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Ladyfest London is a celebration of the achievements of women, primarily in music and the arts. It is run by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis, with money raised being donated to womens charities. Although it is organised predominantly by women the festival is open to all. Ladyfest London will be or»
What can you say about a band who during the course of their career were reputed to have sold more t-shirts than they did combined album and single sales? A band that fitted into the musical landscape of the 80’s and 90’s so well yet still stick out like a rusty nail jammed up your left nostril. Using of artwork and »
Imagine walking into a chemistry lab, only to find a slightly dishevelled scientist with a comb-over, packing together into a giant vacuum flask a liberal dose of punk and pop, topped off with a dash of anarchy - the result? We Start Fires. We Start Fires are something different: more grown up»
The Bubble Project are weird…down right weird. They make the most ungodly racket known to man tonight, yet still manage to leave you smiling instead of cowering in the corner as pockets of noise are interspersed with melodies that well up inside of you before ripping out your innards…just to remind you tha»
At the beginning of the 80s the goth movement was just starting. At the forefront was a certain band called Bauhaus. Now the thing about Bauhaus is that they never took themselves to seriously, despite their overtly dark and sinister image. Would you take a band seriously who sang the lyrics ‘those In»
Le Danger truly are a strange creature. Imagine all of the most shambolic moments ever witnessed in music over the past 50 years all mangled up together put in a big mashing machine and yet emerging at the other end with glimpses of pure unadulterated genius. You see, they take to the stage and don’t look like a»
Every once in a while a band will come along that will help to change and influence the direction of music. Utah Saints were one such band. They were among the forerunners in the early 90`s UK house scene, and as such can be seen as helping to define the genre of dance music whilst maintaining a separation fro»
This Aint Vegas release their first single in July, but for all the fans out there, it's available a few weeks earlier by mail order.. This Aint Vegas' debut single 'Funeral On Tuesday' is three tracks of jerky, angular rock. Tempo changes a plenty and with a jittery feel with will mak»
This is nice, it manages to collect together a huge range of different styles of bands and mash them all up into one release. Some of the bands are not that good, some are very good, others are in-between, and a few are just down right weird. But that is not what is important/good/bad about this release. The entire com»
This was the first book that I purchased in a long, long time. This book reignited and reconfirmed my love of literature. Prozac Nation is a book about a girl called Elizabeth’s journey through depression and back, emerging at the other end, alive, but only just to tell the tale. A tale of being bounced betwee»
Most people say that it's easier to write a review of a band where you criticise them and in some respects I agree with that. However I am going to criticise this album … and trust me it really isn’t easy. How do you criticise one of your favourite bands ever? A band that you spent an entire summer listening to their»
This is scary, this is a very very dark and scary album. It does not ask to be liked by any conventional likening… instead demanding that attention be paid to it in whatever form that attention may take… fear…loathing…confusion…a warped sense of enjoyment it does not matter. It provokes a reaction. Starting of with »
