Author: Guy Shankland

Album Review: Eat Defeat – I Think We’ll Be Okay
July 7, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Eat Defeat – I Think We’ll Be Okay

Yorkshire Punks Eat Defeat release their latest album the American influenced ‘I Think We’ll Be Ok.’ Opening track is the fast-paced relationship breaking down ditty ‘A Little Less Than Ok’. The stop-start Punk-Pop staple is joined by the used to...
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Live Review: Culture Abuse – Rough Trade East
July 4, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: Culture Abuse – Rough Trade East

  American Punks Culture Abuse and their enigmatic frontman delivered a short sharp set of new album tracks from ‘Bay Dream’. Rough Trade East’s performance space is buzzing as the band play from the stage while singer David Kelling gets...
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Album Review: Fools of Love – The Howl and the Whisper
July 2, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Fools of Love – The Howl and the Whisper

Canadian Alt-Rockers Fools Of Love release their debut full-length album the aptly named ‘The Howl And The Whisper’. Opener ‘Miles Away’ isn’t your standard, all guns blazing, hit em hard hit em fast, album opener. The melancholy tune emotively plods...
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Album Review: Nic Cester – Sugar Rush
July 2, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Nic Cester – Sugar Rush

Jet frontman Nic Cester releases his debut solo offering the wistfully eclectic ‘Sugar Rush’. Opener and title track ‘Sugar Rush’ has a sewn together experimental edge that catches, releases and then recaptures the attention. Cester’s voice is still ...
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Album Review: Chelsea Grin – Eternal Nightmare
July 2, 2018 one Response

Album Review: Chelsea Grin – Eternal Nightmare

Fair to say that Utah Deathcore merchants Chelsea Grin have had a tough time getting this album released. Lead singer Alex Koehler has sensibly put his sobriety first and left the band to concentrate on his ongoing rehabilitation while guitarist...
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CD/DVD Review: Bruce Dickinson – Scream For Me Sarajevo
June 28, 2018 No Responses

CD/DVD Review: Bruce Dickinson – Scream For Me Sarajevo

In 1992 and the endless siege of the Sarajevo begins with shells, shrapnel and snippers. The story of how Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist who was then a solo artist) and his band Skunkworks ended up playing a concert in...
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Album Review: Kyle Falconer – No Thank You
June 28, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Kyle Falconer – No Thank You

The View lead singer (and founding member) Kyle Falconer is setting sail on a solo voyage around his newly clear mind, stopping off at good hope, health and happiness. The former cheeky rapscallion’s journey from hellraiser to bed maker is...
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Album Review: Theia – The Ghost Light
June 28, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Theia – The Ghost Light

Burton On Trent Three piece THEIA releases their latest album the hook-laden and Classic Rock catchy ‘The Ghost Light’. Opener ‘What You Want’ has an infectious boom boom riff which is chopped into a tasty chorus that stirs up a...
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EP Review: Devilin Me – Self Titled
June 26, 2018 No Responses

EP Review: Devilin Me – Self Titled

Jesus Hooligan side project Devilin Me crackling with a dirty honesty that requires scrubbing with a wire brush to get the real-life stink off the skin. Opener ‘Devilin Me’ is a punch to the lungs from Bill Sikes while bullseye...
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Live Review: Billy Idol and The Professionals at Brixton Academy
June 26, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: Billy Idol and The Professionals at Brixton Academy

  Sold out signs, touts aplenty and roller coaster queues greet those heading to Brixton and back to the mid-eighties. Opening tonight are re-formed and reinvigorated Professionals whose short set is the perfect mix of new ‘n’ old. ‘Payola’, ‘Go...
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