Young Rebel Set announce UK headline Feb 2011 tour

·   Announce new February UK headline tour

·   New single ‘Measure Of A Man’ released today

·  Debut album nears completion

“Life-affirming graft rock” – NME

“YRS are here to put the integrity back into an increasingly … Read More

Pulp To Play Saturday’s Isle Of White Festival

DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME? PULP RETURN FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2011 IT’S ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL WEEK AS WE ANNOUNCE MORE ACTS IN THE COMING DAYS Friday 10th – Sunday … Read More

Frank Black Makes A Donation To Save 100 Club

Frank Black has made a donated to the campaign to save London’s 100 Club, according to reports.

The historic venue, which has seen performances from bands including the Rolling Stones and Sex Pistols, is facing closure due to spiraling rent … Read More

Glen Matlock & The Philistines @ Init

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Rome, November 7th

A preamble: I have never seen Glen Matlock playing live so when I meet him before the gig I find myself fascinated by him.  He looks like a gentleman, with a pinstriped jacket and beautifully … Read More

The Good Natured – Widows In Paradise

Sarah McIntosh/The Good Natured returns with new single Widows in Paradise, hot on the heels of the exceptionally successful Be My Animal. A cover of the Sufjan Stevens’ original, Widows of Paradise is actually a step away from the … Read More

Middle Class Rut – New Low

New Low is one of a select few tracks in the emo pop/rock vein that doesn’t immediately feel tired upon first listening. This is probably because it doesn’t neatly fit into that genre at all – it’s got an … Read More

Philip Sayce – Innerevolution

Philip Sayce is a kind of a rocker-bluesman that I didn’t use to listen to, belonging to the golden age of Bryan Adams and the first period of Bon Jovi. He plays the pure rock ‘n’ roll, that kind … Read More

The Standards – Like A Heart Attack

What can I say about The Standards? I love them! I am completely enthusiastic after I listened to theirbeautifully catchy single Like a heart attack. But pay attention, catchy is not synonym of banal , it’s hat kind of … Read More

James Neill – Monsters Waltz

Namechecking the legendary Sparklehorse in the press release may earn a few kudos with me as far as acoustic acts go, but I have yet to be won over by many Americana-folk-inspired acts, possibly down to being on the … Read More

Thievery Corporation – It Takes A Thief

Blending aspects of lounge, trip-hop and world to create a relaxed ambient flavour, Thievery Corporation are celebrating fifteen years of work with a best-of compilation, ‘It Takes A Thief’.

Opening with the warm smoothness of ‘Air Batucada’, with its … Read More