A band Astrocreep admittedly hadn’t heard of prior to the PR getting in touch, and a music style that sits in the grey area on the edge of what we cover, has been an unholy duo for the big lad in the past, so he had a level of trepidation as he plunged into his first listen through. Quite quickly, he realised that in this case…
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With the entire world having gone to hell in a handcart since we last opened the Singles Club bar, we’re having to follow the example of almost everyone else and move into the realm of virtual reality – but, then, as the Club has been a virtual community since it’s inception, we guess we’ve been somewhat ahead of the game in that regard… The only downside is that Kevin isn’t here to pour us our JDs and cokes, but the death decks are fully loaded and spinning away, so let’s just pour our own, leave a few quid in the honesty box and crank up the volume, shall we?
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We had another bumper bunch of submissions for our ‘Video Of The Week’ award, with loads of bands issuing new material in a bid to lighten the darkened skies under which we seem to find the Überverse lurking at the moment. So, in a bid to add to that brightening of the mood, we have followed the example of our sister Singles Club feature and so bring you an extended shortlist of the best audio-visual collaborations to have retained our attention over the past seven days or so…
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We seem to have got ourselves caught in a little bit of a jam here. Gigs have been cancelled across the board, and now even the pubs are being closed! Yet our crack team of resident gig-goers still need to be kept entertained before they go stir-crazy. Fortunately, as always, bands are being particularly inventive at finding ways to still perform to their fans. And you know how the old saying goes… If a band plays and a journal isn’t there to review it, did the band play at all? Okay, you got us, we just made that up. But that doesn’t change the situation, which found Jonny B sat in his own lounge with a beer in hand eagerly awaiting an evening of silliness with the fantastic Psychostick!
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Based in California, Ravenscroft is a quartet who deliver a huge sound described as “melodic, hard hitting rock that comes from the soul”. Maria G has to admit she hadn’t heard much from them before this album – and, oh my, was our girl pleasantly surprised by how much she loves them?
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