The rocky yet punky feel of Seattle band The Finger Guns has seen the trio conjure up their very own musical genre of "punk'n'roll."
Discover This: The Dirty Clergy
Alabama trio The Dirty Clergy have honed an exciting grungey rock sound that harks back to the rock'n'roll days of the '50s and '60s and carries a distinctly punky edge.
Discover This: Matty Myatt
It's been a while since I found a singer/songwriter that I got really into, but Canadian Matty Myatt evokes memories of Chuck Ragan, Brian Fallon and co.
Introducing: WRTHLESS
Glasgow's WRTHLESS take all the fun and energy of pop-punk and fuse it with rockier influences, meaning they're far from your pop-punk norm. As lead guitarist Stuart Macdonald tells us: "That is exactly how we would also describe WRTHLESS. I'd love to say this was a conscious decision to not sound like the pop punk... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Forgotten Sons
A couple of weeks ago we brought you a taste of the exciting indie rock with a Scottish twang sound of Scottish quartet Forgotten Sons. The four-piece of Birdy Burgess (vocals), Sandy Middleton (guitar), John Valentine (bass) and John Gair (drums) are about as Scottish as it gets, given they hail from the UK's most northernly destination, the... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Axel Jansson
Swedish-born, London-based singer / singwriter Axel Jansson is an enjoyable throwback to the good old days of rock, with a gritty yet engagingly melodic sound. His music has been heavily influenced by Bruce Springsteen and 60s / 70s rock generally, which he owes largely to his music loving father. Axel explains: "I've been around music for... Continue Reading →
Album Review: Dave Hause – Bury Me In Philly
One of my favourite gigs of all time was seeing The Gaslight Anthem at the excellent Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver around seven years ago. A then relatively unknown English guy opened proceedings, and was then giving away badges and other memorabilia at the back of the dancefloor. Me and my Scottish mate introduced ourselves, told him we enjoyed... Continue Reading →