“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 […]
MoreWe always say that we have a bag full of rock and roll stories to tell. We are saving them for our autobiographies when we are old and famous, but we can share a small anecdote about how we became acquainted with a London based Bedroom Tax. It was early 2019 and we arrived to […]
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 […]
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 […]
MoreYou would not believe me how many people told me this week that JW Paris would be huge in the 90s. I disagree. The 1990`s were thirty years ago and if we look back without rose tinted glasses, we may find out that the scene back then was not very accommodating and many great bands […]
MoreEvery music journalist or a blogger can confirm this to be true – there are weeks when one receives 100 PR emails and there is not a single thing worth writing about in them. Almost like 100 channels on your cable TV and not a one good movie to watch. Or 100 shows on Netflix […]
MoreIt may be a weird hill to die on but I will risk saying that these days Birmingham scene is one of the most innovative in the country. And I don`t mean The TWANG here, but countless smaller artists and individuals with clear and fresh ideas, who quietly shape the circuit all over the Isles. […]
MoreThere is no label I venerate more that Loosegroove Records. And no other label shaped me musically as much as this indie giant set up by Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) and Regan Hagar (Malfunkshun, Brad, Satchel). In its day, in the mid-90s, Loosegroove released absolute gems from Seattle scene that were ambitious, avant-garde and defined […]
MoreIt may be cold outside, but we have got the hottest music. After we published our review of Jimmy Maddon`s “Make Love (Inside Your Bed)”, our blog enjoyed three days of increased traffic. The single received some much love and interest from readers and people on the circuit, that we decided to sit down with […]
MoreEverybody loves DIY bands recording ambitious music in their bedrooms…or bunkers. Yes, you read it correctly. French/German project Clopidi record their music in a bunker that had been repurposed as a practice room. In the heart of Hamburg`s seedy St. Pauli district, we may add. Form the first notes of their debut single “My Window”, […]
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