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 […]
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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 […]
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”
Gypsies Of Bohemia “Gyp Pop”
Gypsies Of Bohemia “Gyp Pop” Gypsies of Bohemia were another band that we stumbled across at SGP and were amazed by. Gyp Pop may be a new genre of music […]
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 […]
Great Cynics “I Feel Weird”
Great Cynics “I Feel Weird” Great Cynics were one of our highlights from this year’s brilliant 2000 Trees festival (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/07/21/2000-trees-festival-9th-11th-july-2015-review/) What most impressed us about their […]
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. […]
Peachfuzz “Raising High Your Bright Halo Of Stars”
Peachfuzz “Raise High Your Bright Halo Of Stars” This is the third full length release from Peachfuzz, one of a few bands who aren’t ashamed to admit their power pop […]
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 […]
John Linberg Trio “Dig It”
John Lindberg Trio “Dig It” John Lindberg Trio hail from Sweden where they have earnt a strong reputation for their live shows, where they have apparently played every single rock […]
Jesse Malin Interview
Jesse Malin Interview True rock n roll stars are a very rare commodity these days, but Jesse Malin is one of those. He has not only produced some of our […]
The Riptide Movement “Getting Through”
The Riptide Movement “Getting Through” The Riptide Movement may be a new band to you but that is unlikely to remain the case for long. The band hail from Dublin […]
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts “Blaster”
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts- “Blaster” If we’re being honest, the music of Scott Weiland has strangely passed us by. Yeah, we know he was in Stone Temple Pilots and […]
Banditos “S/T”
Banditos “S/T” In many ways, Banditos really start with way too much of an advantage for us to review this record impartially. Firstly, this debut album is released on Bloodshot […]
Courtney Barnett “Sometime I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Courtney Barnett “Sometime I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit” Unless you have been sat under a rock for the last few months, it is highly unlikely that […]
The Crunch “Brand New Brand”
The Crunch “Brand New Brand” It’s always interesting when a group of musicians who are well known for their involvement in a number of bands get together. Sadly, it can […]
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!”
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!” We are sure that those of you who read our interview with Tim Vantol (https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/04/21/tim-vantol-interview/) will be eagerly awaiting news […]
Rhino And The Ranters “The Hanging Room”
Rhino And The Ranters – “The Hanging Room” We first stumbled across Rhino And The Ranters when we saw they were playing at the Lunar Festival and were being described […]
The Silver Bayonets “The Pain Inside Your Head”
The Silver Bayonets “The Pain Inside Your Head” The Silver Bayonets are a London- based indie rock band who, we are delighted to learn, love vocal harmonies. This is especially […]
American Scarecrows “Yesteryear”
American Scarecrows “Yesteryear” Maybe it’s because we do so many reviews, but when we read the comment in American Scarecrows Bio that “We spend so much time dissecting music and […]
Asylums “Wet Dream Fanzine”
Asylums “Wet Dream Fanzine” EP Asylums are a young band who are already creating a great deal of interest with the coolest radio stations and DJs. They are also taking […]
Latitude announces full line up
The festival news keeps coming thick and fast with Latitude announcing a typically eclectic and exciting line up: OBELISK ARENA ALT-J, PORTISHEAD NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS MANIC STREET PREACHERS, […]
JD McPherson “Let The Good Times Roll”
JD McPherson “Let The Good Times Roll” When JD McPherson first hit the music world with his debut “Signs And Signifiers”, the level of success and press attention must have […]
Prima Donna “Nine Lives And Forty Fives
Prima Donna “Nine lives And Forty Fives” It comes as no surprise that Prima Donna are infamous on the LA scene as they have that gutter rock sound we associate […]
The Soul Of A Clown 