See: Halestorm release new visuals for Apocalyptic
With the band’s third studio album ‘Into The Wild Life’ coming in April, Halestorm have recently released the video for the first single from their forthcoming album. ‘Apocalyptic’ is a simple but effective video not only showing their capabilities as a live act but also their personalities for a striking and energetic video. Frontwomen Lzzy …
Album Review: The Primitives – Galore (expanded reissue)
One of the highlights of my student days in London was getting a ticket to a hot new band called The Primitives at the much missed Astoria. The NME (remember them- if not, ask your dad) loved them and it seemed every student was wearing a T-shirt with cool singer Tracy Tracy’s image on it. …
Live Review: Mark Lanegan Band – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge 24.01.2015
One word immediately springs to mind battling through the crush of bodies towards the stage tonight: oversold. The Trades Club is heaving to capacity on this Saturday night of the Heavenly Records weekend and the suspicion is that the huge demand for entrance has somehow overwhelmed the usually strict, but fair, security measures. I mark …
Film Review: Ex Machina
‘Dues Ex Machina’. Translation: God from the machine. A term which can be traced back to ancient Greek tragedy, where gods would often appear. It is more commonly used these days for us snotty critics to complain about contrived endings, such as the belated arrival of the gigantic eagles in Lord of The Rings, begging …
Backseat Mafia Podcast 001 – DJ Sarita
Introducing the Backseat Mafia Podcast… Welcome to our podcast series where we aim to bring you really very good DJ mixes on the third Friday of each month. Expect a range of styles and genres spanning the underground across techno, house, deep house and more. Coming up are mixes from local talents and further afield, our first …
News: Finnish metallers Nightwish announce new album details
Finland based symphonic metal ensemble Nightwish have announced details on their new upcoming album entitled Endless Forms Most Beautiful to be released on On March 30th. This will be Nightwish’s 8th studio album, a follow up to 2011’s Imaginaerum and is the first album to include new vocalist Floor Jansen who says “it’s the first time I’m singing on an …
Live Review: Lost in Olympus / Into the Diode / King Nothing / All I Live For – 360 Club, Leeds -13.12.2015
360 Club The Library Woodhouse Lane Leeds, LS2 3AP 13th December 2015 20:00 to 23:45 A night of Rock was promised with local talent, four Leeds bands. Lost in Olympus, Into the Diode, King Nothing and All I live for. It was a hectic night in Leeds, pretty much everywhere had live music on. The early crowd …
See: In This Moment release video for ‘Big Bad Wolf’
The new song Big Bad Wolf still holds onto the electronic characteristics from In This Moment’s previous album Blood including some effective Nine Inch Nails-esque electronics and bulldozing riffs which lead into the eerie voice of front woman Maria Brink yelling “Even in these chains you can’t stop me.” Through the aggressiveness and cut throat …
Track: The Black Angels / Sonic Jesus – Fuzz Club Split Single No 5
The Black Angels and Sonic Jesus Split Single, I’m just going to savour saying that again, The Black Angels and Sonic Jesus Split Single… A proverbial beatific match made in Fuzz Club heaven. I confess to having been a bit of late-comer to The Black Angels, but when they appeared on my radar in December 2013, …
LIVE: JAH WOBBLE’s INVADERS OF THE HEART, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, 7th Nov 2014
It’s been 20 odd years since the last outing of Jah Wobble’s Invaders, with tonight being one of a mere handful of gigs. Originally planned to coincide with a new album of covers and the forthcoming Redux Box Set (now expected in the New Year) they now serve as something of a live prelude to …