After recently being nominated as one of BBC Introducing’s ‘Picks of 2013’ and having supported the likes of Ash and The Pigeon Detectives, Coventry’s newest, and hardest working, band – Russian Gun Dogs – have just released their new single…
So it’s Thursday night and one of my favourite nights of the week to be out in London and Camden town especially being a mecca not only for the music but for the sheer number of legendary venues on offer….
Pete Doherty. What’s he all about then these days? As Sick Boy from Trainspotting might have said, “Had it, Lorst it”. Once a hero of mine his slow demise over the years has been both tragic and embarrassing. With that…
For many the Arctic Monkeys will always be that skinny bunch of teenagers singing about girls on a dance floor. Indeed the video for their debut single beautifully captures the very essence of what it’s like to be young and…
What ever happened to my rock’n’roll? I enjoyed myself tonight. That’s the entire point isn’t? Of Life? To enjoy those moments that take you away from the painful realities of existence. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club did that for me tonight….
Chris Karloff’s new project, Black Onassis, sees the former Kasabian member join forces with NYC musician, Nick Forde. Their new single, ‘Brain’, precedes the release of the debut album, ‘Desensitized’, and features the vocals of Cooper Temple Clauses’ Ben Gautrey….
Indie pop outfit Belle and Sebastian have returned 3 years on from their last outing, 2010’s Write About Love, with a new compilation of outtakes and rarities titled after a defunct centre for art in the group’s native Glasgow that…
Whilst having released their first album back in 2009, Ducktails, the psychedelic indie pop quartet from New Jersey are still relatively unknown within the UK music scene. As surprising as this is, the reward for being in the know is…
Jake Bugg had his first proper gig in Japan last week. Following Summer Sonic, one of the biggest music festival Jake played as a band in Tokyo, Osaka with his “summer sonic extra show”. A Japanese audience could see proper…
Directly behind the bartenders, where many bars might have shelves or mirrors, the front bar at the Knitting Factory has remarkably sound proof panels of glass that overlook a packed venue. The bar is playing recorded music during the opening…