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Ash are back with their newest album A-Z vol. 1 that wraps up all singles A to M along a host of bonus material. As soon as I put this masterpiece in to play, the first track ‘True Love, 1980’ burst into life and cheered me up with its summery sprinkle of twinkling notes. The [...]

Despite the enthusiasm of the audience, the energy of the support acts and the overall rawness of the night so far, everybody backstage is strangely calm. Perhaps it has come with years of constant touring but there was still something quite eerie about stepping from a hallway with boisterous yells bombarding the walls, into a room where the most activity going on was someone shifting to get comfortable as they watched the gig downstairs on screen.

‘Smile Kid’ is the brilliant new album from boy band, We The Kings. Having just finished touring with our beloved ‘You Me At Six’, there is no doubt that people will be revelling in the new album by these boys – and so they should! I for one cannot praise them enough for their masterpiece [...]

Moving Parts is the first full-length album from Mr Fogg, an interesting electronic popstar hailing from Reading. This guy seems prone to outbreaks of originality; such as last years’ ‘Fogg Shop’ enterprise, in which he played on the hour every hour for four days in a disused shop in London. Despite his English roots, it’s [...]

Folk, in it’s loosest sense, is hot property at the moment. Mumford & Sons profile has skyrocketed over the last twelve months, Laura Marling continues to be held up as an artist who is superior to her peers and the likes of Fleet Foxes continue to sell strongly. Add to this the countless guitar toting [...]

‘Wildblood’ is the second full length album from Bedfordshire based, outdoor types The October Game. Describing themselves on their MySpace as a band who take their inspiration from nature, and choosing a stag on an autumnal forest as their album artwork, you might be forgiven for expecting something quaint and folky from ‘Wildblood’. Happily, this [...]

Forming four years ago 20 miles south of central London, Subsource are a band that doesn’t conform to any genre stereotypes. They play dance music with the intensity of a punk band, throwing in elements of dub, drum and bass and metal to create a sound all of their own. In their own words, they [...]