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Night Kills The Day
New York-based four piece Night Kills The Day are set to release their debut full length offering 'The Study... |
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Cute Is What We Aim For
Fuelled By Ramen hit the jackpot with Cute Is What We Aim for. Their debut album ‘The Same Old Blood Rush With... |
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Panic! At The Disco
If Panic! At The Disco need ANY introduction then I will be surprised. The Las Vegas now-quartet are set to... |
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The Almost
As if touring the globe with Underoath wasn't enough on his plate, Aaron Gillespie, drummer with the... |
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+44
So you were bummed when Blink 182 broke up, eh? Were you also bummed when Tom Delonge’s Angels and Airwaves... |
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Jack Savoretti
Jack Savoretti has been featured here before. Husky, emotive and annoyingly good looking, his debut single... |
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Brown Brigade
Dave "Brownsound" Baksh announced his seperation from Sum 41 in May of this year for personal reasons. With... |
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Army of Anyone
Former STP band mates again look for great success with their 90's rock sound.
Dean and Robert Deleo, the... |
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Run Kid Run
With many huge releases on the horizon, there's no doubt 2006 is going to go down as an amazing year for... |
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Paris Bennett
Young, absolutely adorable and definitely talented, Paris Bennett was a standout among the 24 contestants who... |
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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
For a long time now, a certain online community from the UK, of which I'm a member of (Think Absolutepunk for... |
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Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship get set to unleash the anthemic single ‘The Church Of Hot Addiction’ on April 2nd with their... |
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Pretty Ricky
Pretty Ricky isn’t a name we’re familiar with over here in the UK. Not yet, anyway. If all the hype is to... |
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Larrikin Love
Don't get me wrong - this album is not perfect. It has flaws. But they are extremely hard to find, and you... |
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The Webb Sisters
In discovering The Webb Sisters, one finds themselves with two perfect reasons to enjoy female-folk rock... |
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Yummy Bingham
Coming straight from Queens, Jamaica, Yummy Bingham is music royalty. Being the godchild of R&B Legend Chaka... |
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Matchbook Romance
Considering the relative obscurity from which some of the ever intrepid Epitaph records roster artists come... |
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The Riverclub
The United Kingdom seemingly has a horrible, horrible trait of unleashing prefabricated copycat artists from... |
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Kaci Brown
Hailing from Sulphur Springs, Texas, Kaci Brown is one of the freshest artists to hit the pop music scene in a... |
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Mashlin
The brand new album, "Pushing Through The Seasons" by Mashlin, should be a welcomed addition to... |
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This Day & Age
If you are not yet familiar with Buffalo, New York’s This Day & Age, I can assure you they’ll be... |
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The Starting Line
The Starting Line. A band that you've probably heard of, and if you haven't... you probably should have. Pop... |
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Roni Size v Raw Bud
RONI SIZE is a name many will be familiar with, if drum and bass and techno is your scene. His brand of clean... |
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Pepper's Ghost
As a blue-collar Philadelphia band that has crafted a sound belying its geographic origin, Pepper's Ghost is... |
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Shakira
This is a single, not a full album.
Shakira's Biography:
In 2001, the internationally revered... |
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Rooster
In 2004, Rooster stormed the UK charts with 'Come Get Some'. This, their debut single, went straight to number... |
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Captain Everything
When Punkervision started, their aim was to create DVD's people could relate to. Music DVD's, of bands people... |
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The King Blues
Ah, The King Blues. Being a North Londoner myself, these guys have been on my radar for awhile now. From... |
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Darren Hayes
After selling over 25 million albums worldwide, Savage Garden veteran Darren Hayes returns to the UK music... |
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Yves Larock
Reggae influenced French house music. Well there’s a combination I didn’t expect when I hit play on the CD... |
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KoRn
Did you know KoRn are still making music? I certainly didn’t. Once upon a time I would undoubtedly have... |
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Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff really is a busy girl. Her superstar status ensures that at 19, she’s achieved more than 99.9% of... |
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Fall Out Boy
I think it's about time that we all succumbed to the fact that Fall Out Boy have basically acquired that midas... |
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Kate Nash
It’s been a wicked year for young Kate Nash, she fell down the stairs, broke her foot and found that... |
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Gallows
Do you know who Gallows are? Yes? Good. No? Where have you been? British mainstream punk and hardcore for... |
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The Maccabees
If ‘First Love’ was the boy meets girl intro, and ‘About Your Dress’ was the follow up date story – then... |
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Booty Luv
Booty Luv are back! The dance duo return with their long awaited follow-up to debut single 'Boogie 2Nite'. The... |
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Alberta Cross
Once in a while a great band come along who sound nothing like anything else that’s going on around them. On... |
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McFly
Ooh McFly. Where do you keep pulling these chart toppers from?
