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It’s been seven years since The Rolling Stones last unleashed any new output on their adoring public. Seven years, granted, in a career that has now spanned across fifty, but seven long years nonetheless. Anything released by a band that has been on the go for so long is understandably…

It’s a damning indictment on today’s mainstream musical circuit when the phrase ‘18-year-old up and coming star’ conjures images of Justin Bieber or any number of X Factor warblers, striking fear into the very soul of any self-respecting music lover. This in mind, it’s only natural for anyone unaware of…

There’s been a fair degree of reluctance to unleash Muse’s feverishly anticipated sixth studio effort, their first since 2009’s ‘Resistance’, before the public release on October 1st. Perhaps it’s because of the lukewarm reception that greeted official Olympic oddity ‘Survival’? Or the general confusion that lead single…

Indie by numbers is perhaps a harsh label to place on any young up and coming band, but it is difficult to argue against it as an era defining term for the modern musical age. Cast your mind back to 2005 and the inundation of skinny jean bedecked strummers churning…

Putting whatever personal opinions you have of Muse to one side just for one brief moment, it would be difficult for anyone to accuse them of being mundane. Since their inception Matt Bellamy and co. have steadily evolved from vehement searing guitar rock and roll in breakthrough showstopper ‘Origin of…

In an era when identikit indie-by-numbers groups are churned out on an endless production line, flanked by radio friendly manufactured X Factor tripe and a plethora of r&b wanabees, isn’t it refreshing when a young band produce something original? Well, original may not exactly be the correct choice of wording…

Love them or loathe them, and the jury’s very much still out on that one, Guns N Roses were a once in a lifetime band that typified yet simultaneously reconstructed an entire generation’s attitude to rock music. Those five Sunset Strip degenerates sat atop the very apex of their genre…

Little over two years ago, Cult frontman Ian Astbury boldly declared that his band would never again release a new album, ostensibly disillusioned with the music industry and opting instead to churn out a series of ‘capsule’ format EPs featuring only a handful of new tracks to appease their hardcore…

Write the album, record the album, produce the album. Fear not, this isn’t the return of Little Britain’s Dennis Waterman caricature. Simply a condensed and abridged version of how Fifth Nation’s second full length album came to fruition. The Brooklyn duo have actually been around for some 3…

Psych-rock is the damndest thing. Incubated in a 60s haze, rejuvenated in more recent years to some extent by the likes of The Flaming Lips, Porcupine Tree and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, it is a crude but often wonderfully preposterous musical Marmite that only the admirably brave or mercilessly foolish…

Perhaps it was the highly lauded reception that met with the Blur reunion that inspired Graham Coxon to regress to his musical origins. Perhaps it was the influence of being around the band mates that collectively became a household name that reminded him why he picked up a guitar in…

Paul Weller very rarely has been one to adhere to convention. Whatever venture he has undertaken throughout the years the Modfather has almost invariably pushed his own boundaries and surprised, often outright confounded, fans with his experimental outlook. Suffice to say, ‘Sonik Kicks’ takes this yet another step further. Related…

The Portuguese footballer that inspired the name of the band was the type of unique figure who helped to capture the imagination and define an era in his chosen field. One in a million. So just what exactly have these New York pretenders done to merit the honour of such…

Photo: Tommy Sheehan Even at first listen, the foremost influences on The Captive Hearts are clear to see. The Wigan quartet take their cues from the 1960s mod scene with a growing catalogue of upbeat, predominantly positive guitar driven pop melodies that are infuriatingly infectious. Think you’ve heard it all…