The Lawrence Arms “Metropole”
The Lawrence Arms “Metropole” The Lawrence Arms must now be bordering on being ‘veterans’ of the punk world, given that this is the band’s sixth release. It also sees them […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Skid Row “United World Rebellion” and “Rise Of The Damnation Army”
Skid Row “United World Rebellion” and “Rise Of The Damnation Army” Skid Row are one who amongst all the odds have managed to survive all that the rock n roll […]
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 […]
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 […]
CJ Wildheart “Mable” album review
CJ Wildheart “Mable” It may have been seven years since his first solo album but he has certainly been busy. Somewhat unusually not only is he releasing an album but […]
Dinosaur Pile Up “Nature Nurture” Album Review
Dinosaur Pile Up – “Native Nurture” Somehow, Dinosaur Pile Up have escaped our notice up until now, which is strange given not only how good they are but the fact […]
2000 Trees Festival 2014
2000 Trees Festival 2014 As soon as you arrive at 2000 Trees you know you are on to something special and in for a good time. A great, central location, […]
Butch Walker “Out Of Focus” DVD Review
Butch Walker –“Out Of Focus” This DVD is billed with the strap line “The music you know, the man you don’t” and to be fair that’s a pretty damn accurate […]
Viceroy Crux “Round Dice” Album Review
Viceroy Crux – “Round Dice” Viceroy Crux are a three piece led by Terry Stirling Jr, who is the writer, singer and guitarist. They are a brand new American band […]
Kristy Majors & The Thrill Kills “S/T”
Kristy Majors & The Thrill Kills – S/T Kristy Majors will be a name well known to Glam Metal fans, due to his band Pretty Boy Floyd. When they released […]
The Black Tibetans “The Nashville Session” Single Review
The Black Tibetans – “The Nashville Session” EP When you hear that Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys has not only produced this EP, but also played the guitar solo […]
The Old 97’s “Most Messed Up” album review
The Old 97’s – “Most Messed Up” It does seem kind of odd that on the week we have reviewed the new album from the latest hip young thing, Lana […]
Blacklist Royals “Die Young With Me” album review
Blacklist Royals – “Die Young With Me” Rather than doing a huge intro on the band here, we suggest (once you’ve finished reading this review!) that you head over to […]
Rouge – “Edge Of The Bed” EP Review
Rouge -“Edge Of The Bed” The band Rouge throw up a few surprises with the release of this debut EP. Firstly, and without wishing to sound sexist, is the fact […]
Cheap Girls – “Famous Graves” Album Review
Cheap Girls – “Famous Graves” Extra Mile records are one of those labels where you kind of know that any release is going to be one of quality. This is […]
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 […]
Magpies & Vagabonds – “Giver” EP Review
Magpies & Vagabonds – “Giver” It’s always great when a new punk rock band emerges upon the scene. It comes as a bit of surprise when you find they live […]
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. […]
The Menzingers “Rented World” Album Review
The Menzingers – “Rented World” The Menzingers really stepped up to the plate with their last release, “The Impossible Past” which was a quite stunning release. It really launched them […]
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