Music
Album Review: Jump on board to ‘Destination Rock and Roll Station’ with The Sticker Club – a rollicking ride for all ages.
The Sticker Club ostensibly play music for the little ones (in age, not stature) but offer up delights for the more mature listener through their effervescent double layered indie pop bubble gum music. With someone like the legendary Nic Dalton at the helm, you could not expect anything less – a guarantee of of indie …
Live Gallery: Peach PRC at the Metro Theatre, Sydney 14.05.2023
Live Gallery: Peach PRC dazzles sold out Metro crowd 14.05.2023
Album Review: The Balladmongrels – Trouble
The Balladmongrels is a raucous new band featuring Dogs D’Amour frontman Tyla J. Pallas and Northern Irish singer-songwriter Matty James Cassidy. And with Trouble, released this week, they launch themselves firmly into rock n’ roll land with ten songs of dirty, sleazy, scuzzy raucous rock n’ roll. Yeah, it’s Dogs-y, but it’s Dogs-y in every …
Say Psych: Interview – XUP
Manchester’s underground has never been short of bands, but it could be considered lacking when it comes to solo females. XUP is a one woman spectacular who has been around for a while now, but has recently upped the anti and is making a stir. With a new single on the horizon, BSM caught up …
Parisian pop trio Alexandr release debut album – Aloners to the world
The trouble with reinventing the wheel is it usually means a bumpy ride for someone. Sometimes it’s better to just hit cruise control and concentrate on a smooth well-executed ride. French trio Alexandr forge modern pop/rock with a nod to well-crafted songs of the past. Singer Stephen Fozard’s voice resides in that comforting register inhabited …
Album Review: Colloboh – ‘Saana Sahel’: The electronic musician makes a creative leap on his expansive second EP.
Since joining the Leaving Records community in 2021 after a move from his Baltimore home, Collins Oboh (aka Colloboh) has become significant contributor to the ever fluid LA experimental scene. Able to focus on his music full-time the Nigerian born, self-taught synthesist set out to refine his extensive catalogue of DIY recordings into a more …
Gallery: Pastiche / Shobsy – Bulmer’s Secret Orchard series, Paris Texas Bar Kilkenny 12.05.2023
The Bulmer’s Secret Orchard series of shows are well under way and the second one hit Kilkenny’s Paris Texas bar for a night of Pop. Live acts on the night were Pastiche and Shobsy, both hailing from Dublin. Shobsy photos: Pestiche photos:
News: Vulture Industries release third single from forthcoming album
Norway’s leading avant-garde act Vulture Industries return with their brand new album Ghosts From The Past’ which will see the light of day on June 16, 2023 via Dark Essence Record. Track-list: 1. New Lords of Light [WATCH]2. Saturn Devouring His Young [LISTEN]3. This Hell is Mine [LISTEN]4. Deeper5. Right Here in the Dark6. Not …
Meet: Martin Elliott, Lead Sorcerer for Mortal Chains
Give us a potted history of the band I’d previously been in a band before moving to the North East. That had never gotten off the ground as our drummer left and we never found a replacement, but it got me started on writing and left me with a will to get something together and …
EP Review: Mortal Chains – Mortal Chains
The self titled EP from North East’s heavy metal shenanigan creators Mortal Chains captures the bands blackened, raw and heavy sound that benefits from the minimalistic set of up of guitar, bass, drums, voice. From an intriguingly spooky start, opening track Prophet’s Eyes begins life as a virtuosic guitar intro before ripping a frantic riff …