What’s better than a good psychedelic band? Nothing that’s what. Thought Forms from South West England take a slightly softer, poppier approach to your usual psychedelic band and their second album Ghost Mountain sees them carrying on in this style. Th …

I’ve not followed Humanfly’s previous releases that closely to be brutally honest. I had the impression they played a blend of sludge heaviness with some post-hardcore elements. I’ve always ‘meant’ to investigate further. Which given their reputation, …

Brilliantly named Fat Goth have been gradually conquering the hearts and souls of Scottish local music fans since 2007, and now they’re ready to unleash their heavy riffing rock on to the rest of the United Kingdom and most likely the world. This Dundo …

So back in 2006 I spent 8 hours waiting patiently outside a pub in Camden Town (the name escapes me but rest assured it was a shithole) to see 65daysofstatic… And I didn’t get to see them. No amount of cajoling, begging, pleading or even my best Aussie …

‘[their] most eclectic crop of songs to date and stands out as a great guitar-rock album in a year that’s seen its fair share of them already.’ – Tinymixtapes

I’m at a new arena in northern Sweden together with three thousand Swedes. All more than ready to witness and hear the last concert by hardcore legends Refused. That’s right. The LAST concert. From the very beginning people are lifting their phones in …

Due to the unusually early start, 7.20pm, we unfortunately missed the first two support acts, Lyenn and Duke Garwood, but did arrive just in time to catch Creature With The Atom Brain. Now CWTAB are a curious beast, comprised mostly of members of The M …

Photo by Bruce Cowie for Beardrock After having missed Conan on 3 previous occasions when they were up in Scotland, I sure didn’t want to miss them again and so I made my way over to the 13th Note in Glasgow to finally witness one of my favourite sludg …

Golden Fable Tour Blog This October we were very kindly asked by the wonderful Field Music to accompany them on their tour of the UK. Here is a brief insight into what we got up to whilst on the road. The Golden Fable touring team consisted of Tim, Reb …

A couple of years back, through the miracle that is the Internet (it’s a series of tubes), I was able to find and befriend some really great folks that are in the UK, and specifically the Manchester area, that are actively innovating, creating and shar …

Last month, our favourite Edinburgh post punk two piece Black International hit the road for a UK tour. They have very kindly scribed the whole event for your reading pleasure. Tuesday 18th September – Overnight journey southwards: Due to the fact we’r …

Having seen Echo and the Bunnymen possibly more times than I’ve had hot dinners, this was the first time that I got to see him playing acoustic and out of the confines of his band. Supplemented by Ian Broudie (yes, he of Lightning Seeds) on second guit …

“Eugh, my banter is so off. I think it’s the heat,” laments Joe and he’s not wrong. A late summer heatwave has hit San Francisco, the sort of heat that melts all higher thought and replaces one’s inner dialogue with “uhhnn…” Coupled with that, instor …

Castrovalva are an acquired taste it has to be said, and if your a club hopping party animal they may be the red bull to your triple vodka. A three piece who list Bars/Keys,Bass/Dubs and Beats as their instruments and describe their style as “Noise Hop …

It’s been a busy year for Cate Le Bon with the release of two new albums and constant touring both here and over in Europe and America. With the addition of numerous festival appearances this mini tour is a final chance to catch up with her on these sh …