Those cheeky chappies are back once again... |
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Parka
It was late 2004. Matt Thomson, lead singer and songwriter of Parka had become tired of his music studies at... |
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Mutya Buena
Mutya Buena, founding member of the multi-million selling Sugababes, follows last year’s duet with George... |
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Natasha Bedingfield
With a number one single in America, a number one UK debut album and over six and a half million records sold... |
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Zico Chain
The ‘Zico Chain’ are three guys in their early twenties who are sick of emo. It’s quite a profound statement... |
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Brand New
When I got my first taste of Brand New, they were opening for seminal, and now sadly defunct band Finch... |
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Justin James
Canadian born Singer/Songwriter Justin James began his career at 7 years old playing cello and a year later he... |
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30 Seconds To Mars
30 Seconds To Mars are a bit all over the place right now. That’s meant to be a literal statement. Jared Leto... |
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Klaxons
The Klaxons have grabbed the British music scene by the balls. It’s quite a profound statement, I know. But I... |
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Nine Inch Nails
It’s surprising really that Nine Inch Nails is still a band name in existence. Not that one doubts Trent... |
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The Cooper Temple Clause
Once upon a time I was wandering through a field at a large music festival (Glastonbury) when a… spaced out... |
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Simian Mobile Disco
Underground heroes, sporting a litany of killer 12" only releases under their belts, Simian Mobile Disco (aka... |
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Alterkicks
2006 was a good year for Alterkicks. Support slots for bands such as Larrikin Love (featured on TeenSpot here... |
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Run Kid Run
One of my favorite parts of music is watching how bands change and mature with each album they release. They... |
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Mark Ronson feat. Lilly Allen
Without a doubt Mr Mark Ronson has made an impact on the music business tantamount to amazing. THE sound of... |
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Enter Shikari
God only knows how we missed this one. Enter Shikari - the flagship band for the British alt.rock industry... |
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The Fratellis
It’s been an incredible 12 months for The Fratellis, who released their debut EP “Creepin’ Up The Backstairs... |
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Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden returns to conquer, and NYC Beat is destined for big things!
One of dance music’s biggest... |
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The Hold Steady
When The Hold Steady appeared on the UK radar, I think people were a little confused. I mean – There’s no... |
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The Higher
Oh Brett. Brett, Brett, Brett… my favourite punk-rock mogul. The Brett in question is of course Brett... |
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American Idol
Please note, this is not a review this is a feature for third party contest.
Are you an American Idol... |
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The Hush Sound
The Hush Sound are the latest band to hail from the ever-exploding Chicago music scene which is rapidly... |
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Billy Talent
Renowned for the sheer energy of their live shows, Billy Talent have slowly but surely converted rock fans... |
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Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari are one of the few elite UK bands who have taken the record-industry handbook and thrown it... |
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Jet
Currently kicking up a storm as one of the headliners at Big Day Out in Australia and New Zealand, Jet return... |
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Hilary Duff
After selling more than 13 million albums worldwide, superstar Hilary Duff storms back onto the UK music scene... |
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Just Jack
You see him on billboards, you hear him on the radio, you even catch him on TV. Who is this man we ask? Just... |
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Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson. Hmm… Why does that name sound familiar? It’s probably something to do with the cover of... |
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Keane
Keane keep cropping up here. For good reason too… their recent spate of singles released from Under The Iron... |
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+44
+44 (plus forty four) really need very little introduction. Post the now infamous Blink 182 split, Tom Delonge... |
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Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes are rightly recognised as true pioneers of live hip-hop. Based in Geneva, NY, they’ve been... |
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Cute Is What We Aim For
Cute Is What We Aim For digitally release ‘Newport Living’ on February 6th 2007 and with the new chart rules... |
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30 Seconds To Mars
Jared Leto, it would appear is more than just a pretty face. The multi talented lead singer who also has had... |
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I Am Ghost
Coming straight out of California, LA’s I Am Ghost are ready to tear up the proverbial rulebook and show those... |
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Simon Webbe
Top selling solo artist Simon Webbe kicks off 2007 in true style with his stunning new single “My Soul Pleads... |
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The Guillemots
Every time I hear the unmistakable sound of The Guillemots, I’m literally transfixed. I have to stop what I am... |
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Just Jack
Although we are only 15 days into 2007 right now, the year is already looking promising for one particular... |
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Snoop Dogg
Does Snoop Dogg really need any introduction? No. I thought not. All you need to know is that The D-O-double G... |
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Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco has become somewhat of a superstar. Earlier this year his almost sacrilegious butchering of... |
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Fergie
Everyone’s favourite Black Eyed Pea, the ever lovely Fergie is back with the second single to be taken from... |
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Underoath
