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Slade – ‘Feel the Noize: The Singlez Box’ (BMG)

Slade – ‘Feel the Noize: The Singlez Box’ (BMG)

Posted by | Aug 12, 2019 | ,

How good were Slade? For Jim Rowland, they were one of the true greats of British rock of the Seventies and early 80’s. They were also hugely influential, whether it be the American big hair stadium bands (just ask KISS and Motley Crüe), the original wave of Britsh punk, the NWOBHM, right through to the recent wave of ‘bovver rock’ bands, spearheaded by the wonderful Giuda. Like contemporaries Sweet, they’re probably still best remembered as a singles band, but also like Sweet, they did produce a string of excellent hard rock albums too.

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Russian Circles – ‘Blood Year’ (Sargent House)

Russian Circles – ‘Blood Year’ (Sargent House)

Posted by | Aug 12, 2019 | ,

Off to a dangerously middle-class wine tasting night and need some fresh music to impress the other guests with? You could do a lot worse than familiarising yourself with ‘Blood Year,’ the latest release from math-rock titans Russian Circles. Their seventh full-length sees them firing on all cylinders, even if it does clock in at a surprisingly compact forty-minute run time. It’s progressive, uncompromising and highly involving, Charles from the marketing department will be mightily impressed if you casually discuss its merits over a glass of Chateau Desmirail.

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Über Rock Introduces… Bakers Eddy

Über Rock Introduces… Bakers Eddy

Posted by | Aug 11, 2019 | , ,

Now and again, a young band comes along who pique our interest sufficiently to make us want to delve more into their story and give them a little more exposure than a mere single or EP review… So it was that our resident gigaholic recently took a break from travelling the length and breadth of the Über Kingdom to fire up ye olde Überfone to the Antipodes to catch up with pop punk newbies Bakers Eddy, who last month released their latest single and also have just signed to Ivy League/Mushroom Records.

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Flipper/Grey Hairs – Nottingham, The Rescue Rooms – 30 July 2019

Flipper/Grey Hairs – Nottingham, The Rescue Rooms – 30 July 2019

Posted by | Aug 10, 2019 | ,

Formed at the tail-end of the original punk explosion and a formative influence on the burgeoning hardcore scene (and later noise rock derivative), US underground legends Flipper have come screeching into the station on their 40th birthday as a band. Joining them for the celebration are legends in their own right, guest musicians Mike Watt (of Minutemen and fIREHOSE fame) and David Yow (of Scratch Acid and Jesus Lizard fame) adding an extra layer of brilliance to an already excellent legacy. Arriving in Nottingham as part of a special UK tour (including an appearance at the UK’s premier punk festival, Rebellion), Flipper draft in ÜR-approved local act Grey Hairs as main support.

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