ALBUM REVIEW: Trampled By Turtles ‘Wild Animals’

Rating: In the world of band names, animals are portrayed as being particularly vicious little bastards.  Pulled Apart by Horses, Cancer Bats and  Them Crooked Vultures all throw up images of evil creatures destined to cause harm to us Homosapiens. …

Ones To Watch: Cassels

Hailing from West London, brothers Jim and Loz Beck work together as Cassels; with a satisfying blend of punk, grunge and rock making up their music. ‘We Wander In The Night’ has a heavy intro that immerses the listener from…

Unsigned Act Of The Week: The Moth Lantern

Winning the support of BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music is arduous for any artist and an exceedingly more difficult task to accomplish for an unsigned band. However, managing to instantly win both the hearts of the legendary…

Jimi Raine LIVE @ Surya, London 01.08.2014

Rating: “Jimi Raine is on a mission, carrying the banner for classic British rock ‘n’ roll.” It’s a fucking cool tagline to have, and man is he living up to it. True to his word, Jimi took to the stage at…

Nisennenmondai LIVE @ Birthdays, London 31.7.14

Rating: If there’s one venue in London that can claim the not so honorable prize of having one of the worst layouts for live shows, that place could be the basement at the Birthdays bar, sited in the land of…

SINGLE REVIEWS: RELEASED 03.08.14

My turn to look over the single releases that will be bothering you for 99p from Monday, and as it’s officially August expect sun, sea, sand and… bumblebeees. Clean Bandit Feat. Stylo G ‘Come Over’ The steel drum hasn’t ever been…

M+A LIVE @ Bedroom Bar, Shoreditch 31.07.14

Rating: Even if it the UK wasn’t experiencing such a warm and hazy spell as we are right now, this electro-pop duo from Italy would have no trouble in introducing the feel-good summer vibes to an audience. Starting their nine…