PARADISE ALLEY are back! Lead vocalist Steve Vincent tells us about the band's history, the 25th anniversary of their album "Psychotic Playground" and the late 80s/early 90s London glam scene. Can you tell us a bit about the beginnings of PARADISE ALLEY? I had left my band in Scotland, Indian Angel and moved to London... Continue Reading →
This is the release for the 25th anniversary of "Psychotic Playground" (limited edition picture-dic CD) and I'm ashamed to admit that I wasn't familiar with PARADISE ALLEY until now, maybe because they were among the bands that had an album out a bit too late... I can't even count all the great albums that were... Continue Reading →
It seems like Rich Ragany (The ROLE MODELS) never stops to write songs! On this first solo album, he got some help from musicians who played with The GLITTERATI, UK SUBS, SCOTT SORRY BAND, etc. The album starts very quietly with "To The Sea", then slowly moves to some very melodic indie pop with "The... Continue Reading →
While changing vocalist is always risky for a band, The DERELLAS welcome Joey DeRella (their third singer!), and reinforce their glam punk sound on this brand new flashy 7" vinyl record... "High Rise Supersize" is a catchy poppy snotty glitter punk song in the vein of HANOÏ ROCKS and early MANICS (the guitars and energy... Continue Reading →
Suzie Stapleton's new single "Negative Prophet" is out on Feb 22nd. Since relocating to London in 2015, the Australian alternative artist has been captivating audiences with her electric live performances, midnight vocal, and guitar-driven noir soundsscapes whilst touring with artists such as Mark Lanegan, Mick Harvey, and Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind. “Negative Prophet”... Continue Reading →
Three albums in three years, so here is the third one! "Evangeline" opens on a darker note than what we used to hear on the two previous albums, but you'll still find this "American indie rock melancholy" touch in the chorus (think of SOUL ASYLUM or The REPLACEMENTS.) "I Want More", "Empire State", and "Feel... Continue Reading →
Sadly, the London rock'n'roll scene has been deadly quiet these last years, and only past images of England's capital remain exciting when its name comes to mind... Nervertheless, it would be sad to live in nostalgia, and that's what NEON ANIMAL seem to have understood. Fronted by BUBBLEGUM SCREW lead singer Mark Thorn, the band... Continue Reading →
(-maximum bottle review by General Labor) ...Aw, man, it's apparently, all been forgotten and photo-shopped, whitewashed and revised, now, to fit-in to various updated narratives of convenience, but in the actual push and struggle eighties of my wild, wild youth, our gang was an unlikely alliance of thrash metal dudes in army camo and Slayer... Continue Reading →
When drummer Steve Pegrum told me that he was planning to release a GHOSTS OF LOVERS CD on his own label Angels in Exile Records, I thought it was the best idea ever! I only knew a couple of songs (thanks YouTube!) before, but it was clear to me that this band had everything, from... Continue Reading →
