rock/metal tracks
See: Ming City Rockers release new video for Twist It
We’ve long been fans of the scuzzy rock and roll of Immingham’s Ming City Rockers. fusing together elements from Chuck Berry to Link Wray and the MC5 via New York Dolls, the band have attracted a slew of interest from some of the real heavyweights of talent spotting and significant radio play on the BBC …
New Music: Little Racer – Punk Life
I sort of miss the days when on every street corner in every town was a little gang of punks. I remember being very small and seeing these cool people with ripped up t-shirts and bullet belts and 24 hole Dr Martins and Mohicans. I used to wonder if being a punk was a full …
News: Paul Weller announces five ‘Forest Live’ dates
The ‘Modfather’ is getting back to nature again this summer. Following the success of last years ‘Forest Live’ gigs, Paul Weller, in conjunction with the Forestry Commision, has just announced a string of live dates all set in beautiful woodland surroundings. “It will be good for me to be back in the woods. I really …
Track: Kagoule make Adjust the Way available on free download, plus tour dates
In a world where more and more seems to be coming neatly packaged and conforming to an accepted norm, it is nice to find that there are still people out there prepared to steer away from the mainstream flow. Nottingham trio Kagoule have been around a few years now. Early demo’s ‘Monarchy’ & ‘Made of …
Album Review: White Hills-So You Are…So You’ll Be
White Hills are one of those bands that are pretty much fearless. They’ve run the gamut on their records over the years from Sabbath gut busters to spaced-out Hawkwind to Tangerine Dream-esque ambient interludes. And the crazy thing is that they can pull them all off quite well. Their 2010 double album H-p1 seems to have …
Track: Ming City Rockers – Chic and the Motherfuckers
I have this friend. we went to University together. Just two ordinary slackers – when it was cloudy/rainy we played Snooker, when it was sunny we played golf. On occasion we actually went into University to see what it was we were supposed to be doing. Not terribly often though. He’s one of those …
New Music: In My Restless Dreams – Single Release – ‘Suck It Jabroni’
Whilst most bands would release an EP teaser and just leave it at that, keeping the fans on a hook, IMRD have always had their fans best interest at heart and so here we have the first full release from their upcoming EP ‘Bury The Past’ titled ‘Suck It Jabroni’. This is only a small …
Track: Reznor and Nine Inch Nails Return with Come Back Haunted – Hesitation Marks Out in September
So the retirement didn’t last as long as you’d think(you’d think retirement lasts forever, at least in my neck of the woods it does). We’re the better for it if “Came Back Haunted” is any indication as to what NIN 2.0 is offering. This song seems to encapsulate all the best bits of every NIN …
Track: Splintered in her head – 女の子
I’ve been to Japan twice. I think it is possibly the greatest, most mystifying and brilliant place I’ve ever been. We wandered around all day, and it feels (at best) both weird and (at worst) frustrating that pretty much nobody understands what you say, and vice versa. At one point, we took to pointing at …
EP: Wet Nuns – Broken Teeth
We’ve written about the Wet Nuns before (specifically here) but they’re back with a new EP ‘Broken Teeth’. The EP was recorded with Ross Orton (Yes, he of Arctic Monkeys, The Fall, MIA and The Kills fame) at McCall Studios earlier this year. The release is planned for February 18th, just ahead of the band hitting …