CLOVERHILL – ‘JUST NORTH OF HELL’
FEBRUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH The strength of the new rock scene today is its scale. A few bands get the cut-through but never overlook the underdogs. Cloverhill is a band that has grown with us through the length of a two-year Covid era – and absolutely on merit. At a time when some bands […]
BLACK LAKES – ‘FOR ALL WE’VE LEFT BEHIND’
JANUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH Immersive, intelligent and dramatic – Black Lakes unleash a masterful universe of sound that well and truly gets 2022 underway in the most emphatic fashion. For any rocker more comfortable with a slice of Chris Rea or some Twisting by the Pool action, the move to the darkside can be […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: LATE NIGHT LEGACY AT WILDFIRE ’21
One of 30 or so feature interviews recorded at Wildfire Festival weekend in July 2021. This was the first aired, from the band that opened the festival. Slightly unhinged and spontaneous, this fun interview done immediately after the band’s set captures the sheer excitement everyone felt to be back at live music again after 18 […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: FREDDIE 30TH TRIBUTE
In the week that marked the 30th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s passing, new generation of rock musicians spoke fondly about the enduring majesty and legacy of Freddie Mercury and Queen’s music. A selection of the speech interviews and anecdotes here including: Toby Jepson, John Corabi, Nathan James, Kip Winger, The Autumn Killers, King Voodoo, White […]
FEATURE: AMONGST LIARS: BAND OF THE YEAR, THE WINNERS INTERVIEW
On Friday 19 November 2021, Amongst Liars were crowned our seventh Band of the Year and, for the first time, the title went to the South East. A band that has grown support with us every Friday through the strength of lockdown singles and active engagement with music fans through the Friday show. This interview […]
SCARLET REBELS – ‘SEE THROUGH BLUE’
DECEMBER ALBUM OF THE MONTH Perfect symmetry, the year closes at it began. In thinking about our final album review of the year, I’m drawn back to the first new music I heard in 2021. In the early days of January, Scarlet Rebels sent me a top-secret link, to listen to the new collection of […]
WAYWARD SONS – EVEN UP THE SCORE
NOVEMBER ALBUM OF THE MONTH Confidence. We all need it at this moment in time – and this is the autumn album release that brings it. Having been through a seismic time of suffering and loss, there is a time and place for music that captures the dark days but, in truth, as we re-emergence […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: HAVR – WOMEN OF ROCK
From June 2021, one of the early feature interviews from our Women of Rock series. Here, Carrie from HAVR talks about a range of diversity, equality and inclusion issues we need to support in today’s rock scene.
THE AUTUMN KILLERS – ‘DARKSIDE’
OCTOBER ALBUM OF THE MONTH Something different for October. The last few months have seen a run of really fine albums released and, when things get busy, the releases that grab the headlines are often the ones backed by label muscle or big fan clubs. For this month, I’ve resolved to dig a bit deeper […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: TWISTED ILLUSION
Part one of a two-part special with Matt on the story behind the band’s first album release of 2021. One of the hardest working bands during lockdown, creators of music that turned heads on the Friday rockshow over the last 18-months. In this interview clip, Matt talks about the launch of the album and what’s […]