Rock n roll legends in the making? This is a question I have asked myself since the day I discovered The Strypes back in January, blown away by the video for “Got love if you want it”, a song that provided…
Most artists now days start to make a name for themselves via YouTube and other social networking sites. Kristyna Myles route to being signed by a major record labels was a little different, after being noticed whilst busking. We caught…
Nearing sixty, one might expect Elvis Costello to be slipping into a trend of evoking age-old nostalgia in his music, but instead he seems intent on doing just the opposite, in recent years having collaborated with the likes of Burt…
The classification of ‘R&B’ really has been thrown back and forth over the past few years. In the late 90s/early 2000s, a period some regard still as one of the defining and golden ages of the genre, it seemed US…
Lissie hit the ground running back in 2010 with her debut album Catching A Tiger released on the mighty Columbia Records. It reached gold status selling in excess of 250,00 copies in a short period of time. “In Sleep” was…
Don’t mix your drinks. Don’t mix with him. It will kill you one day. Good advice. Sound advice. – Elbow After a few gigs, we go out on the lash because the next day’s a day off. One of the…
And the ‘Unsigned Act Of The Week’ award this week goes to…. The Darlingtons. Four guys from Somerset, capable of creating indie anthems filled with energy and youthful vigour, The Darlingtons are an alt-rock four piece who are currently making…
In a world where artists seem not to mind being used as puppets by their record labels, it’s a breath of fresh-air when the music is controlled and distributed by the artist themselves. This DIY approach to one’s art usually…
Kind of underwhelming. Kings of Leon are one of those bands that make me want to drink whiskey and generally feel pretty awesome. This was more of Pimms occasion. I don’t know what it was, but if I was a…
Eagulls have unveiled the video for ‘Nerve Endings’, the filming of which certainly got them some attention… The Leeds-based five piece bought a pigs brain from a local butchers to match the heavy sound of the track but, in the…