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See: Izo FitzRoy releases new video for debut single Reckoning
Taken from her forthcoming debut album Skyline, due out on Jalapeno Records early next year, Reckoning is the debut single from London based soul singer Izo FitzRoy. She’s certainly earned her stripes though, touring her gospel choir and working with the Grammy award winning Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen in New Orleans before …
Album Review: Various Artists – Chris Sullivan presents The Wag – 4CD remastered
David Bowie, Keith Richards and Joe Strummer were just a few of the big names to frequent Londons Hotspot club of the 80’s ‘The WAG’, a ‘haven for misfits’ that would attract such a following it would fill the floors seven nights a week with its various themed nights. Over the years The Wag would host a multitude …
EP: Jasmine Power – Stories & Rhymes EP
Out now is Stories & Rhymes, the debut EP from London based (via the lake district and Wales) singer songwriter Jasmine Power. Already her Jazz stylings have attracted the interest of the likes of Gilles Peterson, and on the evidence of the record, the increasing hype is totally justified. Comparisons inevitably can be drawn to …
Track: Boxed In – Jist
‘Jist’ is the new single from London four piece Boxed In, following on less than a year after their much lauded self-titled debut album. Its also the first glimpse of the bands second album Melt, while the track – according to frontman, songwriter and producer Oli Bayston is about “Getting lost in repetitive thought patterns …
Track: Club Kuru – Tonight
London five piece Club Kuru have been rocking the changes recently with a new line up and a shift in direction. Initially signalled by Radio 1 and 6Music approved single ‘Not for me’, they’ve followed it up with another single, Tonight, which is out on your usual download stores tomorrow (Friday). There’s something of the …
See: Jupiter Cats release video for A disengagement party
Balaclava clad London alt-rockers Kupiter Cats are preparing for the release of their first album ‘The truant’, out later this month (the 17th, to be accurate) on Foof records, and it’s preceded by a single, A disengagement party, which is out now as a free download. Almost like two songs welded together, it’s joyous, melodic …
Interview: New Years Day @ Camden Rocks Festival
New Years Day have an interesting take on life. We caught up with Ash and Nikki from the band at Camden Rocks Festival over the weekend, to find out how things are going for them. We discussed everything from Disneyland, to Marilyn Manson, and why it’s okay to be happy living on the darker side …
See: Jovel releases new emotionally charged video for ‘The Heroine’
Taken from London RnB rapper Jovel’s debut EP The Void, The Heroine (in this case, the spelling hides the dual meaning) is the powerful tale of someone suffering with drug addiction, from the point of view of a close friend, although it turns out to be a comment on society itself. It sounds autobiographical and …
NEWS: Camden Rocks Is Less Than A Week Away!
Camden Rocks is now only two days away! 20 venues will see over 200 bands take over and cause chaos across Camden this very Saturday (June 4th). From Sikth at the Underworld, to The Cribs at the Electric Ballroom, make sure you don’t miss any bands you want to see with the times and venues …
See: Itchy teeth reveal new video for Time Machine
Out right now is the new single, Time Machine, from London quartet Itchy Teeth available via Fourtwenty records. It’s the prequel for the bands debut album – due out mid-summer. The band claim they aimed for the likes of Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers or The Flaming Lips with he recording, and certainly there’s …