Rockness 2011

Dores

Organisers promised it would be the ‘Year of the Ness’, and after winning Line Up Of The Year at the UK Festival Awards and Best Small Festival at the NME Awards, they had a lot to live up to. more… “Rockness 2011”

The Sounds

Something To Die For

I was really surprised when researching this band to see a photo of Dave Grohl wearing a The Sounds t-shirt. Why so surprised I hear you ask? Only because Something To Die For sounds like it has been created by a German power pop-rock band in the 1980s for the Eurovsion song contest. more… “The Sounds”

Sargasso Sea

Madonna

Sargasso Sea is primarily the musical vehicle of singer, lyricist and songwriter Elisabeth Oswell, who together with Alan Mills and James Stephenson co-wrote and produced the haunting and enchanting single ‘Madonna’. more… “Sargasso Sea”

Beady Eye

Different Gear, Still Speeding

The media circus that surrounded the sibling rivalry of the Gallagher brothers was fuelled further by the announcement of Noel in 2009 that he was quitting Oasis. Team Noel or team Liam? more… “Beady Eye”

Sean Taylor

Walk With Me

To sit and enjoy an album in its entirity is rare nowadays. We are the iTunes generation who hover over the shuffle button in case the first few bars of a track don’t slap us in the face and drag us off to music heaven immediately. more… “Sean Taylor”

Eliza Newman

Ukulele Song For You

Al-jazeera and ukulele, now there’s an unlikely pairing – however, the Arabic news channel and the instrument made famous by George Formby have created a star in Icelandic singer/songwriter Eliza Newman. more… “Eliza Newman”

Frisvold & Lindbaek

Diskoism

Remixed albums can be a hit or miss, and this one sells itself as a mainstay for Miami and Ibiza pool side listening. Diskoism does achieve the level of chilled out compilation CD, and despite the remixed artists being relatively unknown it is a decent listen. more… “Frisvold & Lindbaek”