’68 are a skeletal locomotive of raw noise and energy - a force of overdriven immediacy that demands your attention. When they have it, you are spoilt by a veritable ear-feast of styles, influences and idiosyncrasies. They are ‘68 and I…

The excitement had been building all day and the tiny capacity of the joiners was froffing thick with tattoos, piercings and DIY patches. No, I was not at a squat party or, for a change, at a leather bear meet up, but watching Andrew…

I must have been avoiding something important, because I was scrolling down Facebook when I came across Gnarwolves announcing a house show. Shit, I thought, Gnarwolves playing a house show in their adopted hometown? Yes please. The post was…

A good and objective journalist, would have gone with the express intent of painting a broad and vivid picture of the Bestival, so meticulous you’d be cleaning glitter out of your body hair for days. But this was my festival, my £200…

Jamie T has a new song out and it’s not the 'Sheila' you were expecting. The new song is a warning shot for his forthcoming album, don’t get too excited as there’s no definite release date yet. What we do have though is the fantastically…

Having seen the second performance from The Orwells on Letterman, I have decided that the best way to get a hold on them and their music, is not to do an album review, but is to do an analysis of the two performances, and to ponder: “What…