With their new album The Hope charting in high positions folk punks Ferocious Dog have clearly found a way to a wider audience. Their music is known to be frenetic in a live setting but also has real substance and often moving lyrics. Out on tour in late...
It speaks volumes for Hex Poseur that they’ve made such a fantastic impression on so many people so quickly. Just a handful of gigs into their career and the ripples they are causing in the music scene are tsunami like. A vehicle for the writing and performing...
A familiar face on the punk circuit Fiona Friel is something of an icon, inspiring the next generation and breaking down barriers and misconceptions through her music. The Dragster and Conflict vocalist is admired for her fierce performance style which...
When music is in your blood you find a way to make it happen. Lockdown, no problem, let’s go online and do some covers to show people a new side of me. That is exactly what Chloe Ozwell singer for metal maestros Sister Shotgun did. It turned out to be a smart...
When you think of the advances made by women in recent times within the music industry you have to also remember the pioneers that were the role models for the next generation. The Runaways, Wendy O Williams and The Slits were all trail blazers showing...
Death Trails epitomise all that is good about emerging acts. Their sound is fresh and hard hitting but doesn’t adhere to those old genre constraints. They play for fun and look like they genuinely love being on stage. Importantly they write and perform...
Felicia is a bit of an enigma. She’s a person and a band. Musically you get a metal, sleaze rock, grunge and punk cocktail. There are shades of Manson, both Marilyn and Shirley. Some would say you’d have to include a bit of Charles in there too, just...
The joy of discovering a new act that just blows your socks off is one of the real thrills of being a music lover. And so to This Party Sucks playing an afternoon slot at the Unholy Messtival. The pop punkers put in such a frantically stunning performance...
Sophie Sparham is a bit of a wordsmithing heroine. She’s modern day poet that connects to the alternative crowd, delivers meaningful prose with wit and also likes to roller derby. She’s just bought a new motorbike. Oh, and she loves the countryside...
With a formidable back catalogue and consistent writing and performances The Wildhearts have endeared themselves to rock fans on a global scale. They are a band that have endured through sheer weight of talent and a never say die attitude. They’re a group...
