The Others – 100 Club, London – 22nd March 2025 – live reviewThis weekend, Oxford Street’s 100 Club plays host to two returning legendary acts, the venue welcoming to its stage the Sex Pistols with Frank Carter the night before, to much controversy, noise and media interest. Tonight’s show is less controversial, the full bandContinue reading “The Others – 100 Club 20th Anniversary Show”
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Black Foxxes – The Haar
Written by: Laura Day Black Foxxes are back with their brand new album, The Haar. After a long wait, a Kickstarter, and a secure distribution deal, fans remained loyal in anticipation – and our patience has been rewarded. The album is a fearless journey into the depths of human experience. The Haar goes further thanContinue reading “Black Foxxes – The Haar”
Dustin’s Bar Mitzvah – Get Your Mood On
An Edge of Arcady flashback – album originally released April 12th 2006. Although many bands sauntered about with a sneer or aggressive ambiance in the early 00s, it’s safe to say most would have legged it at the merest whiff of actual fisticuffs. Dustins Bar Mitzvah, under the innocuous guise of four floppy-haired indie-looking typesContinue reading “Dustin’s Bar Mitzvah – Get Your Mood On”
The Others – Difficulties Understanding
Since the dawn of time, bands have crowed from the safe towers of record label insulated financial stability that everything they do is for the fans, that they would keep making their music for the passion, no matter what. But when the chequebooks get put away the tune tends to change, TikTok videos get made,Continue reading “The Others – Difficulties Understanding”
The Mardous – Tonic and Gin
If you ever woke up fuzzy headed in Bethnal Green after a weekday night spent staggering between various East End bars circa-2005, you may already be fondly familiar with Francophile noisesmiths The Mardous. A smidgen more artrock than the urchin-rock of their mid-noughties kin, after putting out ace single ‘Revolution Over The Phone’ on AlanContinue reading “The Mardous – Tonic and Gin”
Local Authority – Big Time Dreamer EP
PREVIEW: Glaswegians Local Authority ooze punk spirit, from their lo-fi sound to their Instagram manifesto of: ‘We will gig any time. Any day’, but at the same time we wouldn’t dare call their ‘Big Time Dreamer’ EP a punk record. The West Scottish three piece hold the DIY ethos close to their hearts but theContinue reading “Local Authority – Big Time Dreamer EP”
Pink Cloud – Flourish
Pink Cloud’s second single and latest blissed-up banger ‘Flourish’ teleports us right back to the early 1990s baggy scene while managing to stay very current, the clear influence of Turnstile’s heavy half-shout, half-singing vocals over euphoric and rocky rhythms, Mike Skinner inspired rap over lilting New Order guitars and an intense drum machine beat. Multi-instrumentalContinue reading “Pink Cloud – Flourish”
Local Rainbow – Forget About Me
Existing listeners of Cardiff independent singer-songwriter Rosie Reed, also known as Local Rainbow, will have grown fondly familiar with her unique brand of sugary bubblegum punk-pop, stories of regrettably falling for boys in bands and the intense stresses of growing up. Her new single sees the artist unexpectedly leave behind her brightly coloured world, theContinue reading “Local Rainbow – Forget About Me”
Bear Park – Keep On Smiling
Only a few singles in and Newcastle garage-indie three-piece Bear Park have already proven themselves masters of the fully energised, jubilant rock’n’roll earworm. Their latest delectable melody ‘Keep On Smiling’ is a charmingly indefatigable rush of positivity and playful wordsmithery, every bit as cheeky and unpretentious as it’s title would suggest. Armed with the essentialsContinue reading “Bear Park – Keep On Smiling”
The K’s – I Wonder If The World Knows?
Although ‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’ is their debut LP, The K’s are no johnny-come-lately chancers (regardless of what their 2023 song title may indicate), grabbing the attention of clued in onlookers way back in 2017 with their startling first single release ‘Sarajevo’. As would be expected of a 7 year old song, ‘Sarajevo’Continue reading “The K’s – I Wonder If The World Knows?”
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