Music Reviews

4 October 2011

Album Review: New Found Glory - Radiosurgery

New Found Glory are back with their seventh studio album Radiosurgery, their attempt to bridge the gap between old and new fans of pop-punk. Earlier this year, Chad Gilbert said that ...
3 October 2011

Album Review: Erasure - Tomorrow's World

Erasure have returned four years after their last studio album with Tomorrow's World, their impressive fourteenth record. A producer doesn't always get enough credit in reviews or general conversation, but certainly ...
29 September 2011

Live Review: The Revival Tour

Last night, The Revival Tour rolled into Manchester, the second date on the tour's first ever UK run. An acoustic collaboration, the event (founded by Hot Water Music front-man Chuck Ragan) ...

28 September 2011

Album Review: Marcus Foster - Nameless Path

London-based singer-songwriter Marcus Foster has released his debut full-length this week, a nicely diverse record held together by some great vocals. Within the first three tracks, it's obvious that Foster is ...

27 September 2011

Album Review: Frankmusik - Do It In The AM

It's been a while, but Frankmusik has returned with his sophomore effort Do It In The AM, the follow-up to 2009's Complete Me. Even from the start of opening track 'We ...

27 September 2011

Album Review: You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep

You Me At Six are set to continue their rise up the rock ranks with their latest album Sinners Never Sleep. Slightly darker than their first two albums, it feels like ...
26 September 2011

Album Review: blink-182 - Neighborhoods (Deluxe Edition)

We've been waiting for a long time, but finally blink-182 have released their first album of new material since 2003's self-titled record. Whilst it was always inevitable that the band couldn't ...
23 September 2011

Album Review: Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversy Edition Disc 2 and 3)

Yesterday we looked at the first disc of the new reissue of Nirvana's legendary Nevermind album. Today we're looking at the second and third discs in our final two parts celebrating ...
22 September 2011

Album Review: Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Disc One)

Nirvana's iconic record Nevermind is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this month, highlighted by a four-disc edition. We'll be looking at the first three discs (the fourth live disc/dvd wasn't available for ...
22 September 2011

Album Review: Xtra Mile Recordings - Xtra Mile High Club Vol. 3

Xtra Mile is an independent label that hosts material from the likes of Frank Turner and Sophie Madeleine, and also recently announced the signing of Against Me!. The third volume of ...

21 September 2011

Album Review: James Morrison - The Awakening

James Morrison has returned with new album The Awakening, he first album in three years. The album certainly has its high points, and is tied together by Morrison's great vocals and ...
21 September 2011

Album Review: Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces

I saw a dead fish on the pavement, and thought “what did you expect? There's no water round here, stupid, should have stayed where it was wet. With that, Scroobius Pip ...

20 September 2011

Album Review: Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes

Cinderella's Eyes marks the beginning of Nicola Roberts' post-Girls Aloud solo career, and it's a surprisingly solid first effort. It doesn't open particularly strongly, kicking off with the album's first two ...
20 September 2011

Live Review: Wheatus (Moho Live)

Despite the venue being less than half full, Wheatus put on an intimate show for their hardcore fans at Manchester's Moho Live. An underground club, it did show that the band ...

19 September 2011

Live Review: Better Left Alone

This year has seen Preston-based Better Left Alone begin to get the attention they deserve. After a great set at Liverpool's Hub Festival in May, the pop-punk quintet have since gone ...

15 September 2011

Live Review: Young Guns

Despite not really impressing at Download or Hub Festival this year, Young Guns managed to excel in an intimate environment. Performing at Academy 2, there was a party atmosphere kept up ...
14 September 2011

Album Review: The Kooks - Junk of the Heart

The Kooks have returned with new album Junk of the Heart, a record that - whilst not ground-breaking - is definitely worth checking out. It's just about what you'd expect from ...
13 September 2011

Single Review: Dappy - No Regrets

Breaking away from superstars N-Dubz, Dappy has a lot of work to do to be taken seriously. New single 'No Regrets' should go some way in proving people wrong, in a ...
13 September 2011

Album Review: Chuck Ragan - Covering Ground

Chuck Ragan is a man intergrated in the global punk-folk scene. Besides his work fronting punk band Hot Water Music, and his acoustic-driven solo career, he's also the founder of The ...

12 September 2011

Album Review: Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Shock-rock legend and pioneer Alice Cooper is back with Welcome 2 My Nightmare, a wonderfully camp and theatrical album with the Cooper bite we've come to expect. The album sees Alice ...
9 September 2011

Album Review: Saves The Day - Daybreak

It's clear from opening track 'Daybreak' that Saves The Day are a special band. Mainstays in the emo/pop-punk scene since 1997, their new album Daybreak is the final part of a ...

9 September 2011

Album Review: Little Roy - Battle For Seattle

As we near the 20th Anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind, releasing a Nirvana covers album is an ambitious move. Thankfully, Little Roy is a truly accomplished musician, and Battle For Seattle provides ...
8 September 2011

Album Review: Melanie C - The Sea

Melanie C has had an inconstent solo career since her post-Spice Girls career began in 1998. The Sea (her first album since 2007's This Time) never really gets going as a ...
8 September 2011

Album Review: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman - World Wide Rebel Songs

Whilst undeniably one of the best guitarists of all time, and with Rage Against The Machine an incredibly influential musician, Tom Morello falls short of greatness on his latest solo ...