VIDEO OF THE WEEK
IRON CHIC, a punk band out of Long Island, New York, provide our latest Video of the Week with ‘My Best Friend (Is A Nihilist),’ from the album, ‘You Can’t Stay Here.’ IRON CHIC ONLINE: Music | Iron Chic (bandcamp.com)
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She’s pretty as a daisy, but she sure ain’t crazy: ‘Poison Ivy Where Did You Go?’
IF Elvis is the king, Ivy is most certainly the Queen. Stiff Little Fingers sticksman Steve Grantley is back with a new band, ‘Steve Grantley & the Zed Hedz,’ featuring Steve (drums/vocs), John Magner (guitar), and Jamie Alleyne (bass). And their debut EP ‘Poison Ivy Where Did You Go?’ – dedicated to The Cramps guitar player on her 70th…
Read articleMichael Head returns with the swaying, brassy beauty of ‘Ciao Ciao Bambino’
MICHAEL HEAD & THE RED ELASTIC BAND bring the curtain down on 2023 with new single, ‘Ciao Ciao Bambino,’ a joyous soundtrack to cherished memories and long-held dreams. “’Ciao Ciao Bambino’ came to me one night when I was thinking about the first words I ever heard,” said Head. “It was a song called ‘Ciao…
Read articleHey Barracuda’s got a gimmick. Fun? No. Not even for a minute.
TO paraphrase someone far more erudite than I shall ever be, my expectations for seeing this band were low. But holy fuck. Johnny Barracuda’s ‘Soho Dukes’ ambled on stage with the grace and poise of a past their sell by date group of wannabees dressed in threadbare hand-me-downs. A group who had just failed an…
Read articleSUNSHINE POP: A joyous, disorderly brightness
FROM Murcia, southeastern Spain YELLOW MELODIES have just released ‘Sunshine Pop,’ an album pulling together twelve original songs included on three EPs released by the band during the pandemic. There’s a joyous, disorderly brightness to the album, a heavenly mix of Spanish and English vocals, melodies from heaven, and enough bright, crisp, summer guitar licks…
Read articleSUAREZ ULEASHES MADRID’S USELESS DOGS
BASED out of Madrid, USELESS DOGS are a hard-working, honest, rock and roll band, a band full of surprises; three professional musicians, and fulltime Ohio born sculptor and band founder, Rafa Suarez. Useless Dogs were formed in 2015 having worked together to release debut album, ‘Play or Fall,’ twelve original tracks performed by Javier Rojas…
Read articleA ‘BEAUTIFUL VIEW’ FOR RIANNE DOWNEY AS UK TOUR BEGINS
RIANNE DOWNEY returns today with the strikingly reflective, fiercely assured single, ‘Beautiful View,’ just as a mind-blowingly momentous year for the sweet-singing songwriter approaches completion. It’s a gorgeous slice of soul-baring country pop, with a pick-me-up message for anyone feeling out of sorts, and out of place. “This song is about my journey, from being…
Read articleSODA BLONDE hit the road. Tour dates and ticket details available now
DUBLIN’S SODA BLONDE kick off their ‘Dream Big’ tour tomorrow at London’s iconic ‘Lexington’ venue. ‘Dream Big,’ the follow up to debut album ‘Small Talk,’ was released last month – and it’s much more than a collection of songs, it’s a manifesto of hope and determination, encouraging listeners to reach for their loftiest aspirations. DREAM…
Read articleFOUR ‘SUPER FURRIES’ SET TO TOUR AS ‘DAS KOOLIES’ IN 2024
FOR the first time since 2016, four members of SUPER FURRY AMIMALS, reconstituted as the sonically adventurous, harmonic pop rave quartet, DAS KOOLIES will take to the motorways of England, Scotland, and Wales on a tour of five major cities next year. Kicking things off in their own front room by returning to Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff on 24th January,…
Read articleWAITING IS FINALLY OVER FOR THE HERMITTS DEBUT ALBUM
OUT today from Stoke-on-Trent’s THE HERMITTS, their limited-edition debut album, ‘Weight of the World.’ The band came together during the lockdown of 2020, their influences ranging from Pavement to Love, Dinosaur Jr to Urusei Yatsura, Duane Eddy to Phil Collins. Released via Next Phase : Normal Records, the album features nine tracks, some new and…
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