Tag: Riot Grrrl

Tracks Of The Week, 27.05.16

With political journalist-turned musician Anika as their front woman, newly formed Exploded View are sure to explode onto the music scene with their distinctive amalgamation of sounds. With a debut album due out in August, Exploded View have now shared…

WATCH: Skating Polly – ‘For The View’

After the success of their debut album back in April, stepsisters Peyton and Kelli – aka Skating Polly – have now shared a wonderful new video for album track, ‘For The View’. Having supported Babes In Toyland (and suffered a ‘Dave Grohl…

Ones To Watch: Bugeye

Even the most adored bands can struggle with returning to music: reformations aren’t always greeted with the desired response and can often sound forced and tired. Yet this isn’t your average reformation: after initially forming in the ’90s, Bugeye’s return…

ONES TO WATCH: Dream Nails

Modern Riot Grrrls – rejoice! If you’re still spinning Bikini Kill and Sleater Kinney’s timeless records, or if you’re looking for entry into one of music’s most important and iconic movements, you should take the time to listen to new…

ALBUM: Skating Polly – ‘The Big Fit’

“Ugly pop – pop music that has been dragged on the back of a horse through dirt and shit and everything disgusting.” That was the assessment given by Babes in Toyland drummer Lori Barbero when asked to describe the boisterous…

Album: Beach Fatigue ‘Beach Fatigue’

Under their previous moniker Heavy Petting Zoo, they’d played with the likes of Menace Beach and Eagulls, building up a reputation for their fantastic live shows. Now known as Beach Fatigue, the band is set to release their self-titled debut…

EP: ESTRONS ‘Whoever She Was’

Rating: If you’re trying to commodify the leftover shame from the weekend’s drunken antics, you need to listen to ESTRONS’ new EP, Whoever She Was. The Welsh rockers are back with four spanking new tracks which will knock the remnants…

Ones To Watch: Petrol Girls

The depressing sight of bloated bore Chris Evans wheeling out Britpop relics for the “I’m still zany” nostalgia embarrassment of TFI Friday sent me in search of something new to blow away the soul-sapping drizzle of Kelly ‘phonics bloke’s latest…

ONES TO WATCH: Beach Fatigue

Beach Fatigue are a 5 piece garage-rock band hailing from the Welsh shores of Swansea. Previously known as Heavy Petting Zoo, Amy Zachariah, Ben Rodway, Joe Rees, Billy Horwood, and Jon have changed their name, but remained faithful to their…

LISTEN: The Gigslutz Girls’ New Music Show, 21.05.15

Presented by Tash Walker and Mari Lane, May’s offering of The Gigslutz Girls’ New Music Show was packed with a variety of new music, from Feral Five’s new ‘brain battle’ inspired single, to a live session from the lightly glittered…