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Kev Farren is our resident Smashing Pumpkins fan, so who better to check out the new album from James Iha?

Kev Farren finds out what our fevourite Fun Lovin Criminal is up to these days…

Kev Farren dusts off the bones of Dinosaur Jr, finding out why they are held in such high regard!

Kev Farren finds out whether a change of personnel can stop Gallows in their tracks…

I often cringe when I come across a band described as a ‘Garage Band’ – it seemed at one point everyone was in one, and one can only imagine fathers throughout the land frantically putting their screwdrivers and tins of nails back in order once the garages had been vacated. Sorry, bad joke… PAWS however [...]

The Yarns hail from Oxford and June 2012 sees the release of their new EP ‘Chase Me To The Hills’. I have to be honest and say that their brand of acoustic pop isn’t entirely my cup of tea, but that said, they are clearly good at what they do and are talented musicians. They [...]

Third in my pile of CD’s to review was Mothlite’s ‘Dark Ages’, but then I suddenly got a notification that Mothlite was now following me on Twitter. So, the newly promoted TOP of the pile CD to review now is by Mothlite and it’s called ‘Dark Ages’! I’m actually glad I played it first because [...]

Kev Farren checks out the debut from much touted Leeds outfit Bear Driver!

Kev Farren adds his two cents to the debate on what gives an album ‘classic’ status with this compelling argument…

Yet again Lockjaw Records send us something interesting and new, so we sent it along to Kev Farren to see if he liked it as much as the previous offerings!