Having seen The Temperance Movement twice since their eight-year hiatus, in Bristol in 2025 and at Steelhouse Festival this year, where he was treated to previews of ‘Always Been Love’ and ‘Shadows’, it was obvious to David O that they were ready to deliver some, riff ready music full of Phil Campbell’s vocally gritty performances.
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Joanne Shaw Taylor has already released seven of the ten tracks on her latest offering which made David O wonder, with this number of tracks already in the public domain, what else it has to offer in the remaining tracks. The answer is…
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You would think with how many times he has been to Eindhoven now Jase W would have seen every major venue but clearly not as this night he was about to see Swiss post-rock outfit hubris. at Altstadt. This venue is barely a few doors up from one of his usual bar haunts here (Cafe The Jack) so he was surprised the venue name didn’t register in his head when he saw it at first. Eindhoven felt quite serene, which was a bit at odds with his usual impression of it but it was not like he was there for a “smash your mate in the pit” type show; instead, it was time for some dreamy post-rock.
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Featuring members of Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Refused, Girls Against Boys, Rocket From The Crypt and OFF! amongst quite a few others, punk mainstays Fake Names are back with their third studio album.
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Jonny B has been living under a rock for most of this year so a lot of new music has really passed him by, but he’s managed to surface just in time for spooky season which is often accompanied by a flurry of releases. Naturally, he’s picked out something suitably apt for this time of year and pulled out a fresh new EP from the goth/grunge quintet, Venus Grrrls to kick off his return to reviewing action…
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