It`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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MoreThe big news this week was that Nine Inch Nails extended their UK tour by three large arena concerts and tickets costed an arm and a leg. What if we told you to skip those gigs and instead invest a tenner to see a new band? Seriously, if just a thousand people decided to miss […]
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. […]
MoreEvery time I am in Cardiff, I have this habit of vinyl shopping. For new releases I usually go to The Spillers Records, for second hand and old-time rarities there`s Kellys Records. Awesome and quirky shops, worth checking if you ever find yourself in Wales. In both places, they pride themselves with promoting local bands […]
MoreOnce in a while, a single to review will land in my inbox and I will take a liking to the artist almost immediately. It`s no secret that I tend to gravitate towards guitar music, but if the track has a little sprinkle of garage or psychedelia in it, then I’m all ears without exception. […]
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