See: Witch Fever release visually striking new video for ‘Bully Boy’
Manchester’s Witch Fever have released a video for ‘Bully Boy‘. The inspiration came from The Witch Trials but seen through the lens of drag queens and CBeebies. Uncompromising and violent in parts but presented in a cartoonish style. Bold and completely over the top, no-one was harmed in the making of this video as it …
Live Review: Skinny Lister / The Longest Johns – Glasgow, King Tuts 27.11.2021 plus Gallery
One of the surprise joys of lockdown was the emergence of sea shanties which, with the help of the TikTok generation, went viral. Skinny Lister invited The Longest Johns on their current UK tour and the gig in Glasgow at King Tuts was as raucous as you would expect. The added ingredient was the fact …
Track: Salvation Jayne blast out ‘A Mouthful Of Magnificent Spite’
Salvation Jayne have released their new single ‘A Mouthful of Magnificent Spite‘ which is also the title track from their forthcoming album scheduled for release on 18 February 2022. The 5-piece have produced a blast of alt-rock which is as brash as it is bold. This is a thunderous emotive denouncement of those who would …
Live Review: Stag and Dagger Festival, Glasgow and Edinburgh 13/14.11.2021
The return of live music has seen an abundance of riches for music fans and the rise of the one day multi-venue festival provides the experience of seeing multiple bands across various venues in a city in one day. And so it was with The Stag and Dagger Festival held in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Of …
Live Review: Pillow Queens / Teose – Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh 12.11.2021
Dublin’s Pillow Queens self-released their debut album In Waiting in 2020 setting up their own record label to do so. The success of the album has been phenomenal and it was a joy to hear that number 2 has already been written, recorded and is ready to release. But thats getting ahead of ourselves. Tonights …
See: Veda Rays drop lyric video for ‘Strange Anniversary’
Brooklyn based Veda Rays have released a lyric video for the track ‘Strange Anniversary‘ which is taken from their current album Crucial Fictions. Is it ok to say that this is my favourite track from the album? Full of delicious Echo and Bunnymen style layers, it has a quirky angular dance quality but with shifts …
Track: Slyrydes release AA 7″ vinyl – ‘The Boy In The Debs Suit’ / ‘I Claim To Be Intelligent’
Galway punksters Slyrydes have released double AA vinyl 7″ single ‘The Boy In The Debs Suit‘ / ‘I Claim To Be Intelligent‘ via Rough Trade. This is their debut vinyl release with six digital releases under their belt. ‘The Boy In The Debs Suit‘ was released in March 2021 and is a visceral assault on …
Live Review: Sprints – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh 26.10.2021
Sneaky Petes is a gem in Edinburgh. An independent music venue with capacity 100, and, on this particular Tuesday night at the end of October, Dublin’s Sprints are playing. First onstage is local band Volka in support. Rock grunge with three guitarists, a drummer and singer this was a band clearly enjoying themselves. Very impressive for third on the bill and with unconventional riffs, some great chat with …