
Fuzzed In, Drugged Out – San Pedro’s Vision: Elysium
San Pedro’s Vision, old friends of Needs More Cowbell, are back with a profoundly good EP, titled Elysium. Over its four tracks, SPV runs...

A Song Worthy of Obscenities.
“Bloody Hell!” That’s what I said to myself in the first few seconds of hearing The Imaginary Friends new single “The Golden Age of the...

Hidden Recordings From Nearly 40 Years Ago: The Rose of Avalanche At The BBC
As a huge fan of the era, the opportunity to review a new album recorded in the early 1980s is certainly an exciting one. It is my great...

Good Creates Good
Heya Folks, I thought today I would tell you a story. I was 17, at a deeply dark time in my life, living in a homeless hostel, having...

An Album To Take You Home: Eleni Drake
Morning Folks, It’s four in the morning and I’m currently listening to Eleni Drake, an artist I discovered not two hours ago via a...

The Plan
Hey Folks! It’s the time of year where everyone makes plans, sorts out their resolutions and prepares for the year ahead. I would like to...

Ambition VS: Disability
Hey folks, forgive a ramble. Facing the reality of being too ill to do something is not easy for me. I’ve always thought that no matter...

The Bells of Winter
Just when I was thinking that we have a distant lack of songwriting duo’s these days, I get an email from a folk duo based out of where?...

Rhythm Lab Records & The History of Jungle Music
Heya Folks! Wow it has been a minute since I last posted to the blog! Of course we’ve had the wonderful Tea & Tones Series that I’ve been...

I Just Can’t Make My Mind Up About SLONK!!
Slonk, a garage pop/punk project out of Bristol are on the eve of releasing their fourth record “Where Do You See Yourself In 5 Years”...

“What Is A Life” Without Third Lung?
Hailing from the land of Reading, England, Third Lung have very quickly established themselves as an indie rock band to be reckoned with....

The Best Solo Artist I’ve Heard In Half A Decade
So, as some of you may or may not know, recently I’ve been volunteering for a local studio/venue learning how to do live sound and being...

The History of Punk Fanzines
One thing that is in the heart and roots of the punk movement is the DIY mentality and aesthetic, from cut up charity shop clothes, to...

The Future of Needs More Cowbell
Hello you lovely lot! So, as some of you may or may not know, For the past couple of years I have run Needs More Cowbell. I’ve always...

Yammerer: The Beachgoer
The slow and impending doom of Yammerers latest track, The Beachgoer, is truly something to be in awe of. It’s as if Kyuss wrote a song...

It’s Time To Do Nothing
A perfect blend of frantic guitar, a driving rhythm section and Chris Bailey’s crooning vocals are what make up the minimalist powerhouse...

Classic Review: Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours”
Fleetwood Mac released their critically acclaimed album “Rumours” In 1977, with the newly recruited guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham...

Is Joy Division Worth Listening To In 2020? Yes.
If I, at 16 had been told in a just a few years’ time I would have a girlfriend that bought me Joy Division records, I would not have...

Jem Woolley: Skyscrapers
Nottingham artist Jem Woolley is a busy musician with his solo work and he plays with Mighty Lightweights and Edward Stackpoole but this...


