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John Wesley : Disconnect

02/04/2014

Wesley keeps a foot in both the singer-songwriter and guitar hero camps, and the songs are far more than mere vehicles for guitar pyrotechnics....

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Loitered Lens: Big Boy Bloater

30/03/2014

Tight grooves, infectious melodies and the unique voice of Big Boy Bloater...

Gotthard : Bang!

27/03/2014

It's tip-of-the-brain stuff, trying to list all the possible classic Hard Rock references for these songs, yet they stay on the right side of pastiche....

Gallon Drunk : The Soul of the Hour

25/03/2014

Gallon Drunk have never sounded so together nor so accomplished. The result of such symbiosis is seven tracks of intense mood and impressive groove. ...

Halo Blind : Occupying Forces

21/03/2014

Memorable but unconventional melodies, and some great use of atmospheric instrumental passages in place of conventional solos...

Def Leppard Interview (Part 2)

11/03/2014

I think a lot of that was down to “Mutt” Lange. He worked us so hard on those records to make it sound special. He didn’t want us to sound like a run of the mill rock band. ...

Def Leppard : Interview

04/03/2014

There are so many artists, bands and so many different ways of getting them. It’s taken the special out of it. There’s too much out there. ...

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Bigelf : Into the Maelstrom

03/03/2014

It's been a long wait for this album, but the wait has been worth it. ...

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Loitered Lens : Tribazik

02/03/2014

Despite having a lot of distorted rock trappings, Tribazik are a force of groove...

Panic Room : Incarnate

28/02/2014

This is an album by a band not afraid to try something slightly different, and there is much to like about it. ...

Monster Magnet , Koko

27/02/2014

Monster Magnet ripped out the spine of the packed Koko, swung it around with the head still attached and drooling, and smashed it down hard and heavy into the stage....

Tribazik : Data Warfare

26/02/2014

Pulsing bass, heavy insistent drums, chugging guitars. Despite having a lot of distorted rock trappings, Tribazik are a force of groove and emphasise the ‘one’ with the sort of dedication you...

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Loitered Lens : Tarja Turunen

23/02/2014

'the world of metal definitely needs more cellos'. Photos of Tarja Turunen live at the O2 Academy, February 2014...

Loop / Godflesh UK Dates

21/02/2014

There was always a bond and forever shall remain one. Loop and Godflesh back together, where they belong....

Tarja Turunen : 02 Academy [Live]

19/02/2014

Tarja is a dynamic live act with a remarkable and unique voice, and on the strength of performances like this doesn't only reproduce her records live but exceeds them. ...

Supersonic Festival 2014 2-Dayer

12/02/2014

On 30th and 31st May, Capsule present 'Supersonic Festival Ltd Edt' and shall return to the Custard Factory where it all began…...

Curran : UK Gigs

11/02/2014

Curran, blazing through their set to a packed house like a Zippo being thrown into a barrel of TNT....

Secret Chiefs 3 : Corsica Studios

01/02/2014

Secret Chiefs 3 come to Corsica Studios in April, one of a series of mind-bending musical events presented by Baba Yaga's Hut....

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Rainbow : Singles Box Set 1975 – 1986

31/01/2014

If you listen very carefully, you might hear the sound of a barrel being scraped...

Loitered Lens : BLE

26/01/2014

'delicate percussion, exquisite violin tones, deep soulful saxophone and liquid guitar playing' photos of BLE at The Garage, London...

Transatlantic : Kaleidoscope

24/01/2014

Symphonic rock riffs, quiet reflective passages, jazz-inflected instrumental sections and huge anthemic climaxes with recurring motifs....

BLE : The Garage

23/01/2014

A huge crowd-pleasing fusion of sound. It was punctuated with delicate percussion, exquisite violin tones, deep soulful saxophone and liquid guitar playing...

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Loitered Lens : Von Hertzen Brothers

19/01/2014

Photos of The Von Hertzen Brothers, live at The Garage, Islington. ...

The Quireboys : Acoustic Tour

14/01/2014

The Quireboys are pleased to announce a very intimate string of evenings early 2014....

Loitered Lens : Mostly Autumn

12/01/2014

A year of ups and downs for Mostly Autumn ends on a high note. Photos of Mostly Autumn at the Bilston Robin 2....

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Night Sins : To London or The Lake

06/01/2014

Some riffs threaten to have hooks, some abstract intimation of catchiness seeps into the choruses. Tiny hints of distinctiveness begin to echo through like squeaks from a hamster in an aircraft....

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Loitered lens : Toseland

05/01/2014

Initially I thought Tom Cruise was doing a bit of moonlighting (Bruce Willis stylee) when I saw the band's frontman stroking his little organ (it was dark in there). But it was just double world...

The Manic Shine : Let Go Or Be Dragged

17/12/2013

The guitar interplay is way above average fantastic, riffing off each other, pushing the music into stratospheric trippy heights and reminiscent of some tasty prog, it’s deliciousness itself....

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The Fierce and the Dead : Spooky Action

11/12/2013

There are elements of progressive rock, post-punk, indie/alternative and metal in the music, resulting in a record that is both all of those things and none of them. ...