Music Reviews

17 December 2009

GLC Review: The Soldiers - A Soldier's Christmas Letter

This is good, they're like three down tempo puffs and a piano. No, one puff and two of his mates maybe. No! Three highly trained killers and a piano... and ...
17 December 2009

GLC Review: Chase and Status feat. Plan B - End Credits

It sounds a bit like a hymm at the beginning,  religious with a bit of emo thrown in. Is that right? Emo. Yeh, someone who's religious and into emo music. I ...
17 December 2009

Goldie Lookin' Chain Review: Hot Chip - One Night Stand

This is a mid tempo affair that sounds exactly the same at ‘ride a white horse' by Laid Back. Prince liked that song so much he put it on a ...
15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Flo Rida/Akon - Available

The reviews for this track were undisputedly parted. With Richie turning his back away from the CD player and refusing the like the song from the offset, "I don't like ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Westlife - What About Now

Why do Westlife always release cover songs? Its a great song, great cover, but they should do something more original, this song was only released last year. It's got a good ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Stereophonics - Innocent

They've gone back to their roots on this track, definitely, it's a good old, classic sounding Stereophonics song. In fact, it's great, it's got a really catchy tune to it. I ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Pet Shop Boys - All Over The World

The Pet Shop Boys’ Christmas single 'all over the world' is the first single we reviewed and we were instantly divided in opinion! Whilst Rich described the track as "atrocious" and ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Leona Lewis - I See You

The band expected a bigger song from Leona, their hopes were high but slashed when she started singing. "It's just so boring," Ryan said. Gary is the first to point out ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out

This is our hands down favourite track this week. We saw Pixie Lott in The Variety Club, in London while were we there to perform too.  This track is a resounding ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Taio Cruz - No Other One

This track has got a good beat, a nice tempo and it's good for if you're getting ready to go out. For what it's trying to achieve it's a smashing track! ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Ke$ha - Tik Tok

Ke$ha's single Tik Tok is a song you can bop your head to and you can't help but tap your foot to it. Although we wouldn't cough up the cash for ...

15 December 2009

The Soldiers Review : Daniel Merriweather - Water And A Flame

This is a duet with Adele and it's a really nice chill out song. We love his voice and we think that Adele and Daniel sound good together, although Gary prefers ...

15 December 2009

What Do You Think Of Alexandra Burke's New Video?

Alexandra Burke is quite clearly desperate to follow in Leona Lewis’ footsteps and make it across the pond, and she has rather shamelessly dressed up as an American footballer in ...
9 December 2009

Album review: Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom

I thought that Alicia Keys could never really be bothered with Britain.I wondered why she had never had a UK number one, but yet countless US hits. I presumed it ...
8 December 2009

Single review: Goldhawks - Running Away

Their live shows have been described as reminding older hands of the zealtory and ferment of Echo and The Bunnymen - debut single 'Running away' from Goldhawks see them attempt to burst ...

8 December 2009

Single review: The Soldiers - A Soldier's Christmas Letter

When I heard these boys were releasing a Christmas single I knew it was going to be a melancholy ballad reminding us about soldiers who are spending Christmas at war ...

25 November 2009

Live Review - Taylor Swift @ MEN Arena

 The lights go down and the screams of 20,000 teenage girls rattle the Manchester Evening News Arena’s structure, these screams aren’t for Taylor Swift though, these screams are for the ...
24 November 2009

Live Review : Absent Elk @ Liverpool O2 Academy

Brighton band Absent Elk and their friends in Hold Fire really knew how to keep fans warm on a soggy November night after hitting the stage at Liverpool O2 Academy ...

24 November 2009

What Do YOU Think To Paramore’s Brick By Boring Brick Video?

Paramore are set to release the single Brick By Boring Brick in the UK on November 23 and we have an exclusive peep at their brand new video just for ...
19 November 2009

The Saturdays’ New Video - Ego - We Want YOUR Thoughts

The Saturdays might come across as pretty little dolls, but they’ve gone all superhero on us with the video for their new single Ego, and we think we like it. Whilst ...
18 November 2009

What Do YOU Think Of Beyonce & Lady Gaga’s New Video?

When I heard Beyonce & Lady GaGa were teaming up for a new single I almost drooled a little bit with excitement, but after hearing the single last night, I’ve ...
17 November 2009

What Do YOU Think Of Rihanna’s New Video?

Rihanna might have spent all last night having out with her new celeb best mates at her album launch in London.. But it’s all a waste if none you guys ...

16 November 2009

The Blackout Review: Paramore – Brick by Boring Brick

I've heard this song a few times and it hasn't got old yet. You can't really go wrong with Paramore with them being your basic pop/rock setup which specialise in drilling ...

16 November 2009

The Blackout Review: Turbowolf – Lets Die

Best name ever, because its wolves but faster…. They are race tuned wolves which are banned in most countries these days. A Top notch record, and there's either two or five ...