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Review: Haunted Stereo – Cross The Sea(0)

February 24, 2010

Although cited as an element of their overall sound, nevertheless Haunted Stereo are still very much part of a popular and growing musical scene; Alt. Folk. Arguably today’s equivalent of the grunge movement of the 90’s albeit without the big muffs(!), flannel shirts and err, yeah okay, so musically there is little to no [...]

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Review: The Little Philistines – Bus Pass / Judith Cut My Head Off

The Little Philistines are pop fans. That’s nice to see – or rather, hear. Pop is a dirty word for many nowadays. But there’s nothing dirty about the pop confection of Bus Pass, a fast and sparky tune of lust on public transport. It’s impossible not to be swept along in its warm charm [...]

Review: Not Advised – Fight for This

Emo, Screamo, Beano!? I hate genre categories. Growing up off the back of grunge and being perplexed as a teenager as to why Alice In Chains were lumped into the same category as Mudhoney; both great bands but so completely different.
Damn media messing it all up again!
They are there for a reason though and Southampton’s [...]

Review: Bury Tomorrow – Portraits

Southampton’s Bury Tomorrow are HUGE! In every sense of the word, possibly the city’s biggest band right now, they sound HUGE, they have a huge following and they are continuing to make huge waves on the UK metal scene. The biggest question though is are they any good or are they just another tired metal [...]


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