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Castlefest 2021
Music

Castlefest comes home for 7-day music marathon to ‘give something back to town’

September 18, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Castlefest comes home for 7-day music marathon to ‘give something back to town’

“You can always start again” that’s the mantra for Luton music festival Castlefest which makes a big return to the town after the 18-month national coronavirus shutdown of live gigs, returning to it’s “spiritual home” […]

JW Paris
Music

Video: JW Paris unleash new video for latest single ‘Sober’

May 26, 2021 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Video: JW Paris unleash new video for latest single ‘Sober’

JW Paris have just dropped their brand-new video for recently released new single ‘Sober’. Luton duo Aaron Forde (bass/vocals) and Daniel Collins (guitar/vocals) announced a new third member of the band, with former Babyshambles members […]

Reverie
Music

Reverie return with ‘ray of light in quite a dark time’ as new single set to drop

May 25, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Reverie return with ‘ray of light in quite a dark time’ as new single set to drop

Luton shoegaze rockers Reverie are about to return from an 11-year hiatus with the release of their track ‘Optimism’ after they reformed during lockdown and recorded remotely.  The four-piece scattered around the country and even […]

Tooth Marks frontman Dan Briscombe
Music

Tooth Marks deliver their new knockout single, ‘Fight For You Any Way’

April 27, 2021 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Tooth Marks deliver their new knockout single, ‘Fight For You Any Way’

This brand new, adrenaline fuelled, rock monster, is blood thirsty and ready to rumble – packing a punch Rocky would be proud of! A band with extra bite and their eyes on the prize, Tooth […]

JW Paris with their new drummer Gemma Clarke (centre)
Music

A mongrel cross-breed of Nirvana and Blur – JW Paris unveil snarling new single ‘Sober’

April 23, 2021 James Cunliffe 1

JW Paris are back with a new single ‘Sober’, a racket of powerful grunge-addled riffs and searing proto-Brit Pop stylistics which sticks two fierce fingers up to the posers, preachers and pretenders; the leeches of […]

JW Paris playing with Gemma Clarke. Photo still from YouTube/JW Paris' 'Stuck in a Video'
Music

Ex-Babyshambles drummer joins JW Paris as band tease debut album

March 29, 2021 James Cunliffe 2

JW Paris have unveiled former Babyshambles drummer Gemma Clarke as their new recruit.  The Luton rockers have been holed up a Buffalo Studios in east London, writing new songs for what could be their debut […]

Dois Padres Danny Young (guitar) and George Cowan (drummer)
Music

Fuzz-rockers Dois Padres dissect new album ‘Swamp Jams’ track by track

March 5, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Fuzz-rockers Dois Padres dissect new album ‘Swamp Jams’ track by track

“Musically and lyrically, I think it’s the most complete thing we’ve done,” says Danny Young, as the guitar-slinging frontman assesses Dois Padres’ new glam-fuzz delinquent ditty album, ‘Swamp Jams’, in an exclusive track-by-track rundown for […]

The Palpitations bassist Nishant Joshi (right) and singer Tom Talbot
Music

Exclusive: Rock doc to give government Palpitations over virus PPE legal bid

May 1, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Exclusive: Rock doc to give government Palpitations over virus PPE legal bid

“If we get to the High Court, it’ll be like a rock show like you’ve never seen,” says doctor and musician Nishant Joshi, who is on a collision course with the government over the lack […]

SOURDOUGH: (L-R) Charlie Burnett, Jacob Kyte and Connor Bishop at Gun Factory studios where they recorded Expected
Music

SOURDOUGH on the rise after single launch on new Luton record label

April 3, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on SOURDOUGH on the rise after single launch on new Luton record label

A new Luton indie and alternative music record label has launched with the release of the new single by one of the hottest bands in town. Expected is the new track from SOURDOUGH, three riotous […]

JW Paris
Culture

Music review: Favourite Thing / Royalty by JW Paris

February 7, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Music review: Favourite Thing / Royalty by JW Paris

Part banger, part living embodiment of a Steve Jobs philosophy, Favourite Thing sees JW Paris recognise that ‘people don’t know what they want until you show it to them’. “We are your favourite thing and you […]

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