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 […]
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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 […]
Hell City Glamours “Hell City Glamours Deux”
Hell City Glamours “Hell City Glamours Deux” Firstly, isn’t it great to have a band with a proper rock n roll name! What isn’t so great is to learn that […]
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 […]
Red Rooster early bird tickets!
One of our favourite festivals of this year (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2014/06/15/red-rooster-festival-review-6th-8th-june-2014-euston-hall-suffolk/)has announced the sale of tickets for next year. If you are looking for something to look forward […]
Last Great Dreamers “Crash Landing In Teenage Heaven”
Last Great Dreamers “Crash Landing in Teenage Heaven” The Last Great Dreamers are one of those bands who produced a classic album, loved by many and sadly ignored by the […]
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 […]
Cory Branan “The No Hit Wonder”
Cory Branan – “The No Hit Wonder” It’s arguable if we really need to review this album, instead you perhaps just need to read this quote from Frank Turner: “Simply […]
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 […]
The Moons “Mindwaves”
The Moons “Mindwaves” We are introduced very easily into the album with “Luna Intro” which builds in to “Society” which has a kind of groovy, psychedelic sound that hints of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rockstars On Mars “S/T” Album Review
Rockstars On Mars Rockstars on Mars may be a new sleaze rock band from Gothenburg but that does not mean they are without a degree of glam metal pedigree. Singer […]
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 […]
Ed Tang & The Chops – “S/T” Album Review
Ed Tang & The Chops – “S/T” If the cool name alone isn’t enough to attract you to this EP, then the fact that comparisons to the likes of bands […]
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 […]
The Dirty Guv’nahs – “Hearts On Fire” Album Review
The Dirty Guv’nahs – “Hearts On Fire” The Dirty Guv’nahs’ “Hearts On Fire” was released earlier this year and actually debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in the […]
