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Album Review: WSTR – Red, Green or Inbetween
After a thankfully brief period where it seems like the pop punk genre has been populated by lesser bands hitting the charts with a more pop focused version of the genre, it’s bands like WSTR (from Liverpool, UK) that can get things back on track to what it actually means to be successfully classed as …
Track: Tengger Cavalry – Symphony of Destruction
Its a sound that has recently sold out Carnegie Hall, and has been featured in many of the worlds prime tastemaker publications, Mongolian band Tengger Cavalry infuse heavy metal with their own asian tradition, including Mongolian fiddle Morin Khuur and other native instruments and traditional throat singing, to create something truly remarkable and individual. Following …
See: Skinny-C reveals new video for “MC”
Hot of the heels of previous singles Blow Strong and Couldn’t feel better, Atlanta rapper Skinny-C has revealed the video for his new track ‘MC’. Its taken from Never Hungry Always Thirsty Vol. 2: Back For Seconds, his new album featuring Monsta Luther King, Loc Barz, F1Phat, Skolar B, Shod Cooley, and Holly Crew as …
Live Review: Elyne – Mulberry Tavern, Sheffield 13.1.17
Elyne, a Post-Hardcore band from Ravenna, Italy embarked on a UK tour (well, three out of four did) touring with To Kill Achilles and Scream Blue Murder but even with only three of the band, they gave their all and gave the crowd exactly what they needed to hear. In between songs, frontman Danny (who was …
News: Nick Cave film, One More Time With Feeling, gets DVD release date
It’s fair to say, that 2016 wasn’t a great year for popular culture, as we lost more than a handful of our musical greats. With the loss of such legends as Prince, Bowie and George Michael, it’s important that whilst we remember them, we also appreciate our living legends. Legend is a word that gets …
News: David Rodigan to release autobiography – My Life in Reggae
It’s an unlikely story. A 65 year old Oxfordshire born man who, over the course of his life, has become a world renowned, international DJ and broadcaster who has championed the music of Jamaica across the world, despite, as he says ‘…looking like an accountant or a dentist.” He’s headlined festivals, has regular shows on …
Album Review: Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin
Modern Ruin is the second album from musical chameleon Frank Carter. The Rattlesnakes, fronted by ex Gallows and Pure Love vocalist Frank Carter, have only been a band two years but have already released an EP and a debut album, as well as performing at the biggest festivals in the UK. Modern Ruin opens with …
Album Review: Ventenner- Invidia
In a whirlwind of genre bending paired with an undeniably forceful core sound, Ventenner are ready to release their third album Invidia. With this extremely bold outing, Ventenner have developed their own take on the execution of a heavier, more aggressive piece that overshadows anything they have released prior to this. Invidia- released January 20th– …
Album Review: Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3
I’m not sure how to go about writing a review for Run The Jewels 3. Powerful? In your face? Urgent? Yeah, all of those things. I don’t have the history and hours clocked in with many hip hop albums to compare it to other records. I’ve only recently found my in with the world of …
Album Review: Ty Segall – Ty Segall (2017)
After 2016’s excellent Emotional Mugger, it’s no surprise that Ty Segall’s (second) self-titled record retreats somewhat from the out of control nature of his former release, perhaps more to the style of his earlier material. But even without comparisons to his back catalogue, Ty Segall is an album that stands firmly on its own two …