New Release - Sorry From The Road by Dany Horowitz
In the spotlight - The Trusted: Hailing from Southend-on-Sea (UK) the Trusted are Dave Batchelor (drums), Dale Holt-Mead (guitar), Fin Cunningham (bass) and Tom Cunningham (vocals). You guessed it, the latter two are related, brothers even. From their first rehearsal the band knew they had something special. The band name came from a Nick Lowe song called ‘Peace, Love and Understanding’ with a lyric “So where are the strong and […]
Singer/songwriterAlex Francis was raised in the sleepy Hertfordshire town of Hitchin (UK), but moved to Brighton to realise his musical dreams in a more creative and exciting environment. He is currently based in London. Alex first introduced himself in 2017 when he was invited to be the guest vocalist on Melanie C’s single ‘Hold On’. Since then Alex has toured with the likes of Alanis Morrisette, Stereophonics and Sting. In […]
In the spotlight - Civic Green: Civic Green are an indie rock band from Barnsley (UK) who formed in 2015. The band comprises of Danny Hall (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Matty Walker (lead guitar), Andy Lowman (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Gav Darley (drums). The band recently released their debut EP ‘Sailing The River’. For an in-depth look of the album, please check out this interview by our friend Sara […]
Sugartown Slim are a modern Country Rock duo hailing from the South of England, consisting of Andrew 'Windy' Mills (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals) & Andrew 'Billy' Giddings (other sounds, backing vocals, production). Windy & Billy have been musicians and friends since the '80s. In 2019 they joined forces to produce a catalogue of original songs, culminating in an album 'Wasp-coloured Carpet' that'll be released later in the year. I […]
Colm O’Mahony & The Hot Touches (Ireland) released their self-titled debut album last year, which features the single ‘Preacher’s Daughter’. I spoke to frontman Colm about their debut album and how Bruce Springsteen played a significant role in his musical career. Colm is a full-time musician playing acoustic covers in Killarney, a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. “The other members of the band are also involved in the music scene […]
Interview (The Bucket Playlist)
‘We tried to make ‘Madonna’s a Dick’ as dirty and punky as we could’ by Seddon at The Bucket Playlist LA-based post punk alt rock band, Broken Baby, is riding high on the success of its latest single, ‘Madonna’s a Dick’, which will also feature on a split 7″ featuring two tracks from Broken Baby and two from LA female punk trio, Egg Drop Soup, coming out on 25th June. […]
Interview (The Bucket Playlist)
by Sara Seddon at The Bucket Playlist www.inthebucketplaylist.com Interview with Pin Stripes: ‘Photographs are like a slice of time, it’s the same with a song’ Lidköping, Sweden-based Americana duo, Pin Stripes, brought out their second album, These Dark Streets, last month and are now working on a new album that is taking them back to their rockier roots. Pin Stripes comprises Matthias Sundberg (lead vocals, guitars, stomp box) and Niclas […]