Tag: Review

Album Review: Black Onassis – ‘Desensitized’

Chris Karloff’s new project, Black Onassis, sees the former Kasabian member join forces with NYC musician, Nick Forde, as well as a host of guest vocalists, including Liela Moss of The Duke Spirit, Ben Gautrey of Cooper Temple Clause and…

Franz Ferdinand LIVE @ Ibiza Rocks

For the penultimate gig of the summer at Ibiza Rocks we had the wonderful Franz Ferdinand. This summer has flown by, but Ibiza Rocks have saved some of the best bands till last this year. I’d never seen them live…

Nirvana – 20 years of IN UTERO

In the PR and marketing obsessed world that is the music industry there is one method which has proven again and again to be a winner in the crowd approval and popularity steaks. And that method? Death. Yep, as drastic…

Janelle Monae ‘The Electric Lady’ ALBUM REVIEW

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…

Lisse ‘Back to Forever’ ALBUM REVIEW

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…

Kings Of Leon LIVE @ Camden Roundhouse 11.9.13

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…

Chic ft Nile Rodgers LIVE @ Ibiza Rocks

This was the gig that I had been waiting for all year – Chic featuring Nile Rodgers. I saw them last year in Ibiza at the 123 Festival so I knew what to expect – they really put on a…

Frankmusik ‘Between Us’ ALBUM REVIEW

Frankmusik has been an artist we’ve loved since he first arrived on the music scene back in 2007, when Myspace was the best way to put your music out there. A year later he delighted us all with the release of…

Eels LIVE @ Liverpool 02 Academy

Not ones to do things by the rock n roll handbook, the fact that EELS have selected an unusual support line up is not surprising. First up is a magician who fixates the few early comers with some card tricks…