Quite fairly described as the “bastard child of the The Clash, The Jam and The La’s” London band Dexters have had quite a year so far. Gaining notoriety after a busy few months supporting top bands, headlining at various venues…
I’d been waiting to see Simon Fowlers new folk act Merrymouth live for months and finally the Ocean Colour Scene frontman brought his new band up to Scotland. The live show consists of two Acoustic guitars, a Hammond organ and a…
Straight away this record is a far cry away from Craddock’s day job work which is of course Ocean Colour Scene and lead guitar for Paul Weller. That said, it is not miles away from the vibes you get from…
The weekend started with a leisurely drive to Leicester. Now I have an deep rooted dislike for the place. I spent a single year of uni in the ‘city’ thanks to a set of horribly miscalculated A Level predictions and…
King Khan and The Shrines are set to release their new album ‘Idle No More’ on the 3rd September after a five year break since the band last produced any material, but this twelve track masterpiece has been worth the…
Lizzie and the Yes Men are Lizzie Holdforth, Andy Goodman, Keir Greenaway, Brendan Bailey. Describing themselves as ‘Tarantino surf-pop,’ Lizzie and The Yes Men combine their love for the cinematic sounds of Tarantino with surf, pop and desert rock, drawing inspiration from bands such as Best Coast, The Ronettes ,The Beach Boys,…
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…