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Taking Hayley – Tricks and Games

Taking Hayley is a name that will jog a few memories, a name that you’re probably familiar with, but can’t quite place. Hailing from Birmingham, UK they have supported the likes of Twenty Twenty and A Day Overdue, as well as having the videos for tracks ‘Circles’ and ‘Up All

Thursday 16 August 2012

MC Lars – Greatest Hits

Andrew Nielson has been releasing his distinctive style of hip-hop under the moniker ‘MC Lars’ since the late 1990s. Managing to inhabit the notorious grey-area between alternative and urban, Lars has boasted high profile support slots and appearances at a number of conventionally labelled alternative festivals. During this time

Joe Tilston – Embers

Singer-songwriters are a dime-a-dozen in today’s music climate; it is therefore immensely refreshing to see a member of a band far removed from the genre step into the limelight. Joe Tilston has spent the previous decade in the Keighley based socio-political ska(ish)-punk band Random Hand, taking on dual responsibilities

Wednesday 08 August 2012

Don Broco – ‘Priorities’

Ever since they put out the title track from ‘Priorities’ as a single, the hype machine for Don Broco has gone into overdrive. There’s an awful amount of expectation on the bands shoulders for ‘Priorities’ to be brilliant, and thankfully what Don Broco have come up with here is

Yellowcard – ‘Southern Air’

Here’s a pro tip for all bands looking to reform and start doing things full time again. If you need inspiration on how to do it right, look no further than Yellowcard. Since returning from their hiatus, they have gone from strength to strength. Comeback effort ‘When You’re Through

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Thieves – ‘Achiever’

The turbo charged approach that Austin TX based Thieves have to their pop punk is endearing. The band manage to combine introverted Wonder Years-esque lyrics with an arguably more positive vibe overall, and though – like most of the pop punk bands in the world – they borrow fairly

Monday 30 July 2012

Reel Big Fish – ‘Candy Coated Fury’

Still the most unfashionable punk sub-genre since records began, ska-punk endures (somehow) in 2012 with its biggest successes. Reel Big Fish are one of the bands that defined the genre closer to the turn of the century, and though they’d be the first to admit that ska-punk’s prime is

Thursday 26 July 2012

Of Mice & Men – ‘The Flood’ [Re-Issue]

Opening with the appropriately titled ‘The Calm’, Of Mice & Men’s re-issue of their hit 2011 album ‘The Flood’ provides fans with four brand new tracks. ‘The Calm’ is the most apt title the metalcore outfit could have thought of; being a steady, instrumental introduction to the new tracks. ‘The

Wednesday 25 July 2012

The Duel – ‘Soundtrack to the End of the World’

It is surprisingly difficult to find a classification which accurately describes London based female-fronted punk troupe THE DUEL. There may be barefaced leanings towards the new wave punk of the late 70s and early 80s present in their progressive guitar tones and the occasional synth-filled moments, yet the quintet

Wednesday 18 July 2012

Fang Island – ‘Major’

Fang Island’s new album ‘Major’ has the same theatricality, quirk and sensational melody that helped catapult bands like fun. into mainstream consciousness this year, and with a sophomore album as sophisticated as this, one would hope such an event could be replicated. That is not to say that Fang Island