As 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 […]
MoreIf you haven’t heard the name Lizzie Reid yet and you fancy yourself a new music fan, then you have been probably living under a rock or spent the last two years in an exile to the Gobi desert without an access to the Internet or the radio. In her native Scotland, Lizzie is now a […]
MoreThe more I listen to new music being released in 2022, the more I think that next British Invision in the US is immanent. I’m not sure if the British bands are getting better at playing an American type of rock or is the US indie music going back to its British roots. Whatever the […]
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, […]
MoreSome things are certain: like death and taxes and perhaps me following the careers of Harrison Baird-Whitman and Joseph Devine. Sometimes I feel like an unofficial chronicler of musical shenanigans of these two, but it’s worth the effort. Who knows, maybe there`s a book somewhere in my distant, psychedelic future? I won’t bore you with […]
MoreEverybody knows the story how delivering a mushroom biryani to John Peel started Billy Bragg`s career. I wish I had a similar anecdote regarding The Barrys! Now, that would be something worth telling my (future) grandchildren. Unfortunately, my first encounter with the band started rather ordinarily – with an enquiry abouta review. Then yours truly […]
MoreI have been reviewing a lot of Welsh bands lately, but it seems that a trip to Scotland is in order! The scene up north is bursting at the seams with artistry and confidence. Not to mention that almost every act I find is jaw-dropping: punk orientated Memes (freshly off from their trip to SXSW), poet […]
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