Nearing sixty, one might expect Elvis Costello to be slipping into a trend of evoking age-old nostalgia in his music, but instead he seems intent on doing just the opposite, in recent years having collaborated with the likes of Burt…
And the ‘Unsigned Act Of The Week’ award this week goes to…. The Darlingtons. Four guys from Somerset, capable of creating indie anthems filled with energy and youthful vigour, The Darlingtons are an alt-rock four piece who are currently making…
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…
Yorkshire four piece, Laurel Canyons, deliver quintessentially American sounding songs which is appropriate, really, given that the band are named after an area of Los Angeles. With youthful energy and vigour, Jake Cope and co power through rocky Americana, but…
Since first seeing Emile Gerber play solo earlier this year at The Finsbury, I have been keen to to take up as many opportunities as possible to witness the raw, bluesy goodness of his band, Stoneface Travellers. Each time I’ve…
Nine Inch Nails have held a special place in my heart since my mid-teens, when unnecessary, self-indulgent feelings of self-pity and social awkwardness were rife, and music was my best friend; a time when Trent’s pained voice, and The Downward…
“I’ve been trying to turn your head, I’ve been drying the tears you’ve shed…” With romantically inspired, sweet lyrics and traditionally pretty harmonies, Liverpool lads Springtime Anchorage are succeeding in winning me over. Their new single ‘When We’re Apart’ is…
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….
Recently receiving acclaim on BBC 6music from both Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe, Southend’s rising stars, Eight Rounds Rapid, have just released their new double a-side single and vinyl debut – ‘Writeabout/Steve’. Having supported the inspirational Wilko Johnson on his…
‘Forget about the love we have found, forget about the movements you make’: ‘Drag Me Down’, the first track on The Cornerstones’ new album, is a song that reminds you of musical movements gone by. Their album, ‘Stand in Line,’…