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Even having been a bit less active this month I’ve still had lots of music going on from a range of sources to add to my playlist which you can listen to on Spotify by clicking here. When it comes to new stuff I’ve got tracks from Sick Militia, Volleyball, Charles Stenner and The Interrupters,... Continue Reading →
For my BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands radio show in September 2022, which marked 14 years of my presenting and producing the show, I had a packed show with new music a look back at recent festivals which you can listen to by clicking here. I spoke to Sick Militia, who merge extreme... Continue Reading →
Earlier in the summer Charles Stenner drop an EP from one of his previous projects, the duo Little Earthquakes, but now he’s back with a new single under his own name, Sun Comes Up. From the off it has a great funky feel to the music that’s as catchy and sunny sounding as they come... Continue Reading →
Four years on from the release of Fight The Good Fight (and following a live album and concert film) Californian ska-punks The Interrupters returned in summer 2022 with their fourth album, In The Wild. While they firmly established their sound a couple of records ago, and let’s be honest the basics of ska-punk haven’t really... Continue Reading →
Before you even get to the music from Sick Militia it’s pretty clear what you might be in for on their debut album, The Next War, with song titles like Pray For Death, Horrors Of War, Death Marches and Constant State Of Fear, some particularly brutal artwork and the band being made up of members... Continue Reading →
Across 2021 and into 2022 UK indie psyche band Volleyball released a string of singles, along with a run of acclaimed live shows (including two in Guernsey at St. James and the Guernsey Together Festival) that they have now capped off with a debut EP, Kitua Fortune. A slow and wavy instrumental leads us into... Continue Reading →
Last Autumn I was part of a recording session for BBC Introducing with Eloise Fabbri and, around the same time, she said she and her band had been in the studio recording an EP (her first with this ensemble) and that has now been released as RAW (live). From the start of opener Beauty (previously... Continue Reading →
August has seen me finding music from brand new releases, live shows and, in a couple of cases, a particularly interesting documentary film for my playlist update (which you can listen to by clicking here). For the new stuff I’ve got tracks from WAXX!, Hallan, Jack White, Phoebe Over, Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners, Llewellyn... Continue Reading →
With two festivals taking place in the Channel Islands this weekend the August bank holiday weekend was a big one for live music and it was no different on my BBC Music Introducing in the Channel Islands radio show which you can listen to by clicking here. My guests in the studio were Guernsey punk... Continue Reading →
Over the last 12 months The Pips (formerly Albert & The Pips) have grown into one of the highlights of Guernsey’s live music scene and are now setting their sights on a move to Manchester so, before they go, they put on a show at St James with Kiya Ashton & The Folkadelics and Joe... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 