If you loved part 1 of this fascinating trip into the blues, then part 2 has even more for you! Okay Shirley, here we go […]
Shirley King: The Great Entertainer.
Sometimes, being a music journalist is a privilege. Talking to a legend like Shirley King is one of those times. Shirley is quite simply one […]
Artist Review: Aimee Osbourne
Vacare Adamare (2020) You may notice that this reviews section is not the traditional review of an album where we give it maximum stars (or […]
Night Shop – Join us for a coffee!
Forever Night is the latest album from Night Shop, the songwriting project of drummer Justin Sullivan and his first full length album on Dangerbird Records. […]
Lady Bird, Lady Bird…Interview with Dan Bird
Lady Bird, a trio comprising of Alex Deadman (guitar), Joe Walker (drums) and Dan Bird (vocals), hail from Kent and have been hitting the scene […]
Jaws the Shark! The Interview.
Jaws the Shark, AKA Olly Bailey, is in a groove. An ex tour manager who suddenly found himself with time on his hands during lockdown; […]
Starcrawler “Devour You” –
Starcrawler are not so much crawling as assaulting you in the face! This LA rock/punk/grunge outfit combine ferocious guitars, dark lyrics and the spectacular stage presence of Arrow de Wilde into something that is impossible to ignore. From Devour You and Goodtime Girl to their later adventures, this is a band built on noise, attitude and a healthy disregard for behaving themselves.
The Bombpops – “Zero Remorse”
The Bombpops’ Death in Venice Beach blew me away when I first heard it in 2020. Ferocious guitars, huge melodies, dark humour and lyrics with considerably more bite than their irresistible choruses might suggest — this was punk with both brains and attitude. I wanted to know who The Bombpops were, where they’d come from, and whether the band could survive the departure of founding member Poli van Dam. Four years later, with a 2023 interview with Jen Razavi under our belt, we know the story continued.