The Drop
The Drop a roots reggae band from London in England comprise Dandelion (Daniel Collier) (Vocals), Ryan Stanford (Keys), Leon King (Guitar), Chaz Blinstrub (Bass), Ed West (Drums), Jason Ballard (Percussion) , Jo Henwood (Saxophone) and Jonny Murray (Trumpet) How can the world live without reggae? Can it live without The Drop? An interesting twist on the genre is offered by the band […]
Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals the trio of Warren C. Spicer, Matthew Woodman Woodley, Nicolas Basque from Montreal in Canada have been around for a while now, with a debut LP coming out in 2008 and a follow up in 2010. This is an example of frustration and I know so may bands go through this. There is something really […]
Evil Eye Gypsy
Evil Eye Gypsy came to my attention and I thought I should add this acid rock, blues band from Dayton in the USA. With seven to fit on the stage you may anticipate Sarah (Vocals), Nick (Bass), Jay (Guitar / Vocals / Keyboards), Mike (Guitar / Harmonica / Keyboards), Jonathan (Drums), Sherree (Percussion / Vocals) and Wolfgang (Guitar / Keyboards / Percussion […]
Coastal Cities
Coastal Cities a quintet from High Wycombe in England are made up of Declan Cullen (Guitar / Vocals), Lewis Slade (Drums), Dan Hardy (Bass), William Clark (Synths) and Sean Semmens (Guitar) and are brand new out of the starting blocks. Coastal Cities have set out their stall with some evident ambitions, as I was contacted by that good old Theo-PR and […]
Fujiya & Miyagi
Fujiya & Miyagi are neither a duo nor are they from the Far East, in fact David Best (Vocal / Guitar), Steve Lewis (Synth), Matthew Hainsby (Bass) and Lee Adams (Drums) are based in Brighton, England with an impressive discography and a broad international appeal for their Electronic Funk. I could, well I have sat down for an […]
Lost State of Dance
Lost State of Dance are a band from Hartlepool in England. The four piece electro-indie out-fit who have been around since 2006, comprise of Daniel Drinkwater (Vocals / Synths / Guitar), Steven Armstrong (Drums), Sherilyn Anjelika Oliphant (Bass / Backing Vocals / Guitar) and Louise Bourne (Bass / Vocals) and are in the studio as I write preparing […]
Softspot
Softspot are a trio from Brooklyn, New York in the USA (and I wonder how many times I have written Brooklyn, New York, USA before now) what a hive of creativity. Sarah Kinlaw, Bryan Wade Keller Jr. and Andrew Spaulding. Don’t you just love the Jr. bit…., will his son become the third? Anyway I digress… […]
Toodar
Toodar from London, England have been gaining increasing coverage as Isabel, James, Tom and Oli pour out their enchanting melodic electro-pop to an enthusiastic following. With a new EP – Bluebird due out in the early part of 2012, they have already made waves with their eye catching video and live performances. I am writing this article on a […]
Dead Jerichos
Dead Jerichos, hey I seem to be on a roll with English bands at the moment, let’s try and break that momentum,. but not for now… Craig Evans (Guitar / Vocal), Sahm Amirsedghi (Bass) and Leo Rayner (Drums) from Oxford rip in to icons and I have to respect that space. Ouch that hurt, Debbie Harry […]
Clockwork Radio
Clockwork Radio, an eclectic mix of musical backgrounds and nationalities settled on Manchester in England as the home base. Richard Williams (vocals / guitar), Iwan Jones (lead guitar / vocals), Nadim Mirshak (bass), Dan Wiebe (drums / percussion) and Sam Quinn (keys / samples / guitar) combine to produce their own musical territory, which they determine as – Future Rock. It […]
