Music Reviews

HOW were one of the surprise packages in our Kickstart 2014 competition. The little known and fairly recently formed group...

Self-described 'hardcore fun power trio' Abandcalledboy have been gathering fans left and right since forming in 2011. Their vigorous mix...

Seemingly beginning life on cover of Hot Press, Co. Donegal's Mojo GoGo were swamped with hype before they'd even decided on...

Uncertain times call for a soundtrack from the Slovenian marital industrial machine. Formed in 1980, Laibach intended their music to be...

With a name likely inspired by the Neil Young song, the music of Lurgan's Captain Kennedy should come as no...

If you Google Master Distiller the results point more to a certain brand of bourbon whiskey than these newcomers to...

Formed in 2013 and made up of three siblings and two family friends, as described by their bio, Miniature Jack...

The first time I was told about Travis Gilbert someone described him as looking like a “worn out musician”. Since...

Since McCreevy brothers Allan and Gareth formed The Rupture Dogs in 2008 they have released a reliably steady stream of...

Regular readers will know I tend to wax lyrical about the amount of talent to be found in our wee...

If the name Smoking Tongue conjures up a mental image of an alt-rock band awash with grunge influences yet pointedly...

After a bombardment of singles over the space of several months, there was much delight to hear that local favourites...

Notorious Shellac front man/engineer/grump Steve Albini once said: "Don't structure your life or your band around the attention of people...

Melodic verses and heavier choruses became a staple of rock music through the 90s and today so many bands employ...

Derry/Donegal metallers Pursuit of Ruin were once known by the slightly less wholesome name ‘Balls Deep’. Hmm…good call on the...