“A North-East bar recently banned female rock bands from playing their venue, with their owner suggesting women “can’t sing rock”. They might have a point, I mean, I’m struggling to think of any…oh wait, Blondie, Evanescence, Marmozets, Fleetwood Mac, Gwen Stefani, Pvris the list goes on. Some of the greatest songs of all time come […]
Month: May 2018
When you see those cool open top convertibles spinning round town, why is that they always have naff sounds blaring out; be it cheesy Gansta Rap or Bananarama? Should I ever reach the point where I have more money than sense, one of the tracks that would be banging while I cruise the streets in […]
Writing a full song review in 150 words is never easy, it’s made much harder when the track is a 7-minute epic like the new track from Mute Choir, but here goes (in a slightly unorthodox way!) Minute 1: Almost Alex Gaudino esque trumpet intro, the track drops into a wonderfully hypnotic set of guitar […]
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BAND INTERVIEW: The Faim
Fresh from touring with Lower Than Atlantis, the new band from down-under making serious noises in the pop-punk/rock scene is Aussie band The Faim. Having enjoyed great success in the UK with recent release “Saints of the Sinners”, the five-piece are ready to take on the world with their new brand of music. We caught up with […]
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Single Review: Apollo Junction, Begin
Leeds band Apollo Junction are finally back with their brand new single “Begin” marking both a new sound and their first track release of 2018. Before even starting to review the track in any kind of depth, we have to say right from the off, this is Apollo Junction’s best song to date and we […]
Pop-punk Pile Up 2018 was a great festival held back at the end of April. The weekend was filled with top artists from across the country and whilst we were there we caught up with the guys in Coast to Coast to chat about their plans for the rest of the year, their band ambitions and […]
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Singles in 150 Words: Manuka Hive, R.E.D
What I love about having an email address that any band can email in their music to is that every now and again, within the 6/10 tracks is a true gem, something I’d have never discovered without running Halfway 2 Nowhere and Manuka Hive‘s track R.E.D fits that description to a t. At a rapid 2:50mins, the track […]
Sean Paul has today announced that he will be joining the line-up for the first ever RiZE Festival in Chelmsford this August. Performing on the Saturday, this dancehall legend, Grammy Award winner and much loved hit maker extraordinaire is a remarkable addition to the line-up. His performance at RiZE Festival will be one of his […]
The fifth 2000trees Festival 2018 announcement is here, and with it we have our 3rd and final main stage headliners, the mighty TWIN ATLANTIC, who return to the festival following their hugely triumphant main stage headliner slot in 2016. From TWIN ATLANTIC singer Sam McTrusty – “We’re looking forward to coming back to headline 2000trees […]
Like an eager lover Atlas Wynd’s second released track of the year Helpless is focussed and means business. There is a nervous frantic energy to the song in its scant 100 seconds play time and it’s all punch and no flab. Atlas Wynd’s music is towards the heavy rock side of indie and Helpless is […]
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