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. […]
Tag Archives: punk rock
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 […]
Matty James – “Last One To Die” album review
Matty James – “Last One To Die” Matty James is what you might call a proper rock n roll troubadour or alternatively a guitar slinger. He has already released a […]
Mean Creek – “Local Losers” Album Review
Mean Creek – “Local Losers” “Local Losers” is the latest release from Boston based quartet Mean Creek. This is an exciting young band who share some key influences such as […]
Nick Piunti – “13 In My Head” Album Review
Nick Piunti – “13 In My Head” It’s probably fair to say that Nick Piunti is a bit of a veteran in the power pop world given he goes way […]
The Bermondsey Joyrideres – “Flamboyant Thugs” Album Review
The Bermondsey Joyriders “Flamboyant Thugs” It is fairly rare to find a band that wants to incorporate both a traditional punk sound with a sense of ambition, but that’s certainly […]
The Pixies – “Indie Cindy” Album Review”
The Pixies – “Indie Cindy” Well if ever an album was to come with a sense of anticipation, then it has to be this new album from The Pixies. It […]
The Keefs – “Better Late Than Never” Album Review
The Keefs – “Better Late Than Never” The Keefs are a Delaware band, who describe themselves pretty aptly as ‘Punk-n-Roll Hitmakers!’. They have a great sound which blends old-school punk […]
The Heartbreaks – “We May Yet Stand A Chance” Album Review
The Heartbreaks – “We May Yet Stand A Chance” The Heartbreaks are a great band and also one which can be considered very British. Perhaps this is due to their […]
Against Me! – “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” Album Review
Against Me- Transgender Dysphoria Blues Any Against Me! album release is always going to generate a lot of anticipation, but this follow up to White Crosses has created considerable interest, […]
Steve Conte Interview
Steve Conte Interview Sometimes, some people just seem to be built to be involved in Rock N Roll and Steve Conte is certainly one of those. It takes a pretty […]
Interview with Red Rooster Organiser James Brennan
There has been a huge rise in the number of festivals over recent years and it therefore raises the question if anyone can do anything new. Thankfully, James Brennan has […]
The Cringe – “Hiding In Plain Sight” Album review
The Cringe – “Hiding In Plain Sight” The Cringe actually formed in 2004 and have had some high profile support slots with diverse acts such as The New York Dolls, […]
Black Heart Breakers – “S/T” Album
Black Heart Breakers – “S/T” Black Heart Breakers are a band from Sydney who proudly state that they “Care for Rock n’ Roll” and perfectly describe themselves as the bastard […]
All the album reviews from March 2014
WOW, WHAT A MONTH MARCH WAS ..A TOTAL OF 20 REVIEWS HERE: March 2014 Album Reviews MUST BE SOMETHING THERE FOR EVERYONE TO LIKE, SO PLEASE SHARE THIS PAGE WITH […]
The Cringe Interview
The Cringe are a great rock band who are, sadly, pretty unknown here in the UK. That’s despite having been around for a few years and having built up a […]
The Cringe Live at Nottingham Rock City
The Cringe – Nottingham Rock City 24.3.14 (supporting Steel Panther) The Cringe are a relatively new band to us here in the UK but have actually been around for some […]
D-A-D “Best Of D-A-D 30 Years 30 Hits 1984-2014” Album Review
D-A-D “Best of D-A-D 30 Years 30 Hits 1984-2014 The name D-A-D will have many a rock fan reminiscing, most will probably remember they created a huge press scramble when […]
The Black Marquee Los Angeles -” Sessions From The Hive Vol 1″ Album Review
The Black Marquee Los Angeles – “Sessions From The Hive Vol 1” The Black Marquee were formed by Chelsea Smiles singer/guitarist, Skye Vaughan Jayne and bassist/vocalist, Mike Christie, two years […]
Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons – “Dirty Rock n Roll” Album Review
Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons – “Dirty Rock N Roll” It is unlikely that Basingstoke is a hot bed of punk rock but that is where the power trio, Pussycat […]
One If By Land – “In The Fire Of My Youth” Album Review
One If By Land “In The Fire Of My Youth” One If By Land may be a somewhat unusual name for a punk band but it is one that you […]
Mike Mains & The Branches – “Calm Down, Everything Is Fine” Album Review
Mike Mains & The Branches – “Calm Down, Everything is Fine” Mike Mains & The Branches were formed in Texas but flourished as an indie rock collective in Michigan. Having […]
Pink Cigar – “We’re Gonna Get You Out Of Here” Album Review
Pink Cigar – “We’re Gonna Get You Out Of Here” With a name like Pink Cigar, you kind of know you aren’t going to be dealing with some sort of […]
The Sounds – “Weekend” Album Review
The Sounds “Weekend” This is the fifth album by The Sounds in a career which has impressively continued over two decades now. During that time, there has been something of […]
Lydia Loveless – “Somewhere Else” Album Review
Lydia Loveless – “Somewhere Else” Even though it’s only February, it’s been a busy year for Lydia Loveless, having already released an EP earlier in the year and now this […]
The Secret Garden Party 2014 preview
PREVIEWS: FESTIVALS / GIGS A Secret Garden Party You will definitely want to be invited to With the dark nights and cold weather now becoming a memory, many of us […]
Knocksville – “S/T” Album Review
Knocksville “S/T” This is the debut album from a UK trio who have a rockabilly/psychobilly type sound, but have also managed to expand the song further than those genres. They […]
Hard Fall Hearts Interview
The Hard Fall Hearts are a psychobilly/punk band from San Diego who are doing a great job in bringing this type of music to a modern audience. They manage to […]
Tom Spencer (The Men They Couldn’t Hang/The Loyalties etc!) Interview
Over the years, you sometimes come across people who just seem to have rock n roll in their blood, and Tom Spencer is certainly one of those. It helps that […]
The Road Home Interview
The Road Home are one of those bands that are destined to establish a huge and loyal following. When we heard their “Too Cold” EP, it made them one of […]
The Soul Of A Clown 