Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Having earned his musical stripes supporting the likes of Radiohead in his days with avant-Britpop band The Shopkeeper Appeared, Andy J Gallagher is now making strides with his solo career. Fresh from exploring music around the world with Sparks guitarist Adrian Fisher, the singer / songwriter is set to deliver his most inspired writing to... Continue Reading →
There's not many things I love more than an awesome Scandinavian rock band, so it brings me great pleasure to introduce Sweden's Orbit Culture. The quartet of Niklas Karlsson (guitar and vocals), Richard Hansson (guitar), Fredrik Lennartsson (bass) and Markus Bladh (drums) emerged from Eksjö, in the deep forests of southern Sweden, in 2013. After previously... Continue Reading →
Sixteen years ago singer/songwriter Sami Chohfi drove 3,000 miles or so from Florida to Washington State armed with a Marshall amp and a Fender Jazzmaster with the dream of finding a band in Seattle. In the years since he has worked as a waiter to build his own recording studio and learn the ways of... Continue Reading →
When you hear a band described as being anything like Led Zeppelin you have to sit up and take notice. So that's exactly what we did when the new Tess of the Circle single landed in our inbox this week. The Oxford-based quartet is a musical collective built around the superb songwriting of Tess Jones... Continue Reading →
2016 has been quite a year for Brighton rockers City of Ashes. Not only have they released impressive second album Rise and completed five full tours, including supporting the mighty Yashin, they've also raised thousands of pounds for charity with a highly moving campaign to raise awareness of depression. We caught up with the quartet of... Continue Reading →
University has a funny knack of throwing together people that inspire each other to achieve things that aren't necessarily related to their studies. After all, the founders of Google met each other at Stanford University and still haven't graduated, nor will they ever need to. While this may be a tenuous link, the members of female-fronted... Continue Reading →
Bristol-based rockers The Vigil are the perfect embodiment of the trend of modern bands getting involved in every process of making, releasing and promoting their music. The quartet only recently finalised their current line-up, when enigmatic lead guitarist Robbie Schuck joined lead singer and guitarist Olly Smith, bassist Dom Mehigan and drummer Jamie Davenport. But... Continue Reading →
There's a refreshing and exciting air of mystery around Guillotine that has got us begging for more from this brand new band. The basics you need to know are: they have an awesome name, they've got a great new track you can - or rather have to - go and listen to right now, and they're a hot new... Continue Reading →
When you go to a gig headlined by 'the best band that's ever existed' according to Josh Homme, you suspect you're going to be in for a good night. And the awesome Truckfighters delivered on that impressive acclaim along with fellow Swedish band Deville and the incredible French rockers Dot Legacy at the O2 Academy in Islington on Friday evening. The gig... Continue Reading →
US rockers Tarah Who? are a fascinating flashback to 90's rock with anthemic singalong choruses and a raw, grungey edge. The trio of Tarah G. Carpenter (guitar and vocals), Matthew Peltcher (bass and backing vocals) and Paul Costanza (drums) aren't afraid to do their own thing with their unique brand of intense, engaging rock. The driving force behind... Continue Reading →
