Here we have a record called Songs from the Gold Coast, by SoCal natives The Calamity. I've never been to California. In fact, the nearest I've...
Described on their Facebook page as "ambient, indie, post rock", I wasn't really sure what to expect from Athletics' debut release Why Aren't I Home?. Could...
"Down By The Water" is the lead single from The Decemberists' forthcoming album The King Is Dead. And despite a promising start (who doesn't love a...
My Sunday began with a jaunt to the water point. On my travels I was approached by two young men wearing g-strings and corsets, who drunkenly...
Sonisphere day two. Or hangover day one, as many of us will remember it. For the festival-goers who were up early enough (or perhaps hardcore enough...
As 55,000+ rock fans descended upon Knebworth this year for the second annual UK Sonisphere Festival, it became apparent that Sonisphere has been swift to throw...
Volbeat, as I'm sure some of you will remember, is a bug-type Pokemon. The alternative usage of the name 'Volbeat' refers to a Danish rock band....
Some artists simply don't require an introduction. Santana is one of them. And considering his latest release, Guitar Heaven, is an album of covers of classic...
I always feel so out of touch when I discover a band I like, and then realise they broke up two years prior. My most recent...
As the opening track from Oholics' Disgraceland started playing in my iTunes library, I loved it so much that I immediately opened the IM conversation I'd...
Any album that starts with an introductory track called "The Requiem" automatically places itself on the border of moderation and pretentiousness. When the second track proceeds...
You should listen to Army of Freshmen! Of all the independent, unknown and obscure bands I've come across in recent years, Army of Freshmen are probably...
Probably best known as the lead vocalist in Dream Theater, James LaBrie is definitely a veteran of the rock world. Since his first release with Dream...
Wheatus is an odd band. They had a major hit back in 2001 with "Teenage Dirtbag", followed it up with an Erasure cover, then due to...
Ahh. Nothing says fashionable dysthymia like a bottle of black hair dye and a HIM CD. As Finland's finest, emo rockers HIM released the oh-so fervently...