Think of the name “Ballerina Black” and you probably imagine Natalie Portman at her Oscar-winning best. Possessed pirouetters aside, Ballerina Black – the band –...
The Killers are a little known band from a place that’s never known showbiz – it’s called Las Vegas, or something. Despite their tiny following...
The tunes you were listening to all summer usually become boring by the time autumn comes. Just like dismissing your summer wardrobe until next year,...
It’s been a long time since Warpaint‘s released their 2010 debut ‘The Fool‘, but they’re back – and they’re back on every music journo’s radar...
Six albums into his career and Matthew Houck (working name Phosphorescent) remains relatively obscure. It’s definitely not a reflection of his musical talent, and it’s...
According to the hugely popular Twitter account @fact, “people who download free music also purchase about 30% more music than people who don’t”. It’s probably...
Boy oh boy, some bands really are difficult to Google with BOY being one of them. Whack their name into a search engine and the...
Free music is something I’ve often blogged about in hugely contradictory terms. I’m part of the “I still buy CDs (and vinyl!)” crusade who wear...
Comparisons are an annoying inevitably in music. Many emerging artists have been cursed by being “The New Beatles” (sorry to all bands from Liverpool) or...
Looking for new bands can be like a finding a needle in a hay stack. Thankfully there are times when you’re pointed towards a diamond...