100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #30 Gang of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform

Released: 1982 Retrospectively, this was such a halcyon period for British music that it almost at the time seemed to … More

Young Knives – Barbarians review

If, as one half of Young Knives Henry Dartnell has stated about Barbarians each of their albums usually has some … More

Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death review

“Don’t get stuck in the past” declares Grian Chatten during the title track of this, the Dublin based quintet’s second … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #54 The Stranglers – Golden Brown

Released: 1982 If music is in part of the reflection of the drugs taken by the people who make it, … More

50 Best Songs of 2019 #21 Working Men’s Club – Teeth

The Murder Capital – Live @ Brudenell Social Club

“Words can’t say how much I love these boys” announces Murder Capital frontman James McGovern to the Brudenell crowd, before … More

The Murder Capital – When I Have Fears review

Like their counterparts Fontaines DC this is a band who, on the evidence of When I Have Fears, deserve our full attention.

Fontaines DC – SXSW Interview

“A year ago we were in Dublin, drinking and playing songs” remembers Grian Chatten, the man who fronts Dublin quintet … More

April Round Up

Can there ever be too much stuff? April has been the busiest month so far this year, firstly with a … More

Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel review

People talk a lot these days about identity, about standing for something and wearing it, as if by defining yourself … More