Discovery of the Week: Broken Hands

Canterbury rockers Broken Hands are here to treat us with a brand new single, ‘Death Grip’ (no relation to the band). The stand-out guitar line is accompanied by even stronger vocals, reminiscent of early Editors, whilst the addition of heavy…

New Track: Beach Baby – ‘Bruise’

International, London-based fuzzy rockers, Beach Baby have now shared the flipside to debut single, ‘Ladybird’. ‘Bruise’ showcases the band’s talent for creating sunny textured melodies perfectly. With shades of grunge, as well as dreamy shoegaze, this track proves that Beach…

PREVIEW: Big Freedia in the UK

New Orleans sensation Big Freedia (THE QUEEN DIVA) is in the UK for three days to bring Bounce music, a booty-centric, crowd involving style of rap music. Having collaborated with gay icon Ru-Paul on the track ‘Peanut Butter’ (“Must be jelly…

LIVE: Underwold @ The Paradiso, Amsterdam 25.03.15

The whole live performance of classic albums in their entirety has proved a winning combination for many bands in recent years and with the quality of material such as ‘dubnobasswithmyheadman’ it’s easy to see why. Over 20 years since it’s…

LIVE: The Selecter @ KOKO, 27.03.15

Koko. Friday night. I’m here to see one of my all time favourite bands. But, before the iconic Pauline Black and co. take to the vast stage at the almost as iconic Camden venue, The Tuts treat us to a…

ALBUM: Duke Special ‘Look Out Machines!’

Rating: As a man who meditates on a regular basis, I know the almighty power of doing nothing.  Duke Special has been around for at least a decade, he’s constantly writing and recording something; like a tiny Northern Irish Prince….

New Track: FEHM – ‘HAND TO MOUTH’

Fehm: a four-piece from Leeds who create a dark and destructive post punk wall of sound, glossed over with essences of atmospheric bliss. The track ‘Hand To Mouth’ is taken from the band’s debut EP Animal Skin, released on April 11th…