In my ongoing trawl through the internet I occasionally come across an interesting / useful article. And take it upon myself to repost it here, in the hope that someone may mistakenly believe it to be my own work. Alas the good stuff rarely is. This one is from one of my favourite resources – The Prescription, and originates here: prescriptionmusicpruk.com It was written by the … Continue reading
First published by greenmanmusic.biz So, what to expect from a group called Girl Band? Well, at the very least girls, with perhaps some small, sparkly outfits, suggestive dancing, vocoded vocals and cheesy pop tunes. But, from the minute you pop this EP on, you realise that is about as far from the truth as you … Continue reading
First published by http://www.greenmanmusic.biz The first of a brace of EP releases from a Worcestershire based trio and unusually this first one is a live acoustic recording. The stripped down session is often something bands resort to in an attempt to plug a gap between releases, or to fulfil a record company release quota. However, … Continue reading
I often write about bands that are hard to pigeon-hole or describe, bands who meld so many different influences, genres and styles into their sound in an attempt to come up with something original that you are left with little alternative than to invent new terminology for them. And, as frequently as this works it … Continue reading
The next venture is gradually taking shape for me. This is the one advantage of being unemployed, I am finally having time to explore the roads I would actually like to be travelling on. This particular venture see’s me donning my newest hat, that of concert promoter. Perhaps Impresario would be a good title for … Continue reading
First published on greenmanmusic.biz In my humble opinion, one of the greatest attributes to “indie” music is its sheer variety and scope. Very much a term of convenience its original coining to describe music put out by small independent labels naturally encompassed a vast range of styles. It gradually came to refer to any alternative … Continue reading
A more recent Green Man review is this one from a couple of weeks ago (original here). It also ties in with my earlier “The Music That Refused To Die” post about the continuation of the punk legacy. For this is a self-proclaimed punk outfit, putting out records on a specialist punk label, Iron Man … Continue reading
Back into the Green Man archives again for this review, published back in September (original post here). I was reminded of this one when a touring musician I was putting on recently stopped over in Swindon, and to occupy himself made a few museum visits, including one to a computing museum I didn’t even know … Continue reading
Another cracking record I had the pleasure of reviewing on Green Man is this gem. Not necessarily my first choice when browsing the “aisles” of the (online) record store, but nonetheless it is a superb record. If dreamy alt-pop is your thing then you ought to acquire a copy of this album, the second record … Continue reading
I first published this article on the Green Man Music site but as it is one of those records that I can’t stop listening too I thought I would revisit it here. In my humble opinion you should get a copy… Two-piece bands that make a hell of a noise far in excess of their … Continue reading
The Unwise Monkey 