Hardly Heroes - Enough Said EP (review) |
It starts with a simple guitar riff, gives it just enough time to burrow deep into your brain, then the drums kick in and the vocals jump in to the fray. Set Apart, the opening track on Hardly Heroes...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:51:00 PST |
The Plymouths @ Eastney Cellars, 15th July 2007 |
Some bands sound like a work in progress, lots of good ideas just waiting to be realised. Others sound like a tired excuse, capitalising on one sound or image and showing how shallow they are. Then t...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:28:00 PST |
Tin Hut 2007, July 21st, Stroud. |
Though the people at Stiff Promotions couldn't book a sunny day, they threw together an otherwise pristine days entertainment, hidden away in that little field in Stroud. Mud splattered revellers, be...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:51:00 PST |
Suburbian, Kill Kasper and Beau Monde. Eastney Cellars, June 26th 2007 |
With local music venues seeming to fall more and more by the wayside in the Portsmouth area it was heartening to see Stiff Promotions put on a night of purely local music at the ever more successful ...
Posted by Matt on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST |
Polly Paulusma, Eastney cellars, 10th June '07 |
When an artist as critically acclaimed as Polly Paulusma plays you can be sure that there will be a buzz around the show. Her first album 'Scissors In My Pocket' created huge interest that was, sadly...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:17:00 PST |
Nigel Clark/The Goondocks/The Aviators, Eastney Cellars, 29th April '07 |
Opening the night were The Aviators, in this instance playing as an acoustic three piece band. Their brand of strong melodic rock and large local following ensured a lively set punctuated with strong...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:14:00 PST |
Luke Toms, Joiners Arms, 25th April '07 |
LUKE TOMS @ The Joiners Arms, Southampton. 25/04/07
It may be his first headline tour, but Luke Toms is already building up a solid fan following who were very much in evidence in Southampton. The go...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:14:00 PST |
Ghosts, Joiners Arms, 15th April 2007 |
With a single that's just left the top 40 and a name that keeps cropping up in all the right places Ghosts could well be this years indie band of choice. Judging by the fans at tonight's show they're...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:19:00 PST |
Suburbian, CD Sampler review. |
Their intelligent brand of rock, tinged with a pop sensibility and led by the chiming keyboard and 'aged in whiskey' vocals of the rather enigmatically named Loz slams you right in the face within se...
Posted by Matt on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:55:00 PST |
Scott Matthews, Pyramids Centre, 3rd April 2007 |
The venue was built on to the side of a swimming pool, an austere lump of concrete, cold and uninviting with a faint smell of chlorine. But once inside the warmth was evident in the excitement of the...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:37:00 PST |
