BBC Introducing Guernsey: March 2014 – Hartebeest and Sark Folk Festival

On the March 2014 episode of BBC Introducing Guernsey I began the journey towards summer festival season with the announcement of the headliners for this year's Chaos weekend in June and I was joined in the studio by some of the organisers of the Sark Folk Festival who told us about who they have coming over...

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey – Going Back Home

Going into this record it is clear from just looking at the track list that, while Daltrey’s name appears as one of the headline artists, this is, in essence, a Wilko Johnson record. Backed by Wilko’s band of some years, Norman Watt-Roy (bass) and Dylan Howe (drums), and playing a selection of Wilko’s songs (along...

Metallica: Through The Never (2013)

I’ve previously reviewed the soundtrack album that goes with Metallica’s latest concert film, so here I will be primarily focusing on the film itself. Shot in 3D and released in cinemas Metallica: Through The Never is the most lavish and extravagant concert film Metallica have released to date, following in quite a line of previous...

The Crowman – The Resurrection of Blind Jack Lazarus

The Crowman, along with his co-conspirator The Fiddling Pixie, has released his second full length album of steampunk infused garage folk, The Resurrection Of Blind Jack Lazarus. The album is available through Twist and Detour records should you want to get yourself a copy and you can find the man himself over on his Facebook...

The Cryptics, Ray & The Guns and Thee Jenerators – Jamaica Inn – 15/03/14

As I arrived at The Jamaica last Saturday, DJ Oneofakind was already setting the tone for the night, spinning an array of funky sounds with a garage-y vibe that, as the night went on and the bar filled up, would have people dancing with delight to these not so often heard records – all, appropriately,...

The Wicker Man (2006)

There are good remakes (Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead), there are bad remakes (Gus Van Sant’s Psycho), there are pointless remakes (again Van Sant’s Psycho) and then there is Neil Le Butte’s 2006 go at The Wicker Man. As with most films there is probably a vague reason to remake Robin Hardy’s 1973 classic...

Babyhead, The Recks, DJ Oneofakind and Francisco – The Fermain Tavern – 07/03/14

Babyhead made their long-awaited return to Guernsey on Friday 7th March 2014 at The Fermain Tavern with support coming from The Recks, Francisco and DJ Oneofakind. The show was a second sold out event in a row following The Get Down the previous weekend and saw the room bounce to ska, hip-hop, reggae, folk, indie,...

From Bedrooms To Backseats – Bow Down EP

With four years as a band under their belt From Bedrooms To Backseats have gained a reasonable experience on Guernsey’s live circuit and, despite several line up changes, have kept up their sense of having fun on stage mixed with creating a set of generally solid original songs. So, for their first release proper, the...

Lifejacket Studios present Stan Smith, Brutus Stonefist and The Crazy Babies – Fermain Tavern – 08/03/14

While the metal scene in the Channel Islands might be slightly quieter now than maybe it was a few years ago there’s still a lot of it about and it was celebrated in fine fashion at The Fermain Tavern on Saturday 8th March as Jersey’s Stan Smith joined Guernsey bands Brutus Stonefist and The Crazy...

Machete Kills (2013)

If you’ve missed the 'saga' that is Robert Rodriquez’s Machete so far it started life as a spoof trailer during the much maligned (partially justifiably) Grindhouse movie project he made with Quentin Tarantino but quickly seemed to take on a life of its own and soon Rodriquez announced he was making a full-scale movie based...