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Though it remains a reasonable description of The Damned, it seems fair to say that 'punk rock pioneers' or similar is a somewhat overused description of the band that misses out much of their history which has seen them grow and develop over five decades to the release of what is, arguably, their most highly... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago Weymouth band The Surfin' Birds released a debut album that revelled in a love of 60s era rock 'n' roll of many flavours. Now, for their second full length All My Dreams, they emerge stumbling from a fug of hookah smoke to take us on a psychedelic odyssey to the... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen through the Guernsey Gigs website Following their appearance on the March edition of BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey (which you can find out more about here) the Guernsey Gigs team returned the invitation as I was asked to appear on the third episode of their podcast. Across an hour and a... Continue Reading →
The last couple of years has seen something of a resurgence of young bands in Guernsey. This can be largely put down to the appearance of a new breed of music school and, for wont of a better description, youth music organisations equipping youngsters with the tools to make their own music and giving them... Continue Reading →
Penelope Spheeris' early 1980s documentary on the Los Angeles punk rock scene, The Decline of Western Civilzation: Part 1 (incorrectly spelt by myself in a previous blog entry) is a vibrant exploration of a chaotic period in the history of both a music scene and a city presented in a suitably anarchic manner. It's follow-up... Continue Reading →
When bands hit their commercial and creative peak it's not that surprising that they might release a film or movie to, for wont of a better word, 'cash-in' on their success, usually in the form of a concert film documenting their current stage show. Following the release of their album Takk and subsequent world tour... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show On the March 2018 edition of BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey, broadcast on Saturday 31st, I presented something of a Guernsey Gigs special. On the show I spoke to the Guernsey Gigs team as they launch their new website, designed to be a resource for music in the... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years Toby Falla has built quite a reputation for himself on Guernsey's live circuit for his solo shows where, and Ed Sheeran like, he uses an acoustic guitar, his voice and a loop station to play a mix of his own songs and covers to seemingly very positive reactions. Since graduating... Continue Reading →
Over the last week or so, and I'm sure it's something I've seen do the rounds before, a trend has been going round Facebook of sharing ten covers of albums that are important or influential to you with no explanation and while nominating a friend to do the same. Now I've posted my ten I... Continue Reading →
