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Book Review //80’s Sound & Vision – Sheila Rock
Francis Lincoln Publishers – Out Now Away from the cut and thrust of the “3 songs no flash” world of live music photography, exists a more sedate, more creative side to image making. Capturing the movers and shakers or whoever the scene holds aloft, as trendsetters and influencers. Social Media did not invent influencers, but …
Meet: Captain Accident As They Get Set To Embark On Their Bad Press Album Tour – Part 2
With the band all set for the Bad Press Album Tour – Part 2, to support their 4th album ‘Bad Press’, we asked Captain Accident how he writes, what inspires him, and how he went from a bedroom in Cardiff to playing festivals in Europe and jamming on stage with Suggs. Give us a potted …
Track: Australian pop artists Holly Hebe, Ivoris and Zhuli collaborate to release a golden ray of sardonic sunshine in the zesty track ‘Supervillain’.
A collaboration between a trio of Australia’s most engaging pop musicians, Holly Hebe, Ivoris and Zhuli, has seen the delivery of a very zesty track ‘Supervillain’ that pops and fizzles with sardonic glee. When all else around seems dark and gloomy, this is a golden ray of sunshine that lights up the firmament, with their …
Premiere: Perth’s Michael Day releases the epic, cinematic video for the yearningly beautiful track ‘Psych or the Priest’ and announces tour dates.
We are honoured to be able to present an exclusive look at the video for Perth musician/songwriter Michael Day‘s enigmatic track ‘The Psych or the Priest’, due for release tomorrow (30 September). Day says the track deals with uncertainty: The feeling of sinking. Unsure if you’re the victim or the culprit. Hurting in the midst …
NEWS: deadletter announce debut EP Heat! and release new single ‘Weights’
deadletter are currently tearing up the country on their debut headline UK tour including a sold-out date at London’s iconic 100 Club. In amongst the mayhem they announce their debut EP Heat! due to arrive via SO Recordings on 18 November plus release new single ‘Weights’. Singer Zac Lawrence expands on the track saying:“Weights’ in …
News: Polyphia share new single “Ego Death” ft. Steve Vai
Genre-bending instrumental band Polyphia have released the latest single from their forthcoming album Remember That You Will Die, out October 28 via Rise Records. “Ego Death” features Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso and composer Steve Vai, most known for his work with Frank Zappa, Mary J Blige, Motörhead, Alice Cooper, and many more. Grammy Award-winning producer and trumpet player Brasstracks also appears on the track. Alongside …
Album Review: IOTA PHI – Homo Pauperis
Haunting, experimental and beautiful across 10 dystopian, otherworldly electronic soundscapes, IOTA PHI pushes her unique experimental-pop to its furthest limits on her debut album Homo Pauperis with some fascinating results. Opening with the album’s intro ‘Homo Pauperis Mutation’ setting the futuristic theme for the album with a spoken word over a Blade Runner-esque electronic backdrop, …
News: Grammy Nominees BONES UK release new single alongside captivating video “Cheap Love”
In anticipation of a their highly-sought-after Sophomore record (rumored to be in works!), Grammy nominated rock duo BONES UK release new single, ‘Cheap Love’. Exploring the juxtaposition of finding love in hate and searching for the positivity in an environment that feels to be increasingly challenging for most, BONES UK debut new single, “Cheap Love” – BONES UK’s first new music …
Live Review: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Tracyton Movie House – Bremerton Washington 24.09.2022
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, best known for their 1997 hit “Zoot Suit Riot” have been playing music since 1989 and continue to bring their swing, ska, jazz and various other sounds to live audiences. September 24th, they played the Tracyton Movie House in Bremerton, Washington.
News: EWAH and the Vision Of Paradise’s Emma Waters presents special showings of film ‘Finding Paradise’ with a soundtrack from the band’s album ‘The Warning Birds’.
EWAH and the Vision of Paradise (EVoP) released a magnificent album ‘The Warning Birds’ last year (see my 9.2/10 review here) – an album that I described as being a palimpsest for beauty and decay, wild and turbulent landscapes with the intrusion of modernity and the threats and ugliness this can entail. It is an album that …