Ash - Return of White Rabbit

Ash’s songwriting has been on a constant decline since their debut-proper 1977 over a decade ago. In that space of time their contemporaries have fallen by the wayside (some fond memories of Elastica, a few less for Kenickie) and they’ve even seen themselves reborn in the form of The Subways. Read more

Marmaduke Duke - Duke Pandemonium

The alternative rock champions of Ayrshire fails to make pastime as interesting as their day jobs.
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Deluxe Edition)

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that reissues are a fairly important feature of the record industry as it exists today. Read more

New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight

Jordan Pundik’s vocals have always been an acquired taste; he squeals a bleating whine, sounding like a lamb that suddenly realizes that it’s in a slaughterhouse and not a Butlins Chalet. Read more

U2 - Get On Your Boots

Okay, so there’s a new U2 album out pretty soon and it’s got Eno, Lillywhite and Lanois under the production credits. Why does this not excite even slightly? Because I have heard the first single. Read more

Sunflies - Coping Strategies

Today saw the release of Hertfordshire’s four piece ‘Alt.Rock’ act Sunflies’ debut EP “Coping Strategies.” This three track effort’s first offering opens with duel feedbacking guitars, which unfortunately remain the highlight for all that is to come. Read more

Les Valentine: Nervous

What’s all this? Porno sax? MOR piano? Banal, repetitive lyrics? Why it seems that The Feeling’s influence truly is all conquering as Brightonians Les Valentine concoct up a decidedly rancid brew that sounds like it should be tacked onto the end of one of those crap early 90’s family movies that end up being shown on ITV2 in the afternoon.. Read more

What Would Jesus Drive?: We Made This

In hindsight I probably could have made my mind up about What Would Jesus Drive? before reviewing this EP just by going onto their Myspace. In a real ‘fuck the world’ punk way they proudly claim ‘I don’t give a fuck about your band’ and proudly announce on one of their blogs that they have the IQ of a ten year old. Read more

Pigeon Detectives - Wait For Me

Alex Turner, cheeky chappy of Arctic Monkeys fame, has given us so many things in the last few years; one of the greatest albums of 2006, probably the greatest song of 2007 so far…oh yes, and a hundred and a million talentless indie boy bands given a record contracts just because they sound ‘reet northern like’. Bastard. Read more

The Twang - Either Way

So it’s finally being released, even though we’ve all heard it a billion and one times already and could sing it backwards in our sleep! Now you have the option to buy the rowdy brummie hooligans new single (still at least there’s b-sides!) Read more

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