Music Reviews

25 August 2009

Live Review: New Found Glory & Kids In Glass Houses

Last night saw the epic New Found Glory take a step back from their usual 1,000+ capacity venues for an ‘up close and personal’ tour of the UK alongside Welsh ...
25 August 2009

Single Review: Alexandra Burke: Bad Boys

Just a few hours after we heard Radio One DJ Chris Moyles blasting out the new single from Alexandra Burke, we’ve managed to get out hands on a sneaky copy ...
12 August 2009

Vagabond Review: Just Jack – The Day I Died

Oh my, this is possible one of the most depressing song’s of the bunch! Although Just Jack has made quite a name for himself in the music buisiness, we just ...
12 August 2009

Vagabond Review: VV Brown – Shark In The Water

Luke whacks this in the CD player obviously having heard it before, and says; “I think it’s really strong melody-wise and really tuneful!“ However the others aren’t quite as convinced, with ...
12 August 2009

Vagabond Review: Madeleine Peyroux – I Must Be Saved

Alex is adamant that the band HAVE to listen to this song as he is clearly an uber-fan of the tranquil sounds of Madeleine Peyroux. “She has been around for a ...
12 August 2009

Vagabond Review: Preston – Dressed To Kill

Well, most shocking of all is that we were expecting to hate this song, but it’s actually pretty good you know! Luke isn’t quite convinced though, he’s still seeing Preston as ...
12 August 2009

Vagabond Review: Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend

Well, Calvin Harris’ last single was a massive hit, so we think this too will follow in it’s footsteps! The song features guest vocals by British singer Mary Pearce, and she’s ...
7 August 2009

Single Review: Shakira - She-Wolf

Who can resist a bit of the old Shakira eh? Back when her hips didn’t lie we all knew that belly dancing was going to take her far, and sure ...
6 August 2009

Live Review: Basik Records Summer Tour

Being in Manchester’s Jabez Clegg on a warm summer night is not always something at the top of my list of things to do when I have a bottle of ...

5 August 2009

Live Review: Airbourne @ Sonisphere Festival

Those who had never seen Airbourne or heard of them before witnessed a truly energetic and unforgettable show at Sonisphere. The 4-pieced Australian band played the second stage towards the ...

5 August 2009

Single Review: Imogen Heap - First Train Home

Now, so many of my friends have told me just how amazing this woman is, but as per usual, I didn’t check her out right away, and now that her ...
4 August 2009

Sonisphere Festival 2009

The UK’s debut Sonisphere Festival kicked off this weekend with Chicago hard-rockers SOiL taking the Saturn stage at midday on Saturday to wake up amassing crowds who had started to ...
4 August 2009

Album Review: Pop It/Rock It - Various Artists

Anyone who reads my music section on a regular basis will probably know that it’s rock and metal which really float my boat, but as the time has come to ...

31 July 2009

Ben's Brother Review: EsMee Denters - Album sampler

Esmee is a female RnB singer with a good handle on the vocal acrobatics you’ve come to expect of modern US female artists. The executive producer on the record is the ...
31 July 2009

Bens Brother Review: Boxer Rebellion - Union

This is clearly one of those well-produced albums that a band makes themselves, with love, care and attention. The songs pulse with atmospheric guitars and ethereal soundscapes – and as ...
31 July 2009

Ben’s Brother Reviews Next Weeks Single Releases

No music takeover would be the same without a critical look at the singles that Ben’s Brother will be tacking during next week’s chart battle, so what does Jamie Hartman ...
22 July 2009

Live Review: Oasis @ iTunes Festival

Ask anyone who knows anything about Oasis, and most of them would agree that they're not much of a happy-clappy pop band. Even before their opening song 'Rock 'N' Roll ...
16 July 2009

Single Review: Metro Station - Seventeen Forever

Metro Station’s follow-up to Shake It was always either going to be a hit or miss, what with the success of their debut, but as Seventeen Forever hit’s the shelves, ...

14 July 2009

Live Review: Orange Rock Corps @ Manchester Apollo

Last night saw Lady Gaga, The Enemy, N-Dubz and VV Brown all perform for free at Manchester Apollo as they entertained thousands of volunteers all in the name of charity. Hosted ...
2 July 2009

Steve Appleton Reviews; Broadway Calls - Be All You Can’t Be

To make my job even more interesting I thought I’d review a band that I’ve not heard before. Not knowing what to expect and judging only by just the album cover, ...
2 July 2009

Steve Appleton Reviews: JLS – Beat Again

With one of the opening lyrics - ‘Losing you could be the end of me’, I was immediately dubious of how credible the song could be; a lyric that in ...

2 July 2009

Steve Appleton Reviews: Mamaduke Duke – Silhouettes

After hearing Mamaduke Duke’s first and second singles (Kid Gloves and Rubber Lover), I was intrigued as to what they had in store for us on the follow up.  At a ...

29 June 2009

Album Review: Steve Appleton - When The Sun Comes Up

By naming his debut single Dirty Funk I already knew I was going to love Steve Appleton; as it’s one of my regular phrases to use in regular life… so ...

23 June 2009

Review: Sonisphere Festival - Holland

Sonisphere has well and truly arrived! This weekend, Sonisphere kicked off this summer’s European tour in Nijmegen, Holland, where Metallica, Korn and Slipknot blew away the tens of thousands of ...