Lille's undisputed street punk rock'n'roll kings ASHTONES are back with a new 10 song album, and opening song "We Are Your Leper" shows us that they still have things to say when it comes to rockin'! This time you'll hear more melody in "Any Lou Reed At Night", "Success" (you'll hear some slight DOGS D'AMOUR... Continue Reading →
Paris rock'n'rollers The JONES are back with a new 13 track album. Opening song "True Love" mixes DR. FEELGOOD to Les DOGS while "Sid Vicous" brings GARY GLITTER and T.REX to mind. The JONES are no newcomers since they played in many bands before, including BAD LOSERS and CHRIS WILSON, so you can expect some... Continue Reading →
10 previously unreleased, live, or rare songs by France's best surf rock band The IRRADIATES. "All You Need Is... Transmutation" puts you right into the band's vintage sci-fi world with some strident punked-up surf rock. "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die" is a great song title, and no wonder that you can hear... Continue Reading →
This French band has toured in the USA last year, and although I've never heard of them before, they seem to have played quite a lot so far since their 2015 live debut in New York. These three guys share influences such as The SONICS ("Dog On A Leash") and you'll also hear some speed-up... Continue Reading →
Paris' GUTTERCATS are back with a 4th album already. Opener "A Trip Down Memory Lane" displays more pop influences than in their previous works, although you still can hear the obvious GUN CLUB influence. The band also gets darker with "(Beyond The Limits) Before I Die", the guitars still have this cowboy slide feel, and... Continue Reading →
French punk rock band DEAD END has been around for more than 20 years! Despite all those years and numerous line-up changes, Wattie (vocals/guitar) always managed to keep DEAD END alive and kicking. On this new album, you can obviously hear Wattie's punk rock'n'roll roots in songs like "Autophobia", "The Cheater", "Loser", or "Shout", and... Continue Reading →
Holeg Spies (French musician specialized in movie soundtracks) and electronic music producer Yannis Kamarinos joined forces and ideas in order to create cinematic music under the name OLOWEX, with the help of Thierry Jones (BAD LOSERS, The JONES.) Spies and Jones previously worked together in electro-industrial project KORE KOSMOU. The main track of this EP,... Continue Reading →
Despite their name, these three guys don't play horror rock. FROZEN DEAD KITTENS started back in 2011 in France, and have released two EPs and one album ("Dirty Lovers Republic") in 2013 so far. They've decided to get back to their rock'n'roll roots after their second guitar player left in 2014, and it seems like... Continue Reading →
CYCLOPE ESPION is the project of Thomaxe, you might have read some of his articles/columns in various 'zines, including ours, or if you're lucky enough to live in New York City, then you might have seen him play in a rock'n'roll club with his bands, or jamming with local rock'n'rollers. Thomaxe was a French teacher... Continue Reading →