Where did Underoath come from, really? In 2004 their debut album ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’ brought forth... |
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Jools Holland
Well kids, here’s another present idea for the parents, just in time for Christmas. This time in the form of... |
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Cancer Bats
When a bands credo from the very outset is “to rage harder, play louder and have more fun than any other band... |
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Scissor Sisters
The return of the Scissor Sisters was inevitable. The triumphant return however wasn’t quite so suspected. The... |
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Paolo Nutini
When this goes to press, this will be the third article we’ve featured about Paolo Nutini… what does that tell... |
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Infernal
Infernal. It’s quite an ironic name really isn’t it. Yes, I mean Infernal as in… FROM PARIS TO BERLIN. Much... |
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Simon Webbe
It was a mathematical impossibility that someone from Blue wouldn’t make it post boy band fame. As Blue... |
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The Charlatans
For many fans of the Brit-pop era of the mid 90’s, The Charlatans were the definitive act. Avoiding the brash... |
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:(
Come on. I know that most of the ‘good’ band names are taken… Haircut 100, Bon Jovi, All Saints, but who on... |
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I Am Ghost
Many “real” bands, and I’m talking, bread and butter, tour their backsides off and generally slum it for... |
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Paul Weller
Paul Weller, disgustingly probably isn’t a familiar name for a lot of people these days. The ‘mod father’ as... |
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Alesha
Alesha. We featured her here on Teenspot a little while ago, the review for her song ‘Lipstick’ can be found... |
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All Angels
Funnily enough, it’s not often that classical based music lands on my desk. I mean, let’s not get confused... |
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Meat Loaf
Well here’s an idea for your parents Christmas lists if ever I heard one. Meatloaf is back! Alright, it’s... |
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365
No more are the Backstreet Boys and NSync… well, they’ve disbanded too. Ta-ta Take That and Bye Bye Boyzone... |
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Protest The Hero
Earlier this year we featured a review for the album ‘Kezia’ by Protest The Hero. That review can be found... |
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LostAlone
LostAlone are new to me. If they are new to me, then I can only assume that they are relatively new to you... |
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The Motorettes
The Motorettes haven’t quite hit the ‘famous’ mark in the music business yet. ’I Am Blisters, I Am’, the bands... |
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Stanton Warriors
Fans of break beat will without a doubt have already heard of Stanton Warriors given 2001’s ’Stanton Sessions... |
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Fortune Drive
Yes, that’s a pretty good question I’d say. Who on earth are Fortune Drive? In the epically sauced tradition... |
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Yusuf Islam
Twenty eight years ago Cat Stevens left the music industry and pursued a wholly better life for him and his... |
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P Diddy
P.Diddy. What’s that about? Puff Daddy was one thing, but P. Diddy? Whether or not I’ll ever get my head... |
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Jet
Seemingly Jet’s comeback has been relatively successful. Barely a month since their now legendary 100 Club... |
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Juliette And The Licks
The Juliette and The Licks rise and… rise continues on November 20th when the band release their new single... |
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Avant
Nu-Soul – what’s that? Well, whatever it is, it has one key star, enter Avant. A Cleveland Ohio native still... |
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Matt Costa
It’s rare that a terrible injury can ever be considered a positive thing. I’m sure young Matt Costa knows this... |
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InMe
*** PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A MUSIC DVD RELEASE AND NOT A CD *** With Music DVD’s, it’s really really easy to... |
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The Hold Steady
One year ago The Hold Steady were an unknown band from Brooklyn. At the end of year polls, they somehow... |
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Trivium
There’s little wonder really that Trivium have such a following. To cut a long story short, here’s the... |
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Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum is one of the few British contemporary Jazz artists that many people will have heard of. To thank... |
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McFly
Do McFly really need any introduction? Along with Busted they have dominated the UK charts with every song... |
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Muse
Honestly, how do they do it? Muse have this bizarre way of blowing me away with every single they release... |
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Keane
Ah Keane. My favourite… despite being in rehab, Tom Chaplin and the boys are releasing Nothing In My Way the... |
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Escape The Fate
As of late, Las Vegas has been famous for two particular bands. Brandon Flowers and co with The Killers and... |
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Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud have been proclaimed the only girlband to have conquered the critics, and I for one have to agree... |
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The Game
The rise and fall of The Game last year was relatively short lived. Alright, ‘fall’ per-se may in fact be a... |
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US 5
German pinups aren’t usually a particularly widespread thing in the UK. I dare say it’s the same stateside... |
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My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance really need very little introduction. Undoubtedly one of the biggest commercial success... |
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Jack Savoretti
There seems to have been a recent influx of young, good looking male pop maestros. Let's look at it... we've... |
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Rise Against
88 Fingers Louis provided me with many hours of entertainment. Their demise brought about a period of... |
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Mika
It’s got to be said, and with no offense meant here, who on EARTH, is Mika?
