It’s difficult not to feel just a little bit excited when a new punk album comes out; this is one of those genres that has changed so much over the years that rarely do we get to hear something that truly takes the genre back to its roots. The Chats are an Australian trio that …
‘The Performer’ is the either the debut solo album from Klaxons’ James Righton, or it’s the follow-up to his previous album as Shock Machine. It’s certainly the first album by Righton to take his name rather than a moniker. On it he tries to resolve his inner conflicts between the differences he sees in his …
Historically, rock music has been a haven for strong, bold and extremely talented female musicians. Names such as Pat Benatar, Suzi Quatro, Siouxsie Sioux, Janis Joplin and dozens more have achieved iconic status over the years. In modern rock, one of (if not the) best female voices going belongs to Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale. On this …
When Deap Vally and The Flaming Lips announced that they were recording a collaborative album under the portmanteau Deap Lips (ugh… we hate that name so much), we were a little surprised. But both these acts are nothing if not experimental so we were hugely curious about the sort of thing they would throw together. …
From (Greater) Manchester to Margate, from Stockport to the South-Coast, The Winter Gardens saw Blossoms in the Spring as the band brought their 2020 tour to the seaside to promote their third album, ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’. Blossoms were accompanied by Fever, thankfully without a dry cough and persistent headache, and The Magic Gang for their …
For the opening night of his latest UK tour Frank Turner packed out Leas Cliff Hall for his first gig in Folkestone. Playing a solo tour, with no Sleeping Souls for the “first time in years”, Frank brought only a few guitars but some very special guests to enhance the evening. Playing gig number two-thousand-four-hundred-and-sixty-two, …
Soul searching Seattle singer-songwriter Damien Jurado visited Folkestone for the first time on the last date of his current tour. Up until his visit he hadn’t realised, and he apologised for his ignorance, that Folkestone wasn’t just a ferry terminal. He said he likes “playing places he’s never been” and commented that he had been …
Arguably, Green Day have not made a consistently great record since 2004’s ‘American Idiot’. Of course, they have made good songs and hearty albums since this career-defining record, but overall they haven’t truly sounded like Green Day in a long time. The band have battled personal and professional demons over the years and this album …
Harpist Hattie Webb not only brought a couple of harps but also Alfabeto Runico bassist Andrea Resce, her brother and a collection of cold remedies to the cathedral city of Canterbury. In between self-medicating with (None drowsy) Lemsip and hot chocolate (Her “hug in a mug”), she captivated the transfixed audience of The Gulbenkian Theatre …
Husband and wife twosome Tennis release their fifth studio album ‘Swimmer’ on Valentines Day. The Denver duo, who have ‘a powerful personal and creative bond’ follow up 2017’s ‘Yours Conditionally’ with a slickly produced album in partnership with Grammy Award nominee Claudius Mittendorfer. Recorded while they were “off the grid” and written “largely on the …