Rock
Video Premiere : The Vera Jonas Experiment’s “Last Song”
Today we’re premiering the new video from The Vera Jonas Experiment. The song is called “Last Song” and you can check it out below. Also, check out Vera at one of her upcoming tour dates. About “Last Song”: Last Song is the first officially released song and music video of Vera Jonas Experiment since its …
Meet: Hush interview
I sit down to interview Hush in Sheffield’s Café Totem ahead of their single launch at nearby Record Junkee. Their new track “King and Queen” is reviewed here whilst their gig gets a write up over here. This interview has been a long time coming as lead singer Ben Ibbotson has been on my radar …
Track: Hush – King and Queen
Sheffield four-piece Hush combine cosy pub rock familiarity with stadium-sized singalong anthems and their latest single “King and Queen” is no exception. Lead singer Ben Ibbotson’s vocals are pure raw rock, leading us through a hazy, sweaty drunken night out whilst both bass player Dec and guitarist Heather do some dextrous feats of wonder with …
Track: Manuka Hive – R.E.D
Just four months after first meeting, Yorkshire’s Manuka Hive have begun forging a name for themselves as a live act to watch, with slots supporting rising stars such as The Blinders, Sheafs and Avalanche Party and being tipped by the likes of BBC Introducing and This Feeling. Now, they’ve released their debut recorded offering, “R.E.D”; …
Meet: Idle Ross
I meet with up and coming Sheffield band Idle Ross’s front man Ross Green in Sheffield’s Forum ahead of the launch of the band’s debut single. Over close to three quarters of an hour we chat about the band’s influences, music, interrelationships and our shared history. [Disclaimer – I knew Ross of old, having taught …
Track: Idle Ross – Into the Thick of it
Idle Ross are an exciting new band tearing up the Sheffield music scene after only a few months together and a handful of intimate gigs around the city, but now Ross, Charlie, Spen and Joel are releasing their debut track “Into the Thick of it” and it’s a stormer. Inspired musically and stylistically as a …
Album Review: Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots have brought out a new self-titled album, making this their second self-titled album (the first being released back in 2010), their first album with new lead singer Jeff Gutt, and their 7th studio album so far. They were one of the best-selling rock bands of the nineties, with a number of platinum …
News: Anti- to re-release Tom Waits’ 1970s Elektra albums, plus RSD exclusive and curated 76 song playlist
Tom Waits’ first seven albums, originally released through Elektra Asylum Records in the 1970’s are now available digitally and are available on CD HERE. All seven titles – many of which have been long out of print – are to be re-released on hi quality 180-gram vinyl throughout 2018. The time-honoured and critically acclaimed debut …
News: Roger Daltrey announces solo album and new song “As Long as I Have You”
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced that he will release a solo album on June 1st. The album, titled “As Long As I Have You”, is a combination of original material written by Daltrey and covers of songs that have inspired him, such as the title track, originally released by Garnet Mimms in 1964 …
Track: Selfish Things – Rust Cohle Never Sleeps
Toronto-based alternative rock band SELFISH THINGS have today premiered a brand new song, ‘Rust Cohle Never Sleeps’ from the stunning debut EP, Vertical Love. “Before the band even had a name, I fell into an emotional hole between the end of 2014 and the summer of 2015. I’d left my old band knowing very well …