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It feels like an age since I last ventured up to The Fermain Tavern as, for a number of reasons, it seems bands have been focussing on shows in and around town more over the last few months (though the Tav is hardly a great distance out-of-town, but that's a whole other discussion). This event... Continue Reading →
After a quiet first month of the year for music in Guernsey February started with a bang as a pair of the island's heavier bands newcomers Gentle Suburban Boys and comparative veterans Granite Wolf, did their best to tear the roof off The Vault on Friday 1st. Following their debut public outing back in November... Continue Reading →
It's been a few years since I've been to the famed Brixton Academy for a show but, as I was in London and so were prog metal titans Mastodon, I thought it time to venture back south of the river. The venue remains one of the better big halls I've encountered and managed to mix... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey started off the new year with a whole load of brand new music. As well as new tracks from new from the likes of BLAKALASKA, Blacksmith, Lord Vapour and Robert J. Hunter I had two live guests. The live session of the month came from Hollie Lucia, including... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For the final BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey radio show of 2018 I took a look back at the last year of music in the islands. As well as reflecting on some of the big events that took place across the year, from the regulars like Chaos and... Continue Reading →
A year ago, when I was writing my review of music in Guernsey in 2017, I commented that it felt like a year when the bands and musicians in and from the island had all, collectively, taken a great step forward I terms of the quality of what was being produced and the professionalism with... Continue Reading →
Three days on from the launch of Kiya Ashton's debut EP, and in the midst of a month packed with new music release from Guernsey based artists including Lord Vapour, Insurrection, BLAKALASKA and more, The Honest Crooks released their first EP proper, Crook, Line And Sinker, with a show at The Vault in St Peter... Continue Reading →
After the previous week's mid-week show at St James it was time for another Wednesday night outing, this time at The Doghouse to celebrate the release of Sweet Decadence, the debut EP from 15-year-old musician and songwriter Kiya Ashton, along with support in the night from The Cor Damme Lars, Gregory Harrison and Elisha Horsepool. Elisha... Continue Reading →
25 years ago The Wildhearts released what has often been heralded in rock circles as one of the best debut albums of all time, Earth Vs The Wildhearts (read my retrospective review of it here). To mark that milestone, as they did at its 20th anniversary, and similar to the 20th anniversary of its follow-up... Continue Reading →
