Folk is a label that is repeatedly, carelessly and lazily added to any music that is acoustic in nature. Yvonne McDonnell could be called an ‘electric folk’ musician; there is certainly enough evidence to justify this. There is the dusky…
Crawling out of neon lit, dingy Glasgow back alleys with their slicked back quiffs and upturned leather jackets, Jim Valentine are a Marlon Brando biker gang from another age ready to unleash rock and roll thunder. When they do, it…
Tucked away in the North West of England is Bolton; the birthplace of British Boxing Champion Amir Khan, and seminal comedian Peter Kay. Although these famous faces may currently be Bolton’s most prominent icons, it isn’t going to be long…
Winning the support of BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music is arduous for any artist and an exceedingly more difficult task to accomplish for an unsigned band. However, managing to instantly win both the hearts of the legendary…
Paddy Clegg – a 17-year-old singer songwriter from Liverpool – has recently been taking the local music scene by storm with the newly released 4 track EP Head in the Clouds. Prior to October 2013, Paddy had been more interested…
Rating: Wildfowl are an up and coming alternative trio from Kent including members Rory Bell on vocals and guitar, Shaun Meaney on bass and Adam Green on drums and percussion. Having recently finished their debut UK tour promoting single release ‘Jezebel’ in…
Progression of a particular sound, an explicit genre or a specific group of flourishing artists is easily one of the most exciting and rewarding things to witness for any avid music fan. To watch a band rise from strength to…
Pony and Trap’s debut EP ’Time To Engage’ – out now – can be summed up in one word: engaging. That’s a good start – a duo who deliver exactly what they promise on the tin. The EP opens with…
When Ian Brown spoke the immortal line “It takes time for people to fall in love with you… But it’s inevitable” who could’ve guessed it would eventually be applicable to a bunch of boys from Blackburn? Four-piece Tourist Attractions may…
Rock ‘n’ rollin Belfast 4-piece, Echo Raptors, have come up with their best songs to date while gigging around London, Liverpool and Belfast at the start of the year, and are now they’re back with new double A-side single: Real…