Obscurity can define. In the case of the aptly titled Happy Refugees, it instead seems to have served the band well, insulating them from the ageing process to offer one final, triumphant breath

In February this year Black Spiders released one of the most enjoyable hard rock albums of the whole year, if not the past 5 or even 10 years. Every song on Sons Of The North is an absolute kille

Almost a year to the date they released the sprawling double LP Measure, U.K. band Field Music (Peter and David Brewis) are set to deliver their full length follow up Plumb on February 14th (Februa

In Spring 2011 the brothers behind the mighty Brazilian thrash legends Sepultura released their second album since re-uniting after not speaking to each other for nearly a decade, under their n

Just in time for the Winter season comes Ash Reiter with her new single/music video for 'Heatwave'. For those who are from the North where it snows often, what more do you want to watch than a mus

If you’re already a fan of Disturbed, chances are you will have heard a couple of these tracks already. The Lost Children is a collection of B-sides and bonus songs spanning the bands 11 year caree

Released five months after the playfully gloomy Black Waves, Red Waves is the second installment in what appears to be a series of color based EP's. For London based Scottish producer Drums Of Dea

Christmas is over. Rejoice. Another X-factor series has met its end and soon that heretic John Lewis advert will be off our screens. It also means XFM’s Winter Wonderland rocking around again,

Get Scared formed back in 2008 with high hopes of creating a name for themselves. Back in 2009 they released their first EP Cheap Tricks and Theatrics followed by their 2010 self-titled EP release

At this time of year, we can all raise our heads up high as most of us remember those less fortunate than us. With massive fundraising campaigns on TV and by sports personalities to not only rai

Scroobius Pip decries the state of the 24-hour press in ‘Death of a Journalist’, reserving particular derision for lazy music bloggers focused on ‘getting their Google hits up, not winni

Sassparilla are a 5 piece indie-roots band, hailing from Portland, Oregan. They're a group of people who definitely capture the essence of roots music, but they've bundled it with elements fr

So welcome to the most eagerly anticipated album of 2011. Mastodon are the epitome of modern success, like a Pink Floyd for the 20th century. Although, perhaps a little heavier. As for me, I’m a hu

At just 21 years old Ren Harvieu from Salford, Manchester is already causing a stir in the music industry. Having most recently been supporting artist to James Morrison, she has so far receiv

Former Larrikin Love singer, Edward Leeson’s new project, Sunless ’97, brings a debut EP of charming, ethereal euphoria that belies the trio’s urban London dwellings. Instead, residing in a heathla

The third single from his eponymous solo debut, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, sees through the completion of Noel Gallagher’s own stylised video trilogy Ride the Tiger as the short film