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 […]
Tag Archives: punk rock
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 […]
Olivia Jean “Bathtub Love Killings” Album Review
Olivia Jean “Bathtub Love Killings” The fact that Olivia Jean’s debut album is released on Jack White’s Third Man Records brings not only advantages, but also a sense of anticipation […]
While No One Was Looking:Toasting 20 Years Of Bloodshot Records
“While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records” by Various. At http://www.thesoulofaclown.com we have never hidden our love for Bloodshot records. They are like a go to […]
Purple “(409)” Album Review
Purple “409” Purple are a Texan three piece and it’s fair to say they come across as a group of trendy young things who are destined to at least be […]
Film Review “Looking For Johnny: The Legend Of Johnny Thunders
Looking for Johnny: The Legend of Johnny Thunders Anyone who is fan of cool rock n roll must surely know the name Johnny Thunders. Like many of the great rock […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
