CHORUS GRANT – Godplans

Chorus Grant is one of the  latest, interesting  indie acts from Copenhagen. The name behind this project is Kristian Finne, known as a half of Cancer project.

The single named ‘Godplans’ appears on his latest album Space. … Read More

TUSMÖRKE – Riset Bak Speilet

Outside of the time, lost in a period which could be dated back to the late ‘60s-early ‘70s, but it also recalls some mediaevalesque feelings well rooted in the Nordic tradition; Tusmörke (translated “twilight”) are steadily firmed in … Read More

John Illsley – Live @ The Jazz Cafe

Thursday 19th June, London

Musician John Illsley became famous as bass guitarist for the iconic blues and rock band Dire Straits. They sold over 120 million albums and extensively toured the world.  He’s also received many Brit, … Read More

Violent Femmes – Live @ The Troxy

Wednesday 18th June, London

As if it was yesterday…

When Brian Ritchie started to articulate the unmistakable bass riff, when Brian Viglione followed him slamming his drum and, finally, when Gordon Gano pronounced the fateful words, “When … Read More

DEATH AND THE PENGUIN – Accidents Happen

Accidents Happen is the debut EP from new band Death and the Penguin, who hail from Brixton.

What is immediately noticeable in this EP is the thrashing, precise drum-work, which neatly pulls the songs in interesting directions … Read More

SKY FERREIRA – I Blame Myself

‘I Blame Myself’ is the latest single from Sky Ferreira, Miley Cyrus’ less famous friend. However, fame rarely reflects talent and this is a prime example. Ferreira has a catchy yet quirky sound, influenced by The Runaways, Hole … Read More

John Renbourn & Wizz Jones – Live @ SJE Arts

Friday 13th June, Oxford

Two prominent names in folk guitar to have arisen from the sixties are John Renbourn and Wizz Jones. They’ve been almost continuously active ever since. Together they eclectically fuse contemporary British and Celtic folk, blues … Read More

YUCK – Southern Skies

The new EP Southern Skies from Yuck bursts forth with a rich, layered presence with first song ‘Athena’: a song busy with lush sounds of satisfying guitar waves and modern electronic trickles. There is a familiar, alternative ‘90s ‘hue’ … Read More

INCOGNITO – Amplified Soul

Iconic British jazz funk band Incognito released their debut album Jazz Funk in 1981 and 15 others gradually followed. They became part of the acid jazz movement and their 1990 cover of Ronnie Laws ‘Always There’ , … Read More

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III – Haven’t Got The Blues (Yet)

Not all the songs on this album are in Loudon’s comfort zone as is evidenced by the opener ‘Brand New Dance’, which tries to be a raunchy Rockin’ Blues in the style of Jerry Lee Lewis but comes up rather … Read More