Music
Track: The Van T’s – Laguna Babe EP
The Van T’s are guaranteed to make waves with the grungy surf-rock sound of debut EP Laguna Babe. Twin sisters Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (both vocals and guitar), along with bassist Joanne Forbes and drummer Shaun Hood, are fresh from wowing festival audiences at T In The Park and Electric Fields with their mix …
Track: The Anchoress – Popular, plus album news
The Anchoress AKA welsh singer-songwriter and multi-instramentalist Catherine Anne Davies has been biding her time. After a couple of singles released in 2014, she now releases her brand new track ‘Popular’. In an industry packed full of girls fighting to be noticed, it takes someone original the stand out. The Anchoress has all the characteristics …
Track: Paves – ‘Dancing ’til The End Of Time’
With a lot of releases in recent years, the term throwback has almost become meaningless. It’s a term that has become overused and as more and more modern releases seemingly take more than inspiration from certain styles, it’s got to the point where they’re missing what made these styles great in the first place. Now …
Not Forgotten: Roger Chapman – Chappo
Former Family man Roger Chapman didn’t exactly pick a prime time to start his solo career. Following his Family days, he formed a new band, Streetwalkers, who enjoyed modest success, but they didn’t experience the same level of success as Family had. By 1979 the Punk flame, although guttering, was at least still lit and …
Not Forgotten – The Hold Steady – Almost Killed Me
It’s late summer 2007, it’s pouring with rain outside, and I’m spending the evening in the pub. I’d had dozens of nights like this in the previous ten years, a cheery couple of pints in our local had descended into my friend berating me for having a preference for rock music rather than jazz. His …
See: The Orielles reveal video for “Joey Says We Got It”
Halifax trio The Orielles caused some waves with their previous single ‘Space Doubt’, and with their new single ‘Joey Says We Got It’ shows that was no flash in the pan. It’s out today (17th October 2015) via Weiner Records on Cassette as part of this year’s Cassette Store Day, also being included on cassette …
See: Chastity – “Saliva” + Tour dates
Canadian band Chastity have just unleashed their latest track “Saliva”, it’s a pretty damn savage tune, that is more than capable of standing out among the plethora of punk music out there at the moment. But when you get the track played alongside the video, you get one of the most powerful, thought provoking, and …
Track: The Legends – Up and Away
Perhaps more familiar for his other projects, Club 8 and Acid House Kings, Johan Angergård has reconvened his The Legends project, fairly easy as it turns out, because its only him, much to some people’s surprise. Their first album in six years is out now via revered Swedish indie pop label Labrador records, and this …
Meet Tove Styrke
Tove Styrke may only be 22 years old but the Swedish electropop sensation has managed to release two albums and a whole heap of singles, tour across Europe and the United States and oh yes, finished third in the 2009 series of Swedish Idol! I chat to her ahead of her slot supporting British electronic …
Not Forgotten: Aretha Franklin – Aretha Now
I have no wish to put the cat among the pigeons, but I have to confess that I marginally prefer Aretha Now above the more widely celebrated I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You. As great as Aretha Franklin’s debut for Atlantic is, Aretha Now boasts a measure more lightness of touch …