rescuing musical virtue in distress.
Depending on how you view such things punk is either one of two things. Either it was a time and a place, a musical event that can be marked with a cross on the timeline of musical history, something that is now only accessed by the shockwaves it set in motion. Or it is an... Continue Reading →
The more things change the more they say the same. That’s what they say isn’t it? And in Tough on Fridays' world, a lot is changing but so much is also business as usual. Katie may have left the band to pursue a different, you might even say more normal lifestyle, but main songwriter Caleigh... Continue Reading →
There is something immediately likeable about Kansas City rockers Pedaljets, there is a directness and punch that accompanies their music, and once heard, it’s difficult to ignore. On first listen you’re transported to another time, to another decade in another city where CBGB’s was the go-to place and bands like The Ramones, The Stooges, Blondie... Continue Reading →
With a title of Dirty Little Thing, you sort of know what to expect going into this song. Old school rock and roll, cheeky lyrics, low-slung guitars, crashing riffs…a good time song about a good time girl. And that is exactly what you get. What you don’t expect though, given that this isn’t exactly new... Continue Reading →
Cultural historians and academics of the sonic arts will tell you that rock and roll never really grew up. Devotees of the form will tell you that it never felt the need to. Country music may have forged its sound around three chords and the truth, but rock and roll was always happy to get... Continue Reading →
Why beat around the bush when you can get straight to the point? It saves a lot of time right? And that seems to be the ethic behind Elizabeth the Second's approach as they let loose their debut release upon the world. We have already encountered opener and first single No One Cares so we... Continue Reading →
Echoglass has always proved to be very chameleon-like when it comes to genres and musical styles, equally able to deliver spacious indie soundscapes as they are R.E.M. style alt-rock. Latest single Hard not only sits towards the latter end of that sonic spectrum but pushes even further into the boisterous and rocky territory beyond. Guitars... Continue Reading →
It’s a neat trick if you can do it. Taking a sound that is already familiar, that people can easily relate to and changing it just enough to make it appealing to a whole new audience. But that is, essentially, what Mark Henes does on Strip Me Down. It echoes with the sound of such... Continue Reading →
As a calling card for their debut release, the wonderfully named Two Margaritas at The Fifty Five, Elizabeth the Second have sent a swaggering, attitude-drive, groovesome slice of aggressive indie rock out into the world. Following a line back through the naughties and nineties, tipping their hats to The Libertines, The Datsuns and The Strokes, it... Continue Reading →