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Tag Archives: sleaze metal

Crazy Cowboy 8 Festival – The Facebar, Reading, 22 October 2022

October 25, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Crazy Cowboy 8 Festival – The Facebar, Reading, 22 October 2022 Once again, as promised in their interview with us recently, the Crazy Cowboy gang brought a lot of rock […]

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Crazy Cowboy 8 Interview

October 15, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

If you read our review of the Crazy Cowboy 7 festival, you will know we were delighted to see a bit of rock n roll debauchery being brought to Reading. […]

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Xiii Shades of Black Festival – 19 March 2022 – The Facebar Reading

March 22, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Xiii Shades of Black Festival – 19 March 2022 – The Facebar Reading. If you read our preview with the Crazy Cowboys, then you’d know that we were really excited […]

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Crazy Cowboy Interview

March 3, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

If, like us, you’re desperate to see the return of live music in the UK then you need to make sure you are following the Crazy Cowboy. They’ve been putting […]

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Beat City Tubeworks “Top Rock”

April 14, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Beat City Tubeworks “Top Rock” We don’t know what they put in the water in Scandinavia but somehow it seems to produce more than it’s fair share of brilliant sleazy […]

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Indonesian Junk “Spiderbites”

October 16, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Indonesian Junk “Spiderbites” This is the third release from Indonesian Junk, a band on the brilliant Rum Bar Records label. We’ve absolutely loved their previous releases. That’s no surprise given […]

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Paradise Alley “Psychotic Playground (25th Anniversary Edition)”

January 22, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Paradise Alley “Psychotic Playground (25th Anniversary Edition)” Back in the glorious days of the glam metal/sleaze metal peak, Paradise Alley emerged as one of the few UK bands that might […]

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The Bitterlicks “Benzo Blues”

January 16, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Bitterlicks “Benzo Blues” Given that The Bitterlicks promise to offer up a “blend of rock n roll, punk, country and blues to create a distinct style of rock n […]

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The Struts “Young & Dangerous”

December 15, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Struts “Young & Dangerous” There’s something joyous about the fact that The Struts are a loud and bombastic band with a sense of glam and daring that hail from…Derby! […]

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Plastic Tears “Angels With Attitude”

August 27, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Plastic Tears “Angels With Attitude” Never judge a book by it’s cover? Let’s be honest, the band name and title of this album should give you an idea what kind […]

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The Idol Lips “Street Values”

August 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Idol Lips “Street Values” We’re not really sure we agree with the adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. When we first heard the band name […]

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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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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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Rachel Stamp “Now I’m Nailed To Your Bedroom Wall”

June 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Rachel Stamp “Now I’m Nailed To Your Bedroom Wall” There are probably quite a few bands where you can’t help but feel that in a different time, with different circumstances […]

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Ryan Roxie “Imagine Your Reality”

May 12, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ryan Roxie “Imagine Your Reality” Ryan Roxie may not be a household name here in the UK. But for fans of early sleaze rock will know him from the brilliant […]

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Razorbats “Razorbats II”

February 24, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Razor Bats “Razor Bats II” It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were reviewing the last release from Razorbats (see here). It’s good to see a band getting stuff […]

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The Flux Machine “Hurricane”

December 23, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Flux Machine “Hurricane” The Flux Machine advise that they are aiming to appeal to people “who love fast-paced rock n roll with a slightly bad attitude” which sounds right […]

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Midnight Crisis “Heart Beatings”

November 12, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Midnight Crisis “Heart Beatings” Opinions may be divided about drummers becoming front men (for every Dave Grohl there’s a Phil Collins) but Marty E. (Formerly of The Dirty Pearls) is […]

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The New Roses “One More For The Road”

October 16, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The New Roses “One More For The Road” Let’s be clear right from the outset, if this band’s name has you hoping for the ‘new’ Stone Roses you’re gonna be […]

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Role Models “Dance Moves”

September 10, 2017by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Role Models “Dance Moves” Regular readers of this site should already be aware of the brilliant Role Models. They’re led by Rich Ragany, a man clearly dedicated to rock n […]

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Bitch Queens “L.O.V.E.”

July 5, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bitch Queens “L.O.V.E.” Lets be honest, this reviews is probably pretty pointless. 90% of you will have seen the band name and the album title and already decided if this […]

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The Amorettes “White Hot Heat”

March 13, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Amorettes “White Hot Heat” Somewhat unusually, we are a bit late on the up take with reviewing this album by The Amorettes. But having heard one of their tracks […]

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The Ghost Of Lovers “S/T”

November 29, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Ghost Of Lovers “S/T” We pride ourselves on our knowledge, and indeed love, of 80/90’s Hair Metal/Glam/Sleaze rock (you won’t find many sites brave enough to admit that these […]

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Love/Hate “Before The Blackout”

November 17, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Love/Hate “Before The Blackout” Love/Hate are one of those bands that never quite got the success or acclaim that they truly deserved. They were incorrectly lumped in with the LA […]

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The De Rellas “Freakshow”

November 10, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The DeRellas “Freak Show” Sometimes you just know you’re gonna love a band from the moment you hear about them or even see them. That’s the case with us and […]

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Dirtbag Republic “S/T”

November 3, 2015by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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