June 13th, 2009 by Matt | No Comments
Those of you who keep up with events at Call Upon The Author will have already come to the conclusion that we’re big fans of Jelly Maid music artists The B Of The Bang. So it’s with excitement and just a hint of trepidation (when you’re really into a band, new material is always best [...]
May 1st, 2009 by Matt | No Comments
We here at call Upon The Author have a fondness for the lads at Jelly Maid Music. They put out CDs we like from bands we really admire. So it comes as no surprise that when Melodramas announced the release of their debut EP, I snapped up a copy pretty sharpish. I’m glad I did [...]
April 19th, 2009 by Matt | No Comments
We at Call Upon The Author have a great deal of time for Stiff Promotions, not only do they consistently put on top gigs, but they have a great reputation for looking after their performers too, so it was with utmost anticipation that we trekked to The Cellars At Eastney. Tonight’s bill sees The Dawn [...]
April 14th, 2009 by Matt | No Comments
Fresh off the road from their debut UK tour, Jelly Maid record’s The Dawn Chorus return home to Portsmouth to wrap their heartfelt tunes around the intimate interior of The Cellars at Eastney. Having stockpiled praise from a number of sources in 2008, from the likes of Clash Magazine, who wrote about their “Beautifully Melancholic [...]
March 31st, 2009 by Matt | 1 Comment
Opening an album with the title track isn’t something most bands like to do, but with the Big Adventure, it’s the perfect way to introduce Portsmouth’s The Dawn Chorus. With its Bright Eyes-esque folksy vibe and sunny disposition the track (or at least the first part of it) ease the listener into this young five [...]
March 29th, 2009 by Matt | 2 Comments
Here at Call Upon The Author we’ve been keeping tabs on the good folks at Jelly Maid Music for some time. Last year we were dazzled by the debut release by Dawn Chorus and our thoughts on B of The Bang are well documented here. So, when we realised label boss Rich Tamblyn was putting [...]
February 22nd, 2009 by Matt | 5 Comments
The B Of The Bang are, perhaps the most enigmatic of Portsmouth’s bands. Their lineup seems to be in constant flux, their sound is near impossible to pigeon hole and their frontman, Wit, is at once both a charismatic frontman and a seemingly reserved songwriter. All of this, of course, makes for a jumbled and [...]