LATITUDE 2013 – Live Review

Eight years on since its inception and Latitude continues it’s success with another great festival set amid a beautiful Suffolk parkland setting. Offering such a diverse range, from music stages, through comedy, literature, poetry, theatre and art … Read More

BLISSFIELDS 2013 – Live Review

Small yet grand, stylish yet oldschool, Labrador yet lobster thermador, it’s all here good people of the UK….. this is Bliss(ter)fields 2013, and yes it was hotter than a snakes ass!!

So, once again the good ship aaamusic rams … Read More

DIZZEE RASCAL – I Don’t Need A Reason

The UK rap scenes biggest success Dizzee Rascal releases his new single ‘I Don’t Need A Reason’ due out later this month and is off the rappers upcoming studio album titled ‘The Fifth’  which is scheduled for release on … Read More

WE ARE SCIENTISTS – Something About You

At 3 minutes and 20 seconds ‘Something About You’, is a little taste of indie magic that We Are Scientists have released to quench the thirst of their dedicated fans- for the moment at least. This standalone … Read More

HENLEY FESTIVAL 2013 – Live Review (11th July)

Thursday, 11th July

This second evening of the scenic Henley Festival, on the banks of the Thames, was bright and warm. Sometimes called ‘the summer’s greatest party’, visitors experience outdoor performances of dance, music, comedy and street theatre, art exhibitions … Read More

THE 1975 – Sex

‘Sex’ by The 1975 captures very effectively the confliction of teenage angst and faltering emotions of a boy who hopelessly falls for a girl. The song has all the making of a feel good summer song bringing to … Read More

METZ – Get Off

I never thought I’d come home from orchestra and end up watching a music video for a very noise-indebted rock band made by Chad Van Gaalen. But there you go. METZ’ ‘Get Off’ is a gleefully frenetic number, … Read More

NEWSTEAD – Soldierhead

Taking riff cues from UK metal and thrash, and production and vocal aesthetics from US metal, Newsted’s latest offering is something that, really, I am not sure what to make of. On the one hand, the soundscapes … Read More

RAGLANS – Digging Holes

Ireland’s hottest cult Indie-Rock outfit Raglans latest re-release of their 2012 hit ‘Digging Holes’ is undoubtedly a soundtrack for anyone’s summer. Taking sounds from bands like Friendly Fires and Alt-J along side a healthy dose of that Irish Folk-Punk … Read More

MONKS OF MELLONWAH – Ghost Stories

Kicking back on a warm summer night, listening to Monks of Mellonwah’s recent mini album Ghost Stories, is a perfect way to spend summer evenings.

Monks of Mallonwah or MOM for short, hail from Sydney Australia, which influence with … Read More