REVIEW - Planet Fatale - 'The Cycle Repeats' (Album)
For a couple of years from 2018, pre-pandemic, Cambridge band Powderhead were playing intense, high-energy shows and had released a...
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broomblitzno2
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - BlitZ - 'Take No Prisoners Live' (Album - KSM Records And Entertainment)
Unashamed in their channelling of NWOBHM and 80s classic rock influences (no trying to co-opt a number of other rock / metal tropes into...
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broomblitzno2
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Umbrella Assassins - 'King Of Fruit Vol 2' (EP - German Shepherd Records)
I've recently bought the remastered deluxe version of Supergrass' 'In It For The Money' and whilst reviewing the latest release from one...
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broomblitzno2
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Sonny Vincent - 'Snake Pit Therapy' (Album - Svart Records)
A veteran of CBGBs and Max's Kansas City from the halycon days of the New York punk scene with his band Testors, Sonny Vincent has gone...
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broomblitzno2
- Sep 4, 2021
- 8 min
Sonny Vincent Q&A
With a long and storied career stretching back to the halycon days of CBGBs and even further back, NYC musician Sonny Vincent has worked...
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broomblitzno2
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - The Shook - 'Hermetic Revelry' (EP)
There are universal laws across space and time which determine how the universe works and of which the seven hermetic principles are...
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broomblitzno2
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Desperate Measures - 'Rinsed' (Mini-Album - Easy Action Records)
Formed in 1981 in Christchurch, New Zealand, Desperate Measures recorded one now sought after EP ('1984'), a live album, played a Clash...
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broomblitzno2
- Aug 28, 2021
- 4 min
Desperate Measures Q&A
After the release of a 7'' single and a live album back in 1982/83, Christchurch, New Zealand's Desperate Measures split and lead singer...
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broomblitzno2
- Aug 25, 2021
- 5 min
Smash Fashion Q&A
Fans of glam, power pop, psychedelia and just good ol' good time rock 'n' roll will find much to love in LA's marvellous Smash Fashion,...
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broomblitzno2
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Phil Redmon - Home S**t Home (Album)
Own up time with this review! Ipswich songwriter Phil Redmon's new album is not your traditional 'Ballroom Blitz's Man At The Back'...
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broomblitzno2
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Kill The Kid - 'Kill The Kid' (EP)
From out of London comes the sound of Dodge City with Kill The Kid's debut EP, an accomplished amalgam of Southern Rock (Skynyrd, ZZ...
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broomblitzno2
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Velvet Insane - 'Rock 'n' Roll Glitter Suit' (Album - Wild Kingdom Records)
While some Swedish bands I have reviewed here and played on the show (the likes of Liar Thief Bandit, Grande Royale, The Hawkins) have...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 31, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Far From Who We Are - 'Sleep In Shadows' (EP - HopePunk Records)
A scream followed by a furious frantic riff and we're straight into 'Sleep In Shadows', the great new EP from South African trio Far From...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
Far From Who We Are Q&A
South African band Far From Who We Are have recently released the excellent 'Sleep In Shadows' EP - five tracks mixing emo, alternative...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW - Ghosts Of Men - 'Exhale' (Album)
'Of course, I used to know them when they played round here!'. It's been heartening to see Colchester's Ghosts Of Men's (Adz - Drums and...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - The Best Medicine - 'Miracle Cure' (EP)
From the green fields of Hertfordshire (Hitchin to be precise) comes the groove metal stylings of bands such as Down, Clutch and...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 25, 2021
- 4 min
The Best Medicine Q&A
Hitchin, Hertfordshire band The Best Medicine have recently released their debut EP 'Miracle Cure', a powerful shot of groove metal that...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 21, 2021
- 5 min
Firekind Q&A
Devon trio Firekind released their excellent debut album 'What I Have Found Is Already Lost' last October, an album of emotional, soaring...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 10, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW - Kathryn & The Overbytes - 'Hindsight Is 2020' (EP)
Hailing from Darwin in the Northern Territories in Australia, Kathryn Ezzy and her bandmates in The Overbytes launch themselves with this...
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broomblitzno2
- Jul 10, 2021
- 5 min
Kathryn & The Overbytes Q&A
Darwin, Australia band Kathryn & The Overbytes have recently released their debut EP 'Hindsight Is 2020', an engaging mix of modern...
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