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The debut album from this Mancunian three piece twists and turns around various ‘urban’ and typically ‘black’ genres of music, from up-tempo drum ‘n’ bass to laidback soul, giving us an album full of variety and surprises. Jenna G is an extremely talented young woman; not only does her powerful voice add a»
'Late Night Tales' is a collection of songs by your more ‘dance’ artists. It's their favourite songs, music that has inspired them to make music of their own. A bit like you, drunkenly, back at your pad with some mates, playing your favourite tunes... "What do ya mean you don’t like [insert band name here] liste»
This is bizarre, very bizarre, likeable yet at the same time a bit grating. Model Fighter is one man, Daniel and some sounds, some of which are normal like keyboards and guitars, others that are a bit stranger; toy music machines and looped sounds. He keeps to 60 or 120 bpm and uses anything that makes a »
Take a train out of London and head north past Leicester, past Leeds and beyond; cities and people turn into countryside and nothingness. Finally we reach Berwick-upon-Tweed, the last town in England. Carry on north and we have Scotland, to the east the cold expanse of the North Sea and to the south and west nothing bu»
The smell of pot hangs heavy in the air, people are milling around with bottles of water instead of pints of beer. What a scene. I spot a kid in a Linkin Park hoodie, young men in suits straight from work, Face wannabes and middle aged couples holding hands. On stage is a black woman wearing a sparkly top,»
'Fever to Tell' is messy. Very messy. Empty yet chaotic. It touches you, punches you, then pushes you away. 'Rich' kicks it all off with a simplistic keyboard melody, a bit like one of those musical birthday cards, then follows the drums, Karen’s vocals and finally bass-heavy guitar chords.»
It may be the last ever London Bis gig, but it's no funeral wake, it's time to party! Motormark try their best to kick off the party, with their keyboard, guitar and sample-based pop. There are bits of noisy Sonic Youth, 60's sugary pop vocals and masses of Bis influence»
Last Year’s Fashion, a three-piece hailing from Harrow, are Busted for today’s more musically discerning teenagers. This five track demo ‘From a Great Height’ mixes a variety of musical genres and tastes together; there are widdley-widdley solos, chunky guitar riffs and loud pounding drumming. One »
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster release a new single entitled ‘Chicken’ on the May 12th, but that isn't the strange bit… The peeps behind US cult sensation Emily The Strange have declared their love for the Eighties by designing the artwor»
The biggest punk gig in Tewkesbury since the early 1980s was hit by thieves Last Sunday, April 20th [spunge] along with B-Movie Heroes played to over 600 people as part of a charity show raising money for a local 14 month old girl suffering from cerebral palsy. The gig itself was a huge succ»
Imagine (if you can) Eminem brought up on a diet of aliens, cartoons and sugary American breakfast cereals, and a dream about rapping with characters from Sesame Street…this is MC Lars Horris. But on a more serious and more imaginable note this is probably closest to 1000 Clowns 'I’m Not t»
On picking up this demo, I thought to myself 'what a cute name', and half expected a cute and fluffy pop band, but instead we have three instrumental tracks in the vein of Mogwai - even down to the song titles Remove Your Face in the Name of R.O.C.K. - and a calmer Trail of Dead. However L»
You can’t hide from it. It is the Smashing Pumpkins, but it’s the Smashing Pumpkins Mark II. "I believe, I believe, the love you talk about with me, is it true, do I care?" It’s almost if the Pumpkins have been hanging out with The Polyphonic Spree. Gone is the angst and gone is the »
Catatonia, you remember them, had a few hits a few years ago, released Paper Scissors Stones, which flopped and then they split up. Cerys went into rehab to fight her drink problems and the rest of the band disappeared. Well, Cerys, who recently married record producer Seth Riddle in W»
The first time I heard this was in a trendy Hoxton nightclub…I didn’t know what the hell it was. It made me stop and then it made me dance. At first I though it was a bizarre Red Hot Chilli Peppers remix, then I discovered it was Junior Senior, the hottest new thing who I’d read about in various *c»
Bis have announced their last ever gigs before they split up. As previously reported Bis are to split, but not only are they putting on a few last live dates, they've also lined up one last single, although its release date and ti»
“Do you want some excitement?” yells The Streets. Of course we do, and that is precisely what Mr Mike Skinner goes about giving us. First off though, its a pity More Fire Crew are so MOR. All their songs sound the same, even ‘Oi, Who dat More Fire Crew’ sounds weak and wat»
I'm feeling so old. All ver kids are under 16, either in large gangs or with their parents. This is a trip down memory lane for me, years ago I saw 'A' supporting Symposium countless times. Now things are different. 'A' are headlining, one fifth of Symposium is in the audience and a further two»
It’s not big, it’s not clever, but it certainly is fun! In 2000 punk pop quartet Gel record their debut album. Months later they split up, but after much wrangling, 'Sparkly Things' is released and hidden amongst the records, forgotten about by most people, because it’s no longer cool to»
The Star Spangles come from New York, they look like The Strokes, have names like The Strokes (Joey Valentine and Tommy Volume) but surprisingly they don’t sound like The Strokes. ‘Which one of the two of us is gonna burn this house down?’ sounds likes bluesy guitar rock with a hint of punk t»
