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REVIEW - Dr Haze And The Wise Lizardz - 'And Beyond' (Album)
Like most people I suspect, Geneva's Dr Haze And The Wise Lizardz are a new name to me, but were kind enough to send me a copy of 'And...
broomblitzno2
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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REVIEW - Mark Pontin Group - 'Kaleidoscope' (Album - Lunaria Records)
Welsh bluesman Mark Pontin returns with his third full length album, 'Kaleidoscope', following on from his debut 2013's 'Days Of Destiny'...
broomblitzno2
Nov 20, 20212 min read
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Mark Pontin Q&A
Welsh bluesman Mark Pontin releases his third album 'Kaleidoscope' with his group this Friday (26th November), an excellently inventive...
broomblitzno2
Nov 20, 20215 min read
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REVIEW - Alex Pilkevych - 'That Way Lies Madness' (Album)
Polish based Alex Pilkevych has released three previous albums - 2014's 'Explanatory Gap', 2015's 'Within The Brain Drainery' and 2018's...
broomblitzno2
Nov 17, 20212 min read
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Review - Bouquet Of Dead Crows - 'Hemispheres' (Album - German Shepherd Records)
A band who always have big ideas and concepts on their mind, Cambridge's Bouquet Of Dead Crows follow 2015's 'Of The Night' and 2018's...
broomblitzno2
Nov 13, 20213 min read
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REVIEW - The Spitfires - 'Live At The Pic' (Album - Yeah Right! Records)
For us Brits, type in 'The Spitfires Band' into google and it'll come up with the four piece Watford indie/ska/mod band who've had a bit...
broomblitzno2
Nov 4, 20212 min read
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The Spitfires Q&A
Hailing from Vancouver in the late 90s, The Spitfires released four albums of loud, energetic garage / punk 'n' roll before going off to...
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Nov 4, 20215 min read
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REVIEW - Small Town SINdrome - 'It Only Gets Worse' - (Album - Jab Records)
Grand Rapids, Minnesota band Small Town SINdrome return with second album 'It Only Gets Worse' following on from 2019's 'How This Ends',...
broomblitzno2
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Earl Of Hell Q&A
Edinburgh band Earl Of Hell follow up two excellent singles ('Blood Disco' and Arrhythmia') with a run of shows over the next few weeks...
broomblitzno2
Oct 27, 20215 min read
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REVIEW - First Boy On The Moon - 'First Boy On The Moon' (album)
Singer-songwriter David Pedroza originally hailed from Huntingdon Beach in California where he was a member of the SoCal rock and punk...
broomblitzno2
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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REVIEW - Black Star Jackals - 'Hollow' (EP)
Following the release of three excellent singles in 2019 - and a victory in the Scottish final of the Soundwaves Music Competition -...
broomblitzno2
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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Black Star Jackals Q&A
The new EP 'Hollow' from Glasgow band Black Star Jackals is out tomorrow (15th October 2021) and is a potent stew of rock, indie, and...
broomblitzno2
Oct 14, 20217 min read
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Lonesome Q&A
Peterborough post-rock band Lonesome have recently released 'Inure', the second part of a trilogy that follows on from the 'To Myself,...
broomblitzno2
Oct 12, 20217 min read
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Blyth Road Q&A
Young London band Blyth Road have already hit #1 in the iTunes charts with 'Blood In My Alcohol' and 'Phantom' and continue to impress...
broomblitzno2
Oct 5, 20214 min read
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REVIEW - Boogie Beasts - 'Love Me Some' (Album - Naked Records)
Thanks to the likes of The Black Keys and the continuing plethora of artists from the Tennessee / Mississippi region playing hill country...
broomblitzno2
Oct 2, 20212 min read
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Boogie Beasts Q&A
With their fabulous third album of down 'n' dirty blues, 'Love Me Some'. released recently, Belgian band Boogie Beasts return to the live...
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Oct 2, 20214 min read
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REVIEW - The Petal Falls - 'All These Years' (Album)
Formed in the mid to late 90s, Kent's The Petal Falls fell apart following a spell on a record label who did little to encourage and...
broomblitzno2
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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REVIEW - Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps - 'This Is My Happy Face' (Album)
Helsinki, Finland's ever prolific Tom Tikka returns with his third release in 2021 following his earlier EP 'That's What Winston...
broomblitzno2
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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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...
broomblitzno2
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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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...
broomblitzno2
Sep 11, 20212 min read
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