Eastbourne Festival Live Part 1 - 24th April
Cue Class once again thundered into funk riff jams, evolving into truly epic melodic/solo sections. Lead-guitarist Benji evoked Hendrix in both ability and soul. Then, explosions of thrash roared through led by godlike drumming. The second…
Captain Mike and the Mikateers - 23rd April
Captain Mike and the Mikateers have their own brand of unique cheese hiphop – a complete piss take of modern society in a non satirical style, the three lads bounce up and down singing unabashedly that their songs are just “a little bit…
SDC Rocks Round 3 - 2nd April
Fallen Heroes (6/10) immediately reminded me of slowed down skate-punk. Two-chord melodic verses hummed away with bassy warmth, like Feeder or Blink 182, especially their second song which had an “I miss you” vibe. It was quite rightly…
Elks - 21st March
Now, before I even get started with my NME style, over thesaurused crap, Elks are undoubtedly the best band that I have seen play in Hastings for a VERY long time, capiche? They easily surpass every generic, four chord, local ‘indie…
SDC Rocks Round 2 - 19th March
Silicon Beach’s (6/10) chord-scraping metal riff roared this battle of bands into life. Masterfully technical solos from guitarist Luke dazzled and impressed- the other instrumentals solidly anchoring the Slash-styled outbursts. Cue…
Curious Cats - 22nd March
It was a night full of confidence, charisma and a variety of genres. The Loft hosted an evening of catchy songs full of rhythm, slapping on the bass and vocals that are indescribable. As the two-piece Brighton based band ‘Curious Cats…
Jonathan Abrahams - 8th March
There is ambient lighting, apple martinis and a man with an acoustic guitar. With the audience in the palm of Jonathan Abrahams’ hand, the Loft is the place to be. His raw and soulful vocals are but the least that you should look out for…
The Veloes - 5th March
Whenever I walk past Bar Via it’s always completely packed out; and tonight wasn’t a change of scene. It was Round 1 of ‘SDC Rocks’ with four bands battling against each other to win a place in the next round and ultimately find…
SDC Rocks Round 1 - 5th March
DINOSAUR! ATTACK! delivered pleasant guitar-melodies over chaos-punk/hardcore ferocity. Electronica-style guitar tunes blessed cacophonous rhythms like rain falling over lava tidal-waves. Enter Shikari-esque screams shocked raw energy into…
Above the Chemist - 18th March
Blue is hardly the venue I would have picked out to be overly responsive to hip hop but I was pleasantly surprised to see that ‘Midweek Mic’ as the event is dubbed, has a popular following. Above the Chemist are a two piece rap outfit…