“Pet Shop Boys meets IDLES”. This is how Ami Quick, Derby based multi-instrumentalist and journalist, had been described by music press. It may sound cliché but it also means trying to fill two big pairs of Doc Martens. To be honest it should be “Pet Shop Boys meets Against Me!” as there is a bit of […]
MoreBrain Ape is a rare beast. It is made of broken riffs, distorted guitars, dance rhythm and ethereal vocals. It is part avantgarde rock, part industrial and part indie creature that instantly gets our attention. There is nobody else like them on the market – they might not be BBC Radio 1 material, but John […]
MoreAs a music journalist we tend to meet all sorts of people at interviews. Some are neurotic and will speak about everything from Queen’s corgis to the British weather but not about themselves. Some are plain boring and it’s hard to get anything out of them at all. Others are exaggerating their successes to the […]
MoreWe have been waiting for this album to be released since March and it is finally here! The Bedfordshire based duo, Dois Padres are making music that is fun, groovy and puts a huge smile on your face. “Comin’ In Hot” is an eclectic mix of avantgarde rock, garage rock, country, folk, indie, country and […]
MoreOk, this is going to be difficult. Name me a band that can write catchy, radio friendly, under-three-minutes straight punk rock songs with intelligent and meaningful lyrics that at the same time is as DIY as they come, self-releasing, self-publishing, self-everything, unsigned and is on a national radio every time they have a new single […]
MoreIt`s Independence Day and we have got an independent video premiere for you at Vanadian Avenue. Today, we want to celebrate integrity, resilience and creativity of unsigned and independent musicians on our circuits: those working against the odds, often with no budget, who juggle song writing with visual side of things and marketing themselves at […]
MoreI remember the first time I’ve heard “Chasing Pavements” by Adele on a cold February morning while going around Camden Market. I stopped in my tracks, pointed at a radio and said to a shop seller that we were just witnessing a birth of a superstar. They just nodded their head and said yeah but […]
MoreSingle cover One of the longest running music websites on UK indie circuit JoyZine once wrote this about Emma Howett: “she has a history of being in brilliant bands and a reputation for writing brilliant songs”. What is missing from this statement is that Emma`s talents spread way beyond music. She`s a multi-instrumentalist (playing guitar, […]
MoreIt is so easy to completely and irreversibly fall in love with Dois Padres. What’s there not to like? The music has grooves, moods and swings, the band has fantastic voices and skills. There is a great sense of humour, a lot of care for political and social equality and a feeling of genuine friendship […]
MoreThere is something magical about the Welsh rockers, Holy Coves. The sadness and hope enchanted in the indie melodies and distorted guitars. Darkness and light. Despair and calmness. One would think that it would be impossible to put such extremely opposite feelings in one song, yet here we are listening to “Grey”. Welsh have a […]
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