Lebanese pop artists are... |
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The Killers
The Killers are one of those bands that I really don’t need to tell you much about. If you haven’t heard them... |
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The Automatic
Seemingly even ‘The Automatic’ themselves were surprised at the commercial success of ‘Monster’. Hanging... |
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Frank
Frank is quite a deceiving name for a girl group really, isn’t it? However, the foursome are all immediately... |
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Pharoahe Monch
I remember the first time I heard Pharoahe Monch. I was at work, late 1999 and ‘Simon Says’ started blaring... |
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Nicky Wire
Despite being the key lyricist and occasional vocalist for the ‘polit-indie’ powerhouse the Manic Street... |
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Papa Roach
Where on earth did Papa Roach disappear to!? 2000’s ‘Infest’ was one of the biggest… well, ‘nu metal’ (c’mon... |
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Jet
The year 2003 hailed the major label success of Jet around the globe. ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’ reached... |
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Katie Melua
The sweetly sung vocals of Katie Melua are enough to melt even the stoniest of hearts, and for this reason... |
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Just Jack
Mike Skinner pioneered the art of all white, all DJ’ing and all MC’ing, all-RIGHT artists with his band ‘The... |
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters frolicked their way onto our radars in 2004. Hailing from NYC the quintet spread their message... |
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Keane
To say I used to dislike Keane, would be an understatement. They live in the same small English town that I... |
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The Rapture
The Rapture are one of those bands that you will probably have unwittingly heard. Hailing from New York, their... |
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Broken Bridges
Broken Bridges is the bittersweet story of high school sweethearts Bo Price (Toby Keith) and Angela Delton... |
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The Cheetah Girls
Here to celebrate the release of their second Disney Channel movie, 'The Cheetah Girls' are back with their... |
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Nelly Furtado
Who these days hasn't heard of Nelly Furtado? I mean come on. Whoa! Nelly snuck up on us in early 2000, and... |
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Gym Class Heroes
Recognized as the true pioneers of live hip hop, the NY based Gym Class Heroes are set to release ’The Queen... |
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Panic! At The Disco
Post their spate of world domination, you would have thought that Panic! At The Disco would have taken some... |
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Cassie
You wouldn’t really associate pretty young 19 year old girls with Bad Boy Records unless they were attatched... |
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InMe
In 2003 Essex based ‘InME’ launched a musical attack on the world with their single Firefly. An album followed... |
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Moneen
The last time I saw, and respectively heard of Moneen was during their ‘Are We Really Happy With Who We Are... |
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Protest The Hero
Technical metal. Hmm… such a concept will probably be scorned at, but seriously. Consider soaring vocals not... |
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Underoath
Christian rock has come a long way since the likes of Creed. Underoath are a brutal reminder of this... |
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Skye
Morcheeba are a band who, much like Portished, and even to a certain extent Tricky, have been categorized in... |
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Chamillionaire
‘Ridin’ is the UK debut single from America’s newest hip hop sensation Chamillionaire. After storming the US... |
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Dangerdoom
‘Old School’ by name, and Old Skool by nature, ‘Old School’ is a single collaboration by uber producer Danger... |
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Alesha
Some time ago in the not too distant past, Mis-Teeq were the only girl group on the block worth worrying... |
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Paolo Nutini
When we featured ‘Last Request’ a little while ago here we loved it. Paolo Nutini clearly is an artist who has... |
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Taking Back Sunday
It would appear that Taking Back Sunday can do little else this year than gain more and more publicity and... |
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David Guetta
For most artists, the only way to get a real following for your work is to release EPs and music and hope that... |
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The Hedrons
All girl rock bands are few and far between. All girl punk rock bands, are even fewer and even further between... |
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District
The British rock, and to be more specific the emo/screamo scene is currently operating at overdrive level... |
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James Morrison
There's something intriguing about tough looking guys playing acoustic love songs... don't you think? James... |
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Dashboard Confessional
Chances are, 99% of the Western world has in some form or another heard or at least heard of Dashboard... |
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Busta Rhymes
Few names stand out in the rap and r'n'b world these days as much as Busta Rhymes, Will.I.Am and Kelis... |
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The Flaming Lips
Fresh from achieving their biggest hit to date with 'The Yeah Yeah Yeah song' The Flaming Lips return... |
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Plan B
The London rap / r'n'b scene seemingly carries a distinct sense of irony about itself. American rap has a... |
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The Sleepy Jackson
