Live Review: Paul Weller – The Octagon, Sheffield 27.11.2021 plus Gallery
Storm Arwen did its worst and sent some arctic conditions over Sheffield on Friday night but it didn’t contain enough power to dim the enthusiasm for the 1500 folk who ventured out on an icy Saturday night to see their hero. Paul Weller’s long awaited return to the city, postponed last year due to the pandemic was a massive …
Track: Melbourne’s skate punk maestros Captives release the blistering new single ‘Villain’.
Melbourne’s Captives are specialists in soaring skate punk. Complementing their ever-growing discography, the band have released a blistering new single ‘Villain’ – an assault on senses and sanities, heavily charged by aggressive vocals and menacing guitars. Being the first song the band have written both digitally and remotely due to Victoria’s 2021 lockdowns, it leaves …
Track: The Last Martyr drop compelling new single ‘Freaking Out’
Melbourne mammoths The Last Martyr have established themselves as a vivacious force in the Australian heavy community. The latest single ‘Freaking Out’ shows them at new heights, continuing their effortless streak of releases that just keep hitting the mark. Lead by their fearless queen of a vocalist, Monica Strut, ‘Freaking Out’ unleashes hellbent fury through …
See: New project from flautist Gina Izzo brings the listener “into what is wanted”
For many classically-trained musicians, performing at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Jazz Standard are the pinnacle of career success. Having achieved this before the age of 35, Gina Izzo has decided to do what great artists do best: push into a new direction. The audacious debut track from Izzo’s new project ladyybirdd, “into what …
Live Review: Pull Down The Sun / Fall Of Them / Claemus – Stellar Bar, Whanganui, NZ 19.11.2021
Whanganui’s Stellar Bar went off on Friday night when local lads Pull Down the Sun hosted an ‘End Of Spring Fling’ gig. Joined by Christchurch metal band Fall Of Them and Wellington’s prog rockers Claemus it was an outstanding night of NZ rock music, and the appreciative crowd lapped it up. Descend the Mountain (click on thumbnail …
Live Review: Self Esteem – Leadmill, Sheffield 12.11.2021
The buzz of anticipation was all but overwhelming. Like most cities, Sheffield looks after their own – those people that were at Pulps ‘last ever’ gig, or those nights at the arena watching Arctic Monkeys will attest to that, and the next on the conveyor belt of steel city talent heading for those echelons is …
Track: Australia’s Beddy Rays unveil elevating new track ‘On My Own’
The rise of Beddy Rays has been spectacular to watch. Coming off the back of their beloved single ‘Sobercoaster’ placing #57 in last year’s Hottest 100 countdown, a slew of catchy party singles, and the astonishing Like A Version cover of Thelma Plum’s ‘Better In Blak’, the band are delivering yet another magnificent single titled …
Track: Melanie MacLaren Is Doing Much More than “Pushing Daisies”
“Pushing Daisies” is a new single from Nashville-based indie folk musician Melanie MacLaren. Leading up to her debut EP in January 2022, the initial singles have brought a chilly atmosphere, reminiscent of a sunny day in late autumn. Unlike the previous tracks, however, “Pushing Daisies” breaks the traditional folk boundaries she has established for her …
Live Review: The Casualties, Defiance, Piñata Protest – Bossanova Ballroom, Portland, OR 14-11-2021
The Pacific Northwest in November is a damp, chilly, and dreary place so if you are going to out at night it better be for a good reason. What’s more, if you going to a concert on a Sunday in November in the Pacific Northwest then it better be a damn good one! Always having …
Album Review: Sydney’s Supahoney releases the exciting debut album ‘Every Cell In Your Body’
It’s bold enough, in 2021, to be releasing that elusive debut album that a lot of independent artists never even get the chance to do. It’s more so beautiful and encouraging when it’s done so well, by a band that is so spirited and adoring of the art, a band that knows how to express …