Author: Damian Sullivan

Acclaimed US dark folk singer-songwriter Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) returns to the UK with his full band next week to commence a run of fourteen shows with Frank Turner. Having already toured together in North America,...

CONAN NEW SINGLE

UK's louder-than-thou heavy warlords CONAN unleash a merciless third track taken from their highly anticipated new studio album "Violence Dimension", due out on April 25th through Heavy Psych Sounds Records. "In our 2022 song 'Levitation Hoax', we used the idea...

STEEL PULSE / THE SELECTER @ O2 INSTITUTE, BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY 14th MARCH 2025

I first saw Coventry`s Ska revival band The Selecter in 1979 on the 2-Tone package tour with The Specials and Madness. Sadly Arthur 'Gaps'...

BDRMM/ HONESTY @ CASTLE & FALCON, BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY 13TH MARCH 2025

Leeds based collective HONESTY have been tipped by none other than the Guardian as ones to watch. They are not a band in the...

REVIEW: KEG – FUN`S OVER (2025)

London-based collective KEG have been making music together in various forms since 2009. They release their debut album `Fun`s Over` this month with a...

REVIEW: STONE FOUNDATION – THE REVIVAL OF SOUND (2025)

Stone Foundation are an eight piece Midland's soul band who hold their own with the genre's American greats whilst incorporating a British mod sensibility....

REVIEW: SWERVEDRIVER – THE WORLD`S FAIR EP (2025)

Alternative psychedelic dream pop band Swervedriver release their first new music in over five years since the release of 2018's `Future Ruins` recorded by the...

REVIEW: DIVORCE – DRIVE TO GOLDENHAMMER (2025)

Nottingham quartet DIVORCE release their debut album `Drive to Goldenhammer` this month a blend of country, indie-rock, folk and chamber pop that traces the...

REVIEW: VERSUS MACHINE – II (2025)

Versus Machine is Stephen Tilley (vocals/guitar), Michael James Stipe (bass), and Brian Doherty (drums), a powerhouse trio blending post-grunge, alternative rock, and psychedelia. Tilley...

SQUID @ XOYO, BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY 04TH MARCH 2025

I last saw Squid seventeen months ago in Birmingham after having reviewed their sophomore album `O Monolith` and came away from the show with...

CHUCK PROPHET & HIS CUMBIA SHOES / OUR MAN IN THE FIELD @ HARE & HOUNDS, BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY 03RD MARCH 2025

Chuck Prophet returns to the UK with his Cumbia Shoes who are comprised of Mission Express stalwarts, James DePrato and Vincente Rodriguez and members...

REVIEW: DEATHRETRO – THE ART OF COLLISION (2025)

Deathretro are an angular, beat driven guitar band with a slice of psych who comprise of Kieran Harris (vocals & synth), Adrian Ingham (guitar...

REVIEW: BDRMM – MICROTONIC (2025)

Bdrmm release their third album `Microtonic` this month whose theme is steeped in Dystopia. The Hull quartet who comprise of Ryan Smith, Joe Vickers,...

REVIEW: NACHTBLUT – TODSCHICK (2025)

Germany's gothic melodic black metal pioneers Nachtblut (Night Blood) release their seventh studio album `Todschick` this month which translates to either Dead Chic, Dead Smart or Dressed...

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