Dave Franklin
Musician, scribbler, historian, gnostic, seeker of enlightenment, asker of the wrong questions, delver into the lost archives, fugitive from the law of averages, blogger, quantum spanner, left footed traveller, music journalist, zenarchist, freelance writer, reviewer and gemini. People have woken up to worse.
New Third Lanark – Craig Ward
I have to confess that as I dropped the CD into the player I thought, “anything could happen in the next half hour.” Then...
White Reaper – White Reaper
I'm not sure if the sound of White Reaper's eponymous release comes from a Dolly Parton inspired attitude of "it takes a lot of money...
The Point of No Return – Blind River Scare
After a few releases spent toying with stripped down line ups, Tim Manning has once again gathered his three musical amigos around him to...
The Ghost of Corelli – The AK Poets
Of all the acts performing on the local circuit, it is probably David Marx's music that resonates furthest back in time with me, having...
A Music Festival Survival Guide (from The Ocelot July ’14)
Spork? Check. Digeridoo? Check. Canoe? Check. Yes, it’s festival season once more and here are a few useful tips to help you survive any...
New Music of the Day: VIII – Not Yet – Jet...
Channeling influences like The Replacements, The Clean and The Stooges, Dublin quartet ‘Jet Setter’ are fast making a name for their fuzzy, straight-to-the-point, Indie-Rock.
"The...
SAINT AGNES COVER THE DOORS’ ‘ROADHOUSE BLUES’
Cinematic psych duo Saint Agnes celebrated the release of their their brand new single Old Bone Rattle on June 10th
with a sold out show at The Sebright Arms. The single is out via London...
New Music of The Day: VII – Go Mister! – James...
James is currently in the US playing second guitar on The Cult’s tour
which includes both Coachella festivals. Prior to this he rejoined his first
band...
The Fun Die Young e.p. – The Fun Die Young
Unintentional though it must be, two odd references immediately spring to mind when I play Void You. The first the “far away” gang vocal...
Twenties – Youth Salute
I always get excited when I see a band tag themself as “math” which amongst other things Youth Salute does. I live in a...
Rain, Water and Wine – David 9 Lunas
If you are one of those people who find the more recent musical outings of Sufjan Stevens after his so called “existential breakdown” and...
New Music of The Day: VI – Happiest of All Memorial...
It hasn't been an easy-ride for Israeli art-rockers Acollective. After moving to London to get their music heard, they soon found themselves deported. Back...
Machines – SkyBurnsRed (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As soon as the opening musical salvo of Malfunction issues forth from my computer, I remembered exactly why I love SkyBurnsRed. Their ability to forge...
Towns call it a day
Just a week after the release of their debut full-length ‘Get By,’ the Weston- super-Mare four piece call it a day.
Here is a statement from the...
Saint Agnes single launch show
Cinematic psych duo Saint Agnes are set to release their brand new single Old Bone Rattle on June 10th through London based Energy Snake Records (home of Vuvuvultures) and play Hackney's The Sebright...
New Music of The Day : V – Cold Life –...
https://soundcloud.com/terminal-gods/cold-life
Classic Rock magazine described Terminal Gods saying “Imagine a world in which Andrew Eldritch kept his hair and his leather jacket, and instead of doing...
New Music of the Day: IV – Pull The Troops Out,...
There is nothing I find more attractive than the eloquence of a well crafted lyric or a humorous turn of phrase that hides a...
Set Free – Haze
I first met the man who records under the name Haze (Brendan to his friends) many years ago when he was the part of...
New Music of the Day: III – Bleed My Heart Out...
https://soundcloud.com/harri-oliver-larkin/bleed-my-heart-out-demo It's funny how the briefest of connections can often help the cause. A brief chat over a pint after a Dead Royalties gig...
New Skin – Bridie Jackson and The Arbour
Reviewing new music from Bridie Jackson and the Arbour isn’t like reviewing most other CDs that drop through the letterbox. There is an intimacy...
Little Voices – King in Mirrors
The King in Mirrors should definitely win the “sticking to your guns” local music award. Long after many of their peers have either given...
Moondog – Nudybronque
This Wiltshire based outfit have been around since early 2011 releasing a couple of very promising EP’s and building a strong live following, they...
Wide Awake – Sam Green and The Midnight Heist
All music is informed by what has come before it but the art is to take those influences and building blocks and put them...
