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Performance - Red Brick Heart
These Mancunians sure know how to make a great record. Since getting together seven years ago, this band has survived various different labels, an awkward inter-band romance and the frontman Joe Stretch has even become...
Review posted on 29th September 2010
Cancel the Astronauts - Funny for a girl
Being billed as 'one of Edinburgh's most underrated bands' by The Skinny, it is kind of obvious to see why. Sounding like a crossover between Scouting for Girls and The Wombats, it is surprising these...
Review posted on 29th September 2010
Weezer - Hurley
Formed all the way back in 1992, Weezer have released 8 albums, 6 EPs, and sold over 9 million records in the US alone. Multi-platinum and Grammy award winning, Weezer are the epitome of a...
Review posted on 29th September 2010
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
After lending his vocals on Travie McCoy's hugely successful Billionaire, Bruno Mars releases his first official single Just the Way You Are this month. Already a number one hit in the US and a top...
Review posted on 27th September 2010
Plan B - The Recluse
London-based Plan B AKA Ben Drew is living the lifestyle. Having had two Top Three singles and a Number One Album this year, this third outing from their album The Defamation of Strickland Banks is...
Review posted on 27th September 2010
3OH!3 - Double Vision
Having already had a huge year, and having collaborated with the likes of Katy Perry and Ke$ha, electro duo 3OH3! are set to have another smash hit to add to their record. With a thumping...
Review posted on 27th September 2010
Ruarri Joseph - Shoulder to the Wheel
Based in Newquay, folk-singer Ruarri Joseph really is an enigma. Moving from Atlantic Records to a smaller company for 'creative' issues, Ruarri now releases his third LP after already having toured the UK and even...
Review posted on 15th September 2010
The Candle Thieves - Happiness Blues
The Candle Thieves are a duo from Peterborough are the epitome of geek-chic. Skinny jeans and thick rimmed glasses may emphasise this image but it is their music that is a voyage into eternal bliss...
Review posted on 15th September 2010
Fenech-Soler - Lies
Formed in 2006, it's taken a while for Fenech-Soler to get noticed by the public eye. Their previous single Stop and Stare reached the Top 10 in the Dance and Indie singles charts, and this...
Review posted on 7th September 2010
Kid Cudi - Erase Me Featuring Kanye West
Ohio-Born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi better known as Kid Cudi, achieved major attention with his debut album The Man on the Moon. Already having produced a sequel, The Man on the Moon II, which is...
Review posted on 7th September 2010
Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way
Successful in having been the only female artist to have number one albums across four decades, it's obvious that Kylie Minogue is more than just a household name. An icon for some and a role...
Review posted on 7th September 2010
Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now
Exploding from Nashville, Tennessee, 23-year-old Caitlin Rose is sure to give country dames such as Cline and Parton a run for their money as she becomes a representative for our generation. The talent is clearly...
Review posted on 24th August 2010
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
If one were to look up the definition of 'eclectic', surely this band's name would be found in the Oxford Dictionary. The third offering from this London-Based band (mainly it is Sam Duckworth) is an...
Review posted on 24th August 2010
Kurran and the Wolfnotes - Your Four Limbs
This British five-piece has only recently assembled and already they look like a band worth watching out for. Still busy producing their debut album, their recent double-side single, is only their second. With what looks...
Review posted on 24th August 2010
Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In
Sounding like it would be in the background of some US Teen drama such as One Tree Hill or The OC (ironically these guys are from Long Beach), Avi Buffalo's Truth Sets In is a...
Review posted on 24th August 2010
Skepta - Rescue Me
Skepta really is a spectacle. Joseph Junior Adenuga, or better known as Skepta in the commercial scene, has already had tremendous success this year. Having released his 3rd Album Doin' it again, he finally caught...
Review posted on 24th August 2010
Blood Red Shoes - Heartsink
Brighton-based band Blood Red Shoes have been in the circuit for some time. Already having released two albums, and toured over 12 countries, their real breakthrough was in 2008 with their debut album Box of...
Review posted on 19th August 2010
Rumer - Slow
Rumer has been a rumour for a while now. Pakistan-born Rumer took six years to finally be recognised by Atlantic Records; six years in which she performed various small gigs in tiny clubs in London....
Review posted on 18th August 2010
Alan Pownall - True Love Stories
North London singer Alan Pownall releases his debut album 'True Love Stories' this month. The title in itself, however, is very ironic considering there is nothing emotional or 'true' about any off the songs on...
Review posted on 18th August 2010
Kassidy - The Rubbergum EP Vol 2
Exploding from the Glascow Alternative scene is newly formed band Kassidy, who are already making a huge impact. Formed in 2008, the band started off in small toilet tours. Bandmate Barrie-James O'Neill even has claimed...
Review posted on 18th August 2010
Travis McCoy - Lazarus
Self proclaimed 'Billionaire' Travie McCoy, from Gym Class Heroes fame, releases his debut solo album this month. The result is an eclectic mixture of electro, RnB, hip hop and indie. Whilst transitions from genre to...
Review posted on 18th August 2010
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
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Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
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Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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