Rock / Metal
Track: Link Wray – Son of Rumble
Not many people can make instrumental music so dangerous it gets banned, but that’s exactly what happened in 1958 when Link Wray released Rumble. Banned due to the fear that the rawer sound would lead to violence in the streets, its immediately recognisable riff was one of the key touchpoints on which rock and roll …
Track: Bitch Falcon – Of Heart
Dublin-based Bitch Falcon‘s new single “Of Heart” has just been released and it’s a slab of trashy and relentless slab of rock and roll fuzz meeting poppy vocal hooks. Think crashing riffs building to a crescendo of filthy noise over six minutes of driving beat. Backed by a big reputation for live shows, we’ll be …
See: The Van T’s reveal new video for ‘Bitter Sweet’
The video for The Van T’s latest single ‘Bitter Sweet’ provides a tantalizing glimpse of their mesmerising – and award-winning – live performance. ‘Bitter Sweet’ (out now via LAB Records) is the latest single from the Glasgow four-piece of Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (guitar, vocals), Joanne Forbes (bass) and Shaun Hood (drums). The single …
See: Jumpin’ Quails release new video for Rainbow Flesh
There’s a cauldron of things going on with Jumpin’ Quails. The Torino (Italy) based band write songs in a variety of languages – usually English, French or German, and throw in a mix of genres including grate rock, including urban funk and acid dub that makes their music unique and intoxicating. Rainbow Flesh is the …
Album Review: Hacktivist – Outside The Box
Innovation is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about Hacktivist. After a few years waiting for the group to finally release their debut full length record it’s extremely pleasing to hear that Outside the Box was well worth the wait. With the initial Djent craze recently dying down bands really have to find …
Album Review: Rangda – The Heretic’s Bargain
The Heretic’s Bargain is rasping and raw, like a head with tailing entrails, flying through a midsummer evening, on its way to effectuate mass infanticide. Rangda consists of Sir Richard Bishop (Sun City Girls), Ben Chasny (Six Organs Of Admittance) and Chris Corsano (Bjork, Evan Parker), none of whom are strangers to exploring the psychedelic …
Live Review: Non Plus Ultra at Cafe Oto, 05/02/16
Our culture is obsessed with looking at the past. If culture had a body, it would be contorted, bending over its own limbs, straining to catch a glimpse, through the crevices of its wrinkled, obese flesh, of the jagged traces it had left behind. This behaviour is completely understandable. Not only is modern life rubbish, …
News: We Are The Ocean To Headline Rugby League Rocks Event
British rock band We Are The Ocean are set to headline the Rugby League Rocks event being held at New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries in Leeds on Saturday January 30 at 7pm. The event, which is now in its second year, marks the start of the new Super League year which is set to be …
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 …
Album Review: Evil Blizzard – Everybody Come To Church
Evil Blizzard, one of the slightly less conventional acts (and we’re not just talking about the masks) to grace the current music scene are all set to release there follow up to last years debut long player ‘The Dangers Of Evil Blizzard’. Recorded live in a single day at Magnetic North Studios, ‘Everybody Come To Church’ quite …