Music
Album Review: Nova Twins – ‘Supernova’: punk-rap duo achieve dizzying new heights
Formed back in 2014 in London, childhood friends Amy Love (lead vocals, guitar) and Georgia South (backing vocals, bass) smashed together their love of 00’s R&B and hip-hop with punk, rock and metal strokes and managed to create their own unique style entirely. Their debut album Who Are The Girls? securely stuck their flag into …
Live Review: Drive By Truckers / Jerry Joseph, Vicar Street, Dublin 11.06.2022
As they say ‘Good things come to those who wait’ and fans of Drive By Truckers had to wait patiently for almost three years to get to see them perform live because of that dreaded ‘C’ word (covid, by the way) and last Saturday night at Dublin’s Vicar St venue these southern American rockers rolled …
News: Only days to go for Sea Sessions 2022, Barefoot Beach Sports Returns for the Biggest Beach Party of the Year.
Only days to go for Sea Sessions 2022! This weekend, Barefoot beach sports fanatics are set to join Sea Sessions headliners Kodaline, Tinie Tempah, Joel Corry and Basement Jaxx at the biggest beach party weekend of the year as Barefoot Beach Sports make a highly anticipated return. The incredibly popular Barefoot Beach Sports, sponsored by …
Premiere: Reading’s The Schoolboys Return With Moody New Single ‘Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys’
Reading based, The Schoolboys return with their moody, sublime new single ‘Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys’ and we’re excited to be running the premiere. Immediately reminiscent of Joy Devision with it’s understated yet affecting delivery, the new single possesses a haunting, introspective quality which is enticing straight from the off. Fuzzy guitar lines, tight …
Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival, Boris, The Odeon Theatre, 12.06.22
Japanese heavy rock royalty, Boris, played to a hugely appreciative Dark Mofo audience at The Odeon Theatre here in Hobart. The band were celebrating 30 years together and the 20th anniversary of their 2002 classic, Heavy Rock. They had come to see long-standing members, Takeshi (on twin-necked guitar/bass and lead vocals), Wata (lead guitar and …
Track: frtyfve Records Signing bby ivy Shares Addictive New Single ‘Losing Sleep’
Norwegian alt-pop singer-songwriter bby ivy shares her new single ‘Losing Sleep’, released via frtyfve records. An effortlessly impactful electronic-pop track which showcases exactly why she’s gained hundreds of thousands of followers as well as a new recording contract, ‘Losing Sleep’ is packed with not only bags of commercial appeal but also a warming sense of …
Review: Wrecks drop Sophomore album ‘Sonder’
‘Sonder’ the sophomore album from the Wrecks is packed with a delectable smorgasbord of rock, punk and pop songs.
Live Review: Macy Gray / Toshín – The Button Factory, Dublin 12.06.2022
Macy Gray played The Button Factory Dublin with support coming from Toshín. Opening the show was Dublin pop-funk singer Toshín, usually a full band but tonight was only a duo, Tosin Bankole and a multi-instrumentalist playing keys / bass and doing backing vocals.Telling us at one point how in the past she didn’t love herself …
Live Review: Live at Leeds: In The Park – Temple Newsam, Leeds 04.06.2022
Having built a steady fan base since its inception in 2007, this year the organisers have upped the ante and introduced a fully fledged one day indie festival in the park. The location is Temple Newsam and will be familiar to some music lovers as it is the same venue used earlier for Slam Dunk …
Premiere: Richard Cartwright (Richard In Your Mind) exclusively reveals his dreamy, floaty tab of psychedelia, ‘Seaweed’.
We are honoured to be able to bring you the premiere of the single ‘Seaweed’ from Richard In Your Mind member Richard Cartwright, out through Broken Stone Records/Remote Control Records. Just like a piece of seaweed drifting across endless oceans, ‘Seaweed’ is a floating delight: dreamy, hypnotic movements propel the track forward with dappled splashes …