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Conor Walsh-Hill checks out the latest band to emerge from the Chicago scene to see if the can follow in the footsteps of Fall Out Boy, Madina Lake and co…

Conor looks back over the music, gigs and new discoveries that shaped 2010 for him

I didn’t know what to expect when tasked with reviewing Let’s Wrestle‘s ‘In the Court of The Wrestling Let’s’, even though the title says it all. This album is sloppy, all over the place and it sounds like minimal effort has been put in, but don’t get me wrong there are a few good tracks [...]

When it comes to instrumental music 65DaysOfStatic are, from what I can gather through extensive research of past album reviews etc, probably the best example in the music business today…

In this new age of every metal band being slated, Bring Me The Horizon are no different…

Sound of Guns, as I read in an interview on this very site, are one of the most hard-working and dedicated bands to come out of Britain in the last few years. It shows on their debut album ‘What Came From Fire’…

I have enjoyed listening to The Little Millions debut release since I received it and it has even earned its place onto my iPod. A Pop/Rock band with Hard Rock elements, it’s a breath of fresh air in a genre that has become full of bands doing exactly the same thing. Satellite is infectious, sing-along feel good rock which I fell in love with in the same sort of way I did Foo Fighters…

As I stand outside, queuing to go into the stadium, I see people with blankets, quilts, bucket loads of food. These are hardcore Green Day fans, and they’re in for the show of their lives. The cloud in the sky threatens everyone who’s waited overnight but when the first act, Frank Turner comes out the clouds finally start to break and the sun shines through. I have wanted to see Frank Turner for a while ever since Kerrang! started putting him in article after article and now i see why…

Sisterworld is an experimental rock album by Liars, a band often interested in the texture of their songs, and I’ve seen other reviews of this album all over, but to be honest, I really don’t see it. There are parts on the album which are absolutely perfect, and I mean the bit where it’s not [...]

So, The Universal‘s debut! At long last. The Universal are a mod/indie band with a passion for fashion, sponsored by Fred Perry & Gama Clothing, each big clothing distributors on the mod fashion. It looks like The Universal have had all the help they can get, and on their album cover is the band, wearing [...]