Micah Schnabel “Not The Boy You Used To Know”
Micah Schnabel “Not The Boy You Used To Know” As well as already releasing some brilliant solo material, Micah Schnabel is also a member of the excellent Two Cow Garage. […]
Tag Archives: rock n roll
The Whiskey Charmers “S/T”
The Whiskey Charmers “S/T” The Whiskey Charmers are a Detroit-based roots band led by Carrie Shepard and Lawrence Daversa. They describe their songs as being ‘filled with haunting melodies that […]
Spirit Bomb “Bridge On Fire”
Spirit Bomb “Bridge On Fire” The Midlands has a great tradition for producing rock music and Spirit Bomb are looking to add to that with this release. There have […]
Flawed Is Beautiful DVD Review
“Flawed Is beautiful” DVD Review I guess we all have bands or artists that we are convinced, in a fair world, would have been absolutely huge (Enuff Z’ Nuff, Jesse […]
Dirtbag Republic “S/T”
Dirtbag Republic “S/t” Dirtbag Republic are proud to declare that they have the idea to ‘put the sleaze back in rock n roll with zero shtick‘, a sentiment that we […]
Basement Benders “Lydiad”
Basement Benders “Lydiad” Whilst the name might be new (and possibly questionable… not sure it has the same connotation in the U.S. as it does here!?!… the Basement Benders consist […]
Vincent And The Onepotts “Best Of Enemies”
Vincent And The Onepotts “Best Of Enemies” Whilst not always guaranteed, the support spots that a band have secured is often a good indicator of what to expect from a […]
The Yawpers “American Man”
The Yawpers “American Man” Once again it appears that Bloodshot Records have come up trumps with this release from Denver based The Yawpers. Their press release reference words like ‘raw’, […]
Michael Monroe “Blackout States”
Michael Monroe “Blackout States” There is no doubt that Michael Monroe is a rock n roll survivor. He’s a man who has really epitomised sleaze, rock n roll since his […]
Michael Monroe Live Review – Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015
Michael Monroe @ Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015 If there really was a ‘school of rock’, Mr Monroe could be the subject matter for a number of lessons, including how […]
Blitzen Trapper “All Across This Land”
Blitzen Trapper “All Across This Land” If we’re honest, we were a bit late in discovering Blitzen Trapper. However, when we did review their last album, we were sure glad […]
The Blessings “Shipwrecked”
The Blessings “Shipwrecked” EP Amongst all the hype that surrounds some bands, it is indeed a blessing to stumble across a group who just seem to want to be a […]
The Joystix “Punchline”
The Joystix “Punchline” Hungary may not be the first country you think of for sleaze punk rock but that is indeed where The Joystix come from. However, citing a love […]
Donnie Vie “The Best Of Donnie Vie”
Donnie Vie “The Best of Donnie Vie” To those in the know, Donnie Vie will be a well known name. For you others, he is or was (not sure anyone […]
Backyard Babies “Four By Four”
Backyard Babies “Four By Four” When Backyard Babies went on an extended break, many of us doubted that we would hear from them again. That would have been a huge […]
Lucero “All A Man Should Do”
Lucero “All A Man Should Do”
Jesse Malin “Outsiders”
Jesse Malin “Outsiders” We were a bit surprised to see Jesse Malin releasing a new album so soon after his last one, “New York Before the World” (NYBTW). If we’re […]
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future”
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future” The fact that you’re reading this site probably means you know enough about music to know who Craig Finn is. Just in case you […]
Motochrist “Chrome”
Motochrist “Chrome” It may be a bit bold to use the term ‘super group’ when referring to Motochrist as many people, sadly, may not even recognise the band members names. […]
Ming City Rockers “S/T”
Ming City Rockers “S/T” Unusually, we’re a bit late on the scene in reviewing this release from The Ming City Rockers. However, we were blown away by their set at […]
The Rhythm Shakers “Panic”
The Rhythm Shakers “Panic” The Rhythm Shakers are a rock n roll band from good old Los Angeles. Whilst clearly based on a love of fifties rock n roll, they’re […]
Role Models “The Go To Guy”
Role Models “The Go To Guy” Sometimes the presence of a couple of musicians in a band is almost enough to guarantee you are going to be on to something […]
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun”
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun” The Compulsions may be a new name to you, for now, but they consist of band members of some distinction. Led by a true rock n […]
Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows “California Kid”
Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows To many people the name Charlie Overbey may be very new. Indeed, somewhat sadly many of you won’t have even heard of his former […]
Junkyard Choir “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”
Junkyard Choir “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie” When we heard that Junkyard Choir were another two piece band, if we’re honest, we were tempted to give them a miss. After all, […]
Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd – 26th July 2015
Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd July – 26th July 2015 If you haven’t been to the Secret Garden Party (SGP), then you have truly missed out on one of […]
2000 Trees Festival 9th – 11th July 2015 Review
Ok, let’s get this out of the way, early doors, it is hard for us to be unbiased about 2000 trees, as it is undoubtedly one of our favourite festivals. […]
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love”
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love” Danny & The Champions Of The World are one of those bands whose name we have seen around for […]
Gentlemen Rogues “A History So Repeating”
Gentlemen Rogues “A History So Repeating” This is the second EP from Gentlemen Rogues who are from Austin, Texas. When the press release mentioned that, amongst others, the band had […]
Fraser A Gorman
Fraser A Gorman “Slow Gum” It may not be immediately apparent by his look or indeed sound but Fraser A Gorman is actually from Melbourne. It may also come as […]
The Soul Of A Clown 