Music Reviews

14 May 2009

Single Review: Jordin Sparks - Battlefield

Having not heard of Jordin Sparks before now, I was quite surprised to hear that she’s actually won American Idol, and was actually the lady behind No Air and Tattoo.So ...
14 May 2009

Single Review: Rancid - Last One To Die

Although Rancid are highly regarded as one of the best punk bands of all time, I have to admit, I still don’t really ‘get’ Tim Armstrong.Although everyone I know thinks ...
14 May 2009

Single Review: Steel Panther - Death To All But Metal

The first time I heard Death To All But Metal I thought The Darkness had tried to make a ‘funny’ comeback by - doing the only thing they can do ...
13 May 2009

Single Review: Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up

I know it makes me sound like a bit of a wet blanket, but I bloody love Kelly Clarkson… and her latest single, I Do Not Hook Up is quite ...
11 May 2009

Album Review: The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below

To be honest, I‘ve heard rumblings of this foxy sextet, but until now, I‘ve never really given them the attention they quite clearly deserve…In the first months of 2009, The ...

11 May 2009

Live Review: David Archuleta @ Manchester Apollo

David Archuleta shares his name with a Japanese-based hip-hop vocalist and middleweight kickboxing champion. Amusingly, the two couldn't be farther apart in terms of talent.The dulcet tones of the 18 ...
8 May 2009

Live Review: Fightstar @ Manchester Academy

Now, I know you’re all probably a little bit fed up of hearing me rant on about those sexies in Fightstar, and I promise, I’ll give it a rest after ...
7 May 2009

Live Review: Gallows @ Manchester Academy

When I arrived at the Academy last night, I was in a totally grumpy mood and determined not to have fun because my back was hurting so much (god knows ...

6 May 2009

Live Review: The Fray @ Manchester Academy One

Let’s be honest here, before Friday, I’d liked the Fray, but I’d always got them and The Script mixed up, lets face it, they do sound pretty similar.I was also ...

5 May 2009

Live Review: Madina Lake @ Manchester Academy 2

After spending Friday afternoon hanging out with the gorgeous foursome in Madina Lake (I honestly can’t decide which one was the hottest!) I finally got to see the guys perform ...
5 May 2009

Madina Lake Review: Franz Ferdinand - Blood

The track kind of slides into your life on the down low.  Before you know it, "Feel the Pressure" grabs your neck and subtly sticks it to and fro with ...
5 May 2009

Madina Lake Review: Defend Moscow - Die Tonight

Having a huge interest in the cold war of the 80's, i was immediately drawn to the band name "Defend Moscow".  My interest only heated up when I discovered that ...
5 May 2009

Madina Lake Review: Silent Film Project - Two Days

As soon as this song began, the shitty mood that I had been harbouring immediately began to float away. It’s exactly the kind of song I needed to hear after wrestling ...
5 May 2009

Madina Lake Review: Flo Rida - Sugar

At first listen I thought I had travelled back in time to the year 1999 or so, a bad time in this particular instance, where I was at one of ...
1 May 2009

Single Review: Laura Izibor - Don’t Stay

Don’t Stay is set to be the second single to be released from Laura Izibor’s debut album, Let The truth Be Told; and to be honest, it’s a cracking tune.The ...

28 April 2009

Single Review: U2 - Magnificent

Growing up, I had no choice but to listen to U2, as my parents owned every album under the sun, and I actually think they loved Bono, The Edge and ...

28 April 2009

Album Review: Go:Audio - Made Up Stories

Go: Audio have always been a band I’ve dabbled with over the years, but to be honest I’ve never really sat down and given them my full attention. But obviously, ...

27 April 2009

Compilation Review: Dance Nation - The Album

Despite the fact that most of you know me as a big rock music girl, dance music is one of my very guilty pleasures from time to time, so when ...

24 April 2009

Single Review: Green Day - Know Your Enemy

When I heard Green Day were bringing out a new album, my whole body was filled with excitement and dread, I mean this is a band who shaped my teenage ...
24 April 2009

Album Review: Jersey Budd - Wonderlands

From the first time I saw a picture of Jersey Budd, I had a feeling he’d be belting out songs that I would fall in love with from the minute ...

24 April 2009

Single Review: Placebo - For What It’s Worth

When I was growing up, I always used to get Muse and Placebo mixed up, namely because they both adopt this ethereal weirdness to their songs, or maybe it’s because ...
23 April 2009

Single Review: The Ghost Of A Thousand - Bright Lights

Bright Lights is the much anticipated new single from epic British hardcore outfit, The Ghost Of A Thousand, who will undoubtedly be making their triumphant return to the charts with ...

23 April 2009

Album Review: Trip - Shortcuts

When I first heard the name, Trip, I thought this album was going to be the usual bout of chavvy dance music or ghetto rap, so I was quite impressed ...

23 April 2009

EP Review: Wall Street Riots - Playground Politics

To be honest, you can’t get a better title than Playground Politics at the moment, what with the budget giving our hard-earned taxes to people who can’t be bothered to ...