Music has provided and created many forms of escape for both artists and fans, a way to remove yourself from a world that just isn’t what you need it to be in the moment. So much focus has been put into creating musical worlds to hide in that a niche market has been left for […]
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Come and see the opening band, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me
A song, music video and tour dates announcement all in one day? You can’t say I Don’t Know How But They Found Me (IDKHow) never gives us anything. On March 14th, Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman’s 80s pop punk project had a few things to say after months of seeming inactivity. Of course, IDKHow have […]
Slim Loris as you’ve never heard them before in new EP, Wild & Untamed
Music is evolution in the form of sound. Just because a band or artist may begin as one particular genre or style does not mean they should be pigeonholed, their wings clipped before they have even begun to soar. Instead we should encourage their musical creativity and welcome any change they go through with open […]
The album we’ve all been waiting for, Wartoad’s What Rough Beasts
After demanding the spotlight only in late 2017, Wartoad’s highly anticipated album What Rough Beasts is here and it’s everything you would and wouldn’t expect. Already having a pretty indecent reputation for their Christmas cover of ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ and their debut original single ‘I Alone Can Fix It’, we’ve all been left to guess […]
Panic! At the Disco has fans in a frenzy with cryptic messages
So, the new era of Panic! At the Disco could be all about the importance of oral health and hygiene but more likely is still a mystery fans are trying to decode. The first of the bread crumbs was dropped on March 8th via Panic! At the Disco’s Instagram story. The two-minute video depicts Brendon […]
Rainy Day Playlist
Let’s be honest, the weather has the uncanny power of controlling our moods. How many mornings have you woken up with an active day planned, only to open your curtains to a wet world and just curl up on the sofa instead? Even if none of your plans involved venturing outside, there is just something […]
Discovering Lindsey Stirling
Unlike the other artists featured on the small ‘Discovering’ series present on this blog; my discovery of Lindsey Stirling is not a recent one but more a resurgence. For those of you who do not know, Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist/dancer, two things no one would have thought could be combined with such success. […]
The 15th Anniversary of Fallen
Evanescence is the band who truly began my love affair with both music and writing. At the innocent, young age of only seven, I was taught innocence would get me nowhere. On March 4th, 2003 an album was released that would introduce me to the hardships of the world but would also help me to […]
MANIA isn’t done with you yet. Introducing Frosty and the Nightmare Making Machine
MANIA has managed to arrive like a bus, you wait for one and then two come along at once. After pushing back the release date for the album from late last year to January of this year, Fall Out Boy had a small ‘thank you’ for fans in the form of unreleased demos. It is […]
Imagine Dragons are evolving with new single, ‘Next To Me’
When Imagine Dragons first landed on the music scene back in 2012 with ‘It’s Time,’ the world was awakened to a warped world of fun, freedom and genre fusion. The band continued to have chart topper after chart topper, from ‘Radioactive’ to ‘Demons’ to ‘Believer’ but never once drowning in the mainstream. Now dipping their […]
RedFaces Live!
Le Pub in Newport is slowly becoming the new hot spot for musical talent. Coming across the public house a few weeks ago for a Billy Lockett performance and now returning to experience the indie boy wonders know as RedFaces. Whilst Billy was a euphoric lapping at the shore, RedFaces were a crashing tidal wave […]
Discovering The Hush Sound
From the era of emo (2006) rose American indie pop band, The Hush Sound. Originally called The Hush but underwent a name alteration after the band found out it was already taken by a rapper. The change was only fitting after discovering the band’s music and realising it really is a sound that just makes […]