The Civil Wars – ‘The Civil Wars’ ALBUM REVIEW

History is littered with the shards left behind fractious relationships within bands, however this hasn’t always led to the diminishing quality of the musical output. If anything the result of inner conflict can sometimes produce wonderful pieces of work. Little…

Palma Violets LIVE @ Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney

The boys from Lambeth came rollicking into town after having been warmly received at Australia’s flagship festival, Splendour in the Grass. With them they brought the lion’s share of UK media-hype, generated of course by certain reliably excitable quarters. For…

The Kissaway Trail ‘Breach’ – ALBUM REVIEW

Denmark. A country perhaps not best known for its music scene, but Copenhagen-based The Kissaway Trail released their first EP in 2006, followed it up with their debut album just three months later, and have been plugging away steadily ever…

Baroness EP Review ‘Live @ Maida Vale’

Last summer American alternative metal quartet Baroness stopped by the historic Maida Vale Studio to record a session with BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show. A month later tragedy struck as the band’s tour bus fell 30 feet from a viaduct…

Drenge – ‘Drenge’ Album Review

Formed in 2011, Drenge consists of two brothers, Eoin and Rory Loveless. Hailing from Sheffield, they one of Britain’s hottest new bands and are gaining an ever growing reputation of being loud, vibrant and vigorous live act. Having wowed crowds…

Greg Pearson LIVE @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh

Sneaky Petes in the arches of Edinburgh’s Cowgate is a true rock n roll venue – small, loud, sweaty and informal.  The crowd can easily decide whether to pay attention to the musician inches away from them, or sink another…