Category Archives: 2) Album Reviews etc

Having formed out of a love of b-movies and punk rock, the SLM release their debut recording of self-penned numbers having previously only been able to manage “bad Pixie cover songs” (their words, not mine) since which the SLM have … Continue reading →

From the opening riffs on the albums opener “Lie” you can’t help but notice there’s certainly something heavy coming and this was no surprise given that By Definition have recently toured with Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society – which in … Continue reading →

I first came across Looten Duke at the Wedgewood Rooms showcase competition last year, where they had already started to make a name for themselves locally having been playing around the Portsmouth area for a couple of years previously . … Continue reading →

There’s something special about vinyl, you bond with it more than an MP3, you own a piece of art rather than just the music and it can often tell a story.  Rather fitting then, that the former Strangelove frontman Patrick … Continue reading →

Having released seven albums under his more established act of KingBathmat, the multi-instrumentalist John Bassett has taken time out to release his beautifully crafted solo album – which whilst bearing similarities to that of his bands previous releases “Unearth” focusses more … Continue reading →

They say you should never judge a book by its cover (or a band by its name), but initially I had little to go on with Zenthetix and as such few pre-conceptions, only vague recollections of their former projects in … Continue reading →

The drums kick start the new single from Brighton based Core Of iO, followed by a riff that shows the technical wizardry of the guitars as it’s vocals switch between metal growls and that of a more melodic nature. Core … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Mr Teeth for www.7bitarcade.com There’s something very Ramones like about the backstory to the Coathangers, the fact they couldn’t play any instruments didn’t put them off forming a band back in 2006 and just like Joey, Johnny, Dee … Continue reading →

Reviewed for www.7bitarcade.com by Keith Sandys February 3, 2014 When a band introduce themselves as a 3-piece duel-bass led alternative rock band I have to admit I start to get excited, I start to remember Rothko and their three bass minimal … Continue reading →

During her time studying in Portsmouth Yvonne McDonnell started to perform her acoustic folk live back in 2011 and now three years on has since re-located to London playing live versions of her self-penned EP “The Rare One” alongside Joy … Continue reading →