An Interview with Gordon Duthie
Back in June 2012 Gordon Duthie was introduced to the Indie Bands Blog and I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Gordon for an an interview to find out what he is up to now. In which we discuss the Oil Industry, a new release coming out - Multi-Media Monster and the death of record […]
Band of the week – top 5 chart w/e 16th February 2013
I am personally really happy to see that the readers of the Indie Bands Blog have selected an interesting Band of the week – top 5 chart for w/e 16th February 2013, drawing on bands from four different countries. 1. Weepikes (Finland) 2. .gif (Singapore) 3. The Varsity (England) Get Down, Get Loud! EP – The […]
Governor’s Luck
Governor’s Luck is an new wave band from Tiptree in England formed when Jack Horscraft (Vocals), Manny Martinez (Bass), George Horscraft (Guitar) and Ben Daniels (Drums / Programming / Keys) got together in January 2011. Governor’s Luck What I find particularly fascinating about the current New Wave scene is how more melodic and layered it has become. Essentially at […]
The Cakes
The Cakes is an alternative indie pop band from betwixt Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent in England. A trio line-up of David Durosé (guitar, vocals), Jonny Cake (bass guitar) and Alex of Harford (keyboards) originally got together in 2004 and have maintained tenuous links with each other ever since. A smile will wreath your-face as you hit play as they wander across […]
The Pocket Gods – In Search Of The Divine – LP review
Sadly it has been three years since my diary and The Pocket Gods coincided when I reviewed Come On England (No Nookie or Playstation) so it is with some relief that I am able to get on track with the 14 track 50 minute long LP – In Search Of The Divine. That delay isn’t anything to […]
The Dirty Nil
The Dirty Nil is the distorted rock trio of Luke Bentham (Guitar and Vocals), Kyle Fisher (Drums) and Dave Nardi (Bass) from Dundas in Canada. Loud and proud of it – The Dirty Nil make no pretence of being anything other than a band that enjoys the distortions of recording levels and play-back levels that bend the sounds to a rattle of […]
.gif
.gif is the experimental ambient electronic duo of Weish and Din from Singapore. Floating embers of sound like ashes rising from a fire waft into – and disappear slowly out of – earshot. Half-captured yet demanding of focus, whilst in the foreground burns an ever present beat that rattles the edges of the brain in to a state […]
The Varsity
The Varsity is an indie pop band from Cambridge in England. In March 2012 Connor Morris (vocals), Nigel (Vocals), Oscar Corney (Guitar), Matt Barkway (Bass) and Sean Clayton (Drums) got together with the aim to raise a smile and a dance… … Success I would say…. Well that would make for a brief review. Having made a sharp start, including […]
Band of the week top 5 chart w/e 9th February 2013
Topping the band of the week top 5 chart for w/e 9th February is Universal Thee in a chart featuring bands from four countries in two different continents. 1. Universal Thee (Scotland) Promote your mixtape at ReverbNation.com 2. The Blue Collars (England) 3. Inches From The Ground (England) 4. October (Canada) 5. Einstein In […]
Weepikes
Weepikes is a psychedelic rock band from Helsinki in Finland. After a 13 year break – back in 2010 Pasi Peni (Vocals / guitar), Jyrki Lehto (Guitar) and Tomi Nuotio (Bass) decided to get back together. To replace the original drummer Timmo Ravea - Ari Reiska Lehtinen joined the line-up. There are shreds of Lou Reed and Hawkwind, but it […]
