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News: King King announce July and October 2022 UK Tour

Hot off the heals from their successful February 2022 UK tour (read our live review here), King King are pleased to announce they will perform more concerts in the UK during July…

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Live Review: King King / Damn Truth – Leadmill, Sheffield 19.02.2022

I’m back at the Leadmill, my second time in seven days. A clear sign that Live music is definitely thriving in Sheffield and that I’ve spent far too much time…

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Blu-Ray Review: Love Affair

Leo McCarey is one of those filmmakers whose name has almost been forgotten by time, even though some of his work has not. Although he only made twenty-five feature films…

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News: Italy’s magnificent Stella Diana are back with news of new album ‘Nothing To Expect’ and with another atmospheric slice of gothic shoegaze in new track ‘Sleepless Girl’.

It’s been a while since we last heard from one of Italy’s most exciting bands coming out of the burgeoning psych/shoegaze scene in Italy over the last five years. Stella…

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Track: Thrillhouse kick starts the year with the effervescent ‘Janus’.

I feel that my musical year doesn’t really start until I’ve received Thrillhouse latest offering. And their opening salvo for the year is the appropriately named single ‘Janus’, the Roman…

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LIVE REVIEW: OH BRYAN / THE SCREWS / ST JOHN OF GOD – UPSTAIRS WHELANS DUBLIN 19.02.2022

Last night saw a Kilkenny take over of upstairs at Whelan’s Dublin with three acts playing to a packed venue.First up on stage was solo act St John of God…

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Live Review: Elkin – Burner Records Bash, Workmans Cellar, Dublin 05.02.2022

On the 5th of February, Elkin played there first full capacity live show since the beginning of the pandemic. Elkin are an Irish electro-pop duo made up of Carla Ryan and…

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Film Review: Old Henry

While the dangers of the ‘Wild West’ frontier have been conjured up so many times by numerous filmmakers, it is perhaps the more introspective narratives which have the most resonance.…

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Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska is finishing the production of their sixth full length album. In anticipation they have released the second single from that album – ‘Kade’ Frontman Patrik Mennander backgrounds the new…

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Track: Winston Surfshirt & Genesis Owusu team up with feeling on new single “There’s Only One” – Out now via Sweat it Out/BMG

Those smooth as hell, ARIA double-platinum funk-makers, Winston Surfshirt, have teamed up with another multi ARIA-Award winning artist, Genesis Owusu to share a double-dose of euphoric funk in new single,…

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News: King King announce July and October 2022 UK Tour

Live Review: King King / Damn Truth – Leadmill, Sheffield 19.02.2022

Blu-Ray Review: Love Affair

News: Italy’s magnificent Stella Diana are back with news of new album ‘Nothing To Expect’ and with another atmospheric slice of gothic shoegaze in new track ‘Sleepless Girl’.

Track: Thrillhouse kick starts the year with the effervescent ‘Janus’.

LIVE REVIEW: OH BRYAN / THE SCREWS / ST JOHN OF GOD – UPSTAIRS WHELANS DUBLIN 19.02.2022

Live Review: Elkin – Burner Records Bash, Workmans Cellar, Dublin 05.02.2022

Film Review: Old Henry

Tracks: Ruoska – Kade

Track: Winston Surfshirt & Genesis Owusu team up with feeling on new single “There’s Only One” – Out now via Sweat it Out/BMG