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Broken Nose – No Blood

Bridgend’s Broken Nose are essentially a skacore band with a variety of influences – mixing poppy melodies with ska and hardcore influences. At times they sound like a more aggressive Adequate Seven, which is definitely a good thing. Mixing up a variety of different musical styles throughout

Sam Isaac – Sticker, Star and Tape

I suppose it would be easy to say Sam Isaac comes from the same school of solo acoustic as Get Cape, what with the occasional beats and his storytelling lyrical style, but with a sound more akin to Bright Eyes and

City and Colour – Live CD

It’s undoubted that Alexisonfire are one of the biggest bands in the ‘scene’ right now. They’ve seemingly built themselves up album by album – the right way – and now sit near to the top of the tree. Their popularity has allowed vocalist Dallas Green the opportunity

Mad Caddies – Keep It Going

I used to really like Mad Caddies. Back in their ‘Quality Softcore’ days, they were probably my favourite ska-influenced band. Now they’re a lot more diverse, with ‘Rock The Plank’ showcasing pirate-core and this new album seeped in reggae influences. In the main, ‘Keep It Going’

Madina Lake showcase in Brum

Kerrang! Radio are putting on a FREE Madina lake showcase in birmingham at Flapper N Firkin. following their performance at GIAN. This is a tiny venue and will fill up rapidly. The gig is on Monday, April 30 and to apply for FREE pair of tickets go

The Academy Is – Santi

Let’s be straight, if it wasn’t for Pete Wentz, fall Out Boy and Fueled By Ramen, The Academy Is… wouldn’t be burning up venues across the world right now, would they? ‘Almost Here’ was a fun little record, pop-rock and full of

Friday 13 April 2007

Stealbackyourlife – EP

When the first three acts that a band cites as influences on their press release are Biffy Clyro, Yourcodenameis:Milo and Jetplane Landing, it’s quite likely that even before listening to the record, you’re expecting a wave of aural confusion, uncomfortable time

The Ripps – Long Live the Ripps

I’m inclined to shy away from NME-hyped indie bands. This is mainly due to the fact that they all tend to be absolute codswallop, not to mention sound exactly the same as every other NME-hyped indie band. Fortunately for the Ripps, their sound

Waking Ashland – The Well

The sooner someone invents the wuss-rock genre, the sooner I can pigeonhole bands like Waking Ashland. With a sound so sweet and innocent, WA are comparable to the 14 year old daddy’s girl who plays in corn fields and still listens to the Spice Girls.

The Lostprophets interview is one of the best we’ve done…

So I’ve just interviewed Ian of Lostprophets – full interview next week, expect bits on fashion trends, being in Heat, festivals, the new record and the DVD – but as a taster, here’s a choice quote about Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt: “The singer for that