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The Playmakers

The Playmakers, from Cirencester in England are a three piece alternative rock out-fit made up of Charlie Cooper (Guitar and Vocals),  Will Jones (Bass and Vocals) and Joe Arthur (Drums) who have been around since the summer of this year 2011. It is always great to hear new bands with brand new material, it reminds me of the [...]

The Pocket Gods

From St. Albans in the UK, The Pocket Gods have been around for some years. Mark Christopher Lee (vocals, guitars, keys), Annie Moeke (Vocals, guitars, keys) and Claire Lee (Bass & vocals) form the basis of the band, who with over 120 releases behind them continue to surprise with their alternative rock. Influenced by the [...]

Grinderswitch

Back in 1973 a Joe Dan Petty, Larry Howard, Dru Lombar, and Rick Burnett got together in Georgia and formed the band Grinderswitch, who for the next decade continued to travel extensively and released 4 label albums and 3 own releases. One classic track, which became well known, particularly in the UK was Pickin the [...]

The indie bands blog thinking

The indie bands blog aims to expose and showcase some of the best bands out there, from whatever style of music. I don’t see this as a site on which I am a critic, just a music fan. Some of the bands won’t be to my taste, not a great surprise, but it is dedicated [...]