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Tag Archives: rock n roll

Funeral Shakes “S/T”

August 29, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Funeral Shakes “S/T” Funeral Shakes were one of the bands that really blew us away at the recent 2000 Trees festival (see review here). They delivered a really rocking set […]

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Francine “Right Now”

August 5, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Francine “Right Now” As we remarked when we first reviewed Francine, they are a band which demonstrated some of the good that can come from Spotify. Whilst we first picked […]

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The Speedways “Just Another Regular Summer”

August 2, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Lovebites “Social Hell”

July 31, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Lovebites “Social Hell” A few years ago a band called Sharks emerged from our hometown of Leamington. And for once we had hopes our own town could become a hub […]

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2000 Trees Festival 12 – 14 July 2018

July 22, 2018by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

2000 Trees Festival 12 – 14 July 2018 We were gutted to have missed out on 2000 Trees last year as it is one of our favourite festivals. This year, […]

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Motor City Mayhem “Shitfaced and Outta Luck”

July 15, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Motor City Mayhem “Shitfaced and Outta Luck” Sometimes we wonder if a full review is needed for an album. Let’s be honest, this bands name, the album title and the […]

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Los Chicos “By Medical Prescription”

July 13, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Los Chicos “By Medical Prescription” If you read our review of this years Red Rooster Festival (see here) you will know that we were blown away by the performance by […]

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Smash Fashion “Rompus Pompous”

July 10, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Smash Fashion “Rompus Pompous” When we reviewed Smash Fashion’s last album we were delighted by their glammy rock and roll which offered up a real sense of fun. Of course, […]

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The Future Shape Of Sound “Shakedown Gospel”

June 29, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Future Shape Of Sound “Shakedown Gospel” The Future Shape Of Sound are a collection of musicians that have come together through their association with Alex McGowan (aka Captain Future) […]

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Red Rooster Festival 1-3 June 2018

June 9, 2018by thesoulofaclown 2 Comments

Red Rooster Festival 1-3 June 2018 We were delighted to be back at Red Rooster again this year. Not only is it one of our favourite festivals but it also […]

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Prima Donna “S/T”

June 5, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Prima Donna “S/T” For some time now, Prima Donna have been flying the flag in delivering rock n roll with a hint of glam and sleaze. Sadly, fame in the […]

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Catl “Bide My Time Until I Die”

May 26, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Catl “Bide My Time Until I Die” Regular readers will know we don’t have much time for duos, mainly because of the flood of bands post The White Stripes. But, […]

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Twin Flames Radio “S/t”

May 19, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Manic Street Preachers – Birmingham Arena 27 April 2018

May 1, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Manic Street Preachers – Birmingham Arena 27 April 2018 As we approach the venue there’s an instant reminder of how long the Manics have been around. When we first saw […]

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Y Not Festival News

April 23, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

  Given the weather issues last year it is probably not surprising the organisers have gone all out with this years festival. It’s definitely one of the best on offer […]

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The Urban Voodoo Machine “15 Shots From The Urban Voodoo Machine”

April 15, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Urban Voodoo Machine “15 Shots From The Urban Voodoo Machine” Really you shouldn’t need this album as you should already own everything that The Urban Voodoo Machine have done! […]

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The Good Life Experience Festival

April 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

With the hint of Spring in the air, its time to make sure that you have your festival season all sorted. But don’t go too crazy at the outset because […]

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Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct”

April 10, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct” We guess we did follow our instincts because the name Guttercats is one that instantly appeals to our sleaze rock roots. However, this is no retro […]

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Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades”

March 27, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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The awesome LAST GREAT DREAMERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & TOUR

February 28, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

News from one of our favourite ever bands: LAST GREAT DREAMERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & TOUR UK power-pop rockers Last Great Dreamers return this spring with a brand new album […]

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Watts “All Done With Rock N Roll”

February 9, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Watts “All Done With Rock N Roll” Maybe it’s because we live in an age of instant gratification, but it seems there’s a real trend for bands to release EPs […]

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Album review, Reviews

Starcrawler “S/T”

February 7, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Starcrawler “S/T” Now Starcrawler were actually picked up by one of our regular readers as an LA band to watch out for some time ago. We must admit that we […]

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The Dirty Truckers “Best Of”

January 30, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Dirty Truckers “Best Of” This is a great release for us as we only recently discovered The Dirty Truckers with their excellent release “Tiger Stripes”. The release of this […]

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Baby Shakes “Turn It Up”

January 25, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Baby Shakes “Turn It Up” Baby Shakes are a rock n roll-punk band from New York City (damn that place creates to great bands). The description of their sound is […]

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Thee DB3 “S/T”

January 22, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Thee DB3 “S/T” We were absolutely gutted when The Caezars came to a premature end. They were one of the few bands who were managing to bring the rockabilly sound […]

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Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown”

January 19, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown” This is a release from a duo of Chris Damian Doll and Sandy Hazard who are actually in two other bands, Dirtbag Republic (a band we’ve […]

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The Jackets “Shadow Of Sound”

January 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

The Jackets “Shadow Of Sound” We’ve been going through a bit of a garage rock phase over the last month or so. The Jackets are the latest band to have […]

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The Richmond Sluts ”60 Cycles Of Love”

January 11, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Richmond Sluts ”60 Cycles Of Love” Sometimes it can be band name or a photo or album title that first attracts you to them even before you actually hear […]

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The Sweet Things – singles review

January 4, 2018by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

The Sweet Things – singles review We have so much music to cover that we mainly stick to album reviews rather than single releases. But that means when we do […]

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Album review

Wyldlife “Out On Your Block”

December 27, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Wyldlife “Out On Your Block” It’s always interesting to see what bands (or their PR teams) put in their bio. We have to say though, that Wyldlife description is one […]

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