Australia is famous for many things. Kangaroos, Wallabys, BBQ's and yes, even Mark the TeenSpot... |
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Thursday
I remember eagerly running off to the record store back in 2001 to pick up the debut album by Thursday 'Full... |
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Angels and Airwaves
Post Blink 182 the world was left wondering quite how Tom Delonge would rear his not-so-ugly head again, and... |
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Zero 7
Zero 7 have three albums out. Did you know that? I certainly didn’t and I’m currently questioning my abilities... |
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Camilla ft. Erick Sermon
Don’t Hold Back, the debut single from rising hip hop starette Camilla is a blend of hip hop and r’n’b... |
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The Zico Chain
The Zico Chain apparently take their name from the connection that all icons possess. As far as up and coming... |
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Mogwai
Despite generally being an instrumental act, Mogwai’s latest EP ‘Travel Is Dangerous’ finds the band borrowing... |
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Roadstar
Stand aside The Darkness, ROADSTAR are here and they are after a name change, a 10,000 unit selling EP and... |
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Paolo Nutini
When you consider Scotland, what's the first thing you think of? Odds on it's big bushy ginger beards, caber... |
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Goo Goo Dolls
For the last 20 years the Goo Goo Dolls have evolved from a scrappy punk influenced trio into the platinum... |
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Mary J Blige
Fourteen years since 'What's The 411' heralded the arrival of Ms. Mary J Blige - the owner of a voice worthy... |
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Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls stormed their way to global success last September when their debut single 'Don't Cha... |
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Adequate Seven
The country of Wales isn't famous for many things. Being England’s little sister is one of them, and. well... |
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MC Lars
It's respectively dangerous for any artist to attempt to break boundaries. It's also potentially coxcomb for... |
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Takota
Grant Arnow, vocalist for Takota once, not too long ago found himself band-less, and more to the point... |
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Hypo Psycho
Hypo Psycho... it doesn't quite have the same ring as 'Busted' or even 'McFly'. In fact, it's probably not one... |
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Thousand Natural Shocks
Thousand Natural Shocks met whilst still at school together and since the age of thirteen they've been playing... |
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Korn
'See You On The Other Side', KoRns now platinum selling latest album has proven the bands status as one of... |
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Killa Kela
It's little suprise really that SonyBMG records snapped up the talents of Killa Kela, given the strength of... |
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Statik
When this CD emerged in my mail pile, it came as a rather peculiar surprise to see something truly innovative... |
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King Biscuit Time
When The Beta Band parted ways, a nation of psychedelic music fans wept. Omnipotent during their existence... |
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King Furnace
Since forming in early 2004, 'King Furnace' - the oxford based rock trio have garnered themselves a solid and... |
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Rye Coalition
From the seedy back alleys of Jersey City explode 'Rye Coalition', a five piece, trend busting little posse... |
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Fall Out Boy
England is finally catching up with America as Fall Out Boy release their second UK single “Dance Dance” taken... |
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The Voom Blooms
As far as young emerging bands go, finding one these days which doesn’t fall head long into the “emo... |
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Brigade
Considering the fame that Charlie Simpson of Busted fame and now of course Fightstar has amounted in the past... |
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The Exploders
Many things may be said about the music I review but let it never be said that it isn’t diverse. The last CD I... |
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Panic! At The Disco
Following an almost ridiculous amount of hype and publicity late last year, and subsequently early this year... |
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Bo Bice
Bo Bice doesn’t remember life without music. "My father played guitar, banjo and mandolin. My mother and... |
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Fall Out Boy
For weeks now I’ve heard this track smash its way through the alternative radio stations and be constantly... |
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Mogwai
It's true to say, Mogwai are somewhat of an underground cult. Most people haven't heard of them... and those... |
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Korn
A few years ago there wasn’t an alternative rock magazine on the planet which didn’t run a Korn article at... |
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Allister
If, like myself you are a pop punk fan, or an "emo" fan, or whatever else you wish to call it, Allister... |
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Sway
Heard of Sway? Possibly not eh... well he's got a lot to answer for, especially after this years "shock... |
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McQueen
Female fronted punk is not as uncommon as you'd think these days... but let's not beat around the bush. We're... |
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I Am The Avalanche
When The Movielife split, many adoring fans found themselves confused and bemused as to why one of the most... |
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Editors
Editors are a band emerging heartily in from the UK pop-rock scene in the shadow of bands such as Bloc Party... |
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