut album. Their sound offers refences to jangly pop and to Brit Pop. Both […]
Brandy Zdan “Secretear”
Brandy Zdan “Secretear” Nashvilles’ Brandy Zdan is a new name to us, but the promise of a female rocker who writes big hooks like Chrissie Hynde and The Go Gos […]
Truck Festival Line Up
Well, the summer sun may not be here yet but the festival scene is certainly hotting up! You know when in the films Jaws they say they’re gonna need a […]
The Aces “When My Heart Felt Volcanic”
The Aces “When My Heart Felt Volcanic” The Aces first came to our attention when we noticed that a track was produced by the legendary Butch Walker. Now Butch is […]
Lauren Ruth Ward “Well, Hell”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Well, Hell” The fact that Lauren Ruth Ward has been a hairstylist for 9 years may not immediately conjure up the image of someone who would deliver […]
Hockey Dad “Blend Inn”
Hockey Dad “Blend Inn” In this cold weather, the last thing you may want is to listen to a group of surf/skate punks from Australia. But resist your bitterness, as […]
Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades”
Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades” OK, let’s be clear from the outset…. We LOVE the Last Great Dreamers! For us, they will always be one of those bands who […]
K7s “Take 1”
K7s “Take 1” Kurt Baker is obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy as we’ve reviewed several of his releases over the last year or so. This new […]
