With the release of ‘Golden Record’ comes a heartfelt, personal album which marks the culmination of a journey of exploration by ‘The Dangerous Summer’ in their career to date. Named after the famous Ernest Hemingway novel about the writer’s travels…
Playing to small audiences can be an absolute joy if they give you something to work with. The Broadcast crowd did not. That’s not to say they were an aggressive bunch at all, but the most enthusiastic they got was…
On Saturday night I stood in a gloriously neon bar in the arches of Edinburgh’s Waverley station and danced my little cowboy boots off to what I’m now calling ‘party punk’ – it was glorious! Whoever thought to put Edinburgh’s…
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting Jon, you’d know how salt of the earth he is. An overused cliché but not in his case. He gave off the impression that he’d be happy to have a pint with…
For those who have heard Epic Rap Battles of History (ERB) the name Nice Peter will be well known. For those who haven’t, the ERB’s are a series of music videos pitting many of the greatest historical and fictional characters…
Montreal based sextet Your Favourite Enemies have recently released their stunning debut EP, ‘Youthful Dreams of an Old Empire’. The band are fierce human rights advocates who remain dedicated to their old school DIY ethos on which they established the foundations of the band….
You have to hand it to Cumbrian four-piece The Lucid Dream, they picked the most fitting name for a psychedelic band….ever. Their soundthroughout debut album ‘Songs of Lies and Deceit’ feels as mind-alteringly vivid and altogether outer-bodily as a lucid…
Such Hot Blood “Do you drink to forget or do you drink to remember?” The gritty and ashy vocals of Mikel Jollett fulfils the dark ambience that ‘Secret’, the first track off their album ‘Such Hot Blood’ signifies for…
Yes Gigslutters, grab a cup of tea, pause Curb Your Enthusiasm and relax and consume Mari’s wee gems for this week.. Aussie quartet, Cloud Control, have released the latest single from their new album ‘Dream Cave’ (released 16th September). ‘Scar’…
History is littered with the shards left behind fractious relationships within bands, however this hasn’t always led to the diminishing quality of the musical output. If anything the result of inner conflict can sometimes produce wonderful pieces of work. Little…