MAIORANO “Glorious Days”
MAIORANO “Glorious Days” When we reviewed MAIORANO‘s last album it was under the longer name of Alex Maiorano And The Black Tales. But anyhow, we absolutely LOVED that album and it […]
Tag Archives: rock n roll
The Peawees “Moving Target”
The Peawees “Moving Target” If we’re being honest, this band’s name may have put us off listening to this. For us at least, it doesn’t immediately conjure up the image […]
Death Valley Girls “Darkness Rains”
Death Valley Girls “Darkness Rains” We know you shouldn’t get sucked in by a name, but come on, who could resist a band with the name Death Valley Girls!! Possibly […]
Criminal Kids “S/T”
Criminal Kids “S/T” Occasionally you get a real affinity with a label and almost feel like they’re signing bands to match your tastes. That’s the way we’re beginning to feel […]
Funeral Shakes “S/T”
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 […]
Francine “Right Now”
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 […]
The Speedways “Just Another Regular Summer”
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 […]
Lovebites “Social Hell”
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 […]
2000 Trees Festival 12 – 14 July 2018
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, […]
Motor City Mayhem “Shitfaced and Outta Luck”
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 […]
Los Chicos “By Medical Prescription”
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 […]
Smash Fashion “Rompus Pompous”
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, […]
The Future Shape Of Sound “Shakedown Gospel”
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) […]
Red Rooster Festival 1-3 June 2018
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 […]
Prima Donna “S/T”
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 […]
Catl “Bide My Time Until I Die”
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, […]
Twin Flames Radio “S/t”
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 […]
Manic Street Preachers – Birmingham Arena 27 April 2018
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 […]
Y Not Festival News
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 […]
The Urban Voodoo Machine “15 Shots From The Urban Voodoo Machine”
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! […]
The Good Life Experience Festival
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 […]
Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct”
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 […]
Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades”
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 […]
The awesome LAST GREAT DREAMERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & TOUR
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 […]
Watts “All Done With Rock N Roll”
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 […]
Starcrawler “S/T”
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 […]
The Dirty Truckers “Best Of”
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 […]
Baby Shakes “Turn It Up”
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 […]
Thee DB3 “S/T”
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 […]
Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown”
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 […]
The Soul Of A Clown 