ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL – Rock City, Nottingham, 23-25 October 2015 Music Reviews by Editor - October 30, 2015November 17, 20160 Ten great years of melodic rock festivals at Nottingham’s Rock City seemed to have come to an emotional end with the final ever Firefest last year. However just 12 months on with the Rock City organisation having taken on the mantle of organising the Rockingham Festival, most if not all
GARBAGE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT TODAY Music News by Editor - October 4, 20150 In celebration of its historical debut, Garbage's special 20th Anniversary Edition of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album is available in stores and at all digital retailers today. The new version has been re-mastered from the original analog tapes and features all of the remixes and previously unreleased tracks from
Glass Caves – ‘Alive’ – Review Music Reviews by Editor - March 11, 2015March 11, 20150 Alternative-rockers Glass Caves release their debut album ‘Alive,’ a vibrant blend of familiar sounds and signature hooks. The Leeds locals Glass Caves are the kind of band that come around once a blue moon, combining the raw energy of a live set into one compact EP. Glass Caves are a very muscular force in contemporary music, having forged
Echo and the Bunnymen. Rock City 02/12/2014 Music Reviews by Editor - January 19, 20150 Dark and brooding is the mood inside Rock City tonight for Echo and the Bunnymen a band who sound as edgy and relevant today as they did back in the Eighties. Ian 'Mac' McCulloch and fellow original member Will Sergeant have assembled fellow perfectionist musicians around them and as they
Turbogeist tour with Black Spiders & Rival States in December Music News by Editor - November 24, 20140 ‘Comatose’ video www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrefVexhKc LONDON-BASED punk rockers Turbogeist will join the UK’s very own ‘masters of the meaty riff’ Black Spiders on a 6-date UK tour. The bill is rounded off by rabble-rousing rockers Rival States, who will open proceedings. Tour dates as follows:- 03 Dec 2014 Cavern, Exeter 04 Dec 2014 The Garage, London 05
Ride Reform. Should We Be Excited? Music Features by Editor - November 24, 2014November 24, 20140 Shoegazing. Commonly described as the genre that celebrates itself was, to all the non initiated, a powerfully influential and somewhat popular genre particularly amongst the Camden scene in the early 90’s. Imagine this as the blue print for what later came britpop. Signed to the infamous and legendary Creation records
THE FIRST BLAST FROM ANTEMASQUE Music Reviews by Editor - November 18, 20140 From former members of The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In, a new band is born - Antemasque, who are set to release their debut album this weekend. Launched by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, this stimulating project, begun earlier this year, is a headbopping, mindblowing rhythms-homage to many fans