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…
INTERVIEW: Only Real talks comaprisons with Jamie T, joining the circus & more
With his debut album The Jerk At The End Of The Line about to be released, West London singer/songwriter Niall Galvin aka Only Real spared some time to have a chat with Matt Tarr about his musical influences, being played…
THIS FEELING TRACK OF THE DAY 29.03.15: BON VOYAGE ‘BOOSHIE’
‘Booshie’ is the debut single from transatlantic hip-house outfit Bon Voyage. Bon Voyage is the unlikely marriage of the forward-thinking Brooklyn rapper, Simon Cassette, and two young producers from the Dublin suburb of Finglas; The Supreme and Fono. For Fans…
LIVE: Catfish and The Bottlemen @ Manchester Academy
Rating: Last year saw Catfish and The Bottlemen go from cramming 100 capacity venues in all corners of the UK to starting 2015 as guests on the David Letterman Show. It is easy to list the successes this band has…
LIVE: Pusher @ The Basement, Lincoln 22.03.15
“What d’ya reckon?” asks the man in front of me of his companion. “Yeah. Like Mark Lanegan fronting the Verve.” We’re literally (use it properly, kids) in a dingy basement in Lincoln, watching Pusher, five lads from Barnsley who don’t look old enough…
THIS FEELING TRACK OF THE DAY 28.03.15: FINDLAY ‘WOLFBACK’
Findlay are set to release their first single of the year, ‘Wolfback’ , on April 20th on MINT. The follows debut tracks ‘Off & On’ and ‘Greasy Love’, both XFM and 6Music mainstays, as well as ‘Electric Bones’. Findlay take…
LIVE: Alex Lipinski – The Monarch, Camden 26.03.15
It was nice to see in the fourth Thursday night of the month at Chalk Farm Folk at The Monarch. It was a mixed crowd of people (including ex Aston Villa and Crawley Town manager John Gregory) who’d come for…
LIVE: Dotan – The Borderline 26.03.15
Not enough is said about the incredible talents of Dotan Harpenau, or just Dotan to his growing following, but that all looks set to change after his spellbinding performance at The Borderline on Thursday night. Seemingly appearing out of nowhere,…