Call Upon The Author

Call Upon The Author favourites Hold Fast (www.myspace.com/holdfast) have hit ona  unique way of releasing new single Lie/Victoria. The double A side disc is only available when the band play live. Fair enough I hear you cry, but this is nothing new. Perhaps not, but the band are also givin g it away in return [...]

Faith No More are back, with festival dates this summer. Sadly though, iconic guitar player Jim Martin won’t be joining in, his issues with front man Mike Patton being well documented elsewhere we won’t go there. What we have here is yet another Faith No More best of, but this time one with some added [...]

Steve Sorry is an interesting guy (check out our interview with him here), mixing his day job as bassist with UK rock stalwarts the Wildhearts with extra-curricular activities involving his own band. Now, they’ve got around to releasing an album, so lets see what we can reap from the fruits of their labour. Well, it’s [...]

A new Tori Amos album is always greeted with a mix of excitement and apprehension. You’re always guaranteed an interesting experience, but on more than one occasion (including on most recent album American Doll Posse), Amos has released an album that takes some effort to grow to love. So, id this the case here? Well, [...]

Before their dissolution in April 1998 Faith No More were one of the most respected and admired bands of recent times. They were a platinum selling arena act with a distinctly non mainstream agenda. Whilst the world of rock had their heads turned, in true style Faith No More yet again surprised us all. In [...]

It’s a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon and the crowds are heading to the beach en masse, except for a select few who have, instead made their way to the cool interior of The Cellars at Eastney. Stiff Promotions are known for putting on an eclectic line up of gigs and today they’ve secured a familiar [...]

One of the defining highlights of last summer’s festival circuit, Pendulum completed 2008 with a sold-out tour that saw them play to a combined audience of over 50,000 people. Now Pendulum can confirm the June 15th release of their ‘Live At Brixton Academy’ DVD that offers an irresistible monument for fans eager to relive the [...]

New Jersey’s favourite sons The Gaslight Anthem return to the UK this summer twice, for a headline show at The Forum in London on June 4th and again on June 28th in support of “The Boss” at Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park.  Tickets for The Forum show are priced at £15.00 and are available [...]

Placebo are pleased to announce, for the first time ever, a WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE FAN PLAYBACK of their stunning new album ‘Battle For The Sun’.  The playback will take place at www.placeboworld.co.uk/battleforthesun on Friday 29th May from 9am GMT.   Fans must sign up to www.placeboworld.co.uk to receive an exclusive code that will allow them access [...]

“All hail Little Boots, the indie Madonna!” – The Independent “The first proper single from Hands is saucier than a beach postcard and sharper than ground glass in your candyfloss” – NME “A timely night out anthem for penny pinching times from the Blackpool electropopper” – Observer “Absolutely fab summer electro disco from one of [...]