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Glasvegas are a four piece band from Glasgow.

Yes folks our first Scottish band of 2009, and they are a beaut.

Their sound is solidly based on the ever reliable three-chord trick and heaps of reverb. It worked for Phil Spector and come to think of it – just about every body else since then (“Born To Run” anyone). Add some singalong choruses and big guitars (they don’t hurt either).

According to the little widget in the bottom of my screen, it’s 11pm and 37 degress C (bloody hot) here in Melbourne. “The Hold Steady” are providing perfect sound track. In places it’s like the Stones meet Springsteen with a touch the Ramones strut. Let’s face it if you are going to be hot and [...]

The Script I remember reading about “The Script” last year and somehow forgot to look them up (my only defense is that there is much music and so little time). A week or so back I was watching the “Live From Abbey Road series and they were on the same show as “Matchbox 20 and [...]

Oh god, Skillet are a Christian band. You wouldn’t know from their playing though. I have had “Comatose” floating around the MP3 player for a while now and it is a ripper and only discover. I only discovered their beliefs when I looked up their bio and spotted this bit Skillet’s music is a mixture [...]

Short, sharp and to the point. That’s my initial reaction to “The Weather Machines” song “Parts Of Speech” and “202” The Weather Machines (the musical alias of Jason Ward), produce an infectious brand of guitar-driven, indie pop-rock. You will find yourself tapping your foot almost immediately (and unconsciously) and the more extroverted of you may [...]

Deleted Scenes is one of those bands that I kept hearing about rather than actually hearing. So I was wonderfully surprised when they turned out to be way better than I was expecting. You know the kind of thing, everyone sings a bands praises and when you get to finally hear them, you end up [...]

Wintergreen are yummy. THis is the sort of music that I love having on the MP3 player, I’ll admit It’s the combination of Fender Rhodes and crunchy guitars on their song “Forest St” that does it for me (the bass solo is a big plus as well). But the vocals and the lyrics have a [...]