Just as the news about David Grahame quitting the “business” hit the pop world, here comes Chris Brown, continuing exactly where’d left off. What you’re being “fed” with here, are mostly Macca-ronies by way of […]
You don’t really have to think twice to get an idea about where the main Cavemen influences come from. Rooted mostly in the mid’60s American garage punk sounds, they tend to combine the authenticity of […]
Though I might prefer the purer ‘60s garage approach of their earlier works, it’s pretty obvious that The Sick Rose have progressed towards a more contemporary, full blown “blastin’ pop sound”, as they label it […]
As the promo sheet says “The Dutch-Beat scene is alive and well”, but we all know that already, don’t we? Still, it’s good to see that a new bunch of mop-topped youngsters pops up every […]
After last year’s CD single, taking them even further away from their initial post-punk mod revival aesthetics, towards some more appropriate sounds, suggested by the band name itself, with this latest long-playing release, Long Tall […]
Though mostly sticking to the more than usual B-bands influenced power-pop formula, I’m pretty sure that some of these hooks from down-under will make you realise that resistance really is futile. Some of the songs […]
After creating quite a buzz on the Glaswegian scene, The Ronelles are the youngest bunch of Highlands beatsters, getting ready to take over either The Beatstalkers’ “Scotland’s No.beat group” or maybe even The Poets’ “Scotland’s […]
Being referred to as “the Danish Sgt. Pepper” could be a pretty heavy torch to carry, but if you don’t set your expectations too high, this might be quite a pleasant trip down the softish […]
This San Jose band earned themselves a record deal through a Vox Battle of the Bands, resulting in what’s occasionally being referred to as “a rather disappointing LP”, which I strongly disagree with. It might […]
Considering the past she had spent “makin’ time”, my expectations regarding this one might’ve been set a bit too high, but then again, I couldn’t really expect her Hammond-organisation to be accompanied with a Marriott-like […]
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