Having slaved away recording their much awaited debut full-length in Bristol over the last few months, Will Tun & the Wasters are ready to unleash it before the end of summer. Already they have signed with the excellent Riot Ska Records to release the album, The Anachronist’s Cookbook within the UK, the band are now delighted to announce that it […]
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Album Review: Great Cynics – I Feel Weird
From the slick feel-good tunes of debut album Don’t Need Much in 2011 to the summery punk hits of sophomore record Like I Belong two years later, London & Devon based trio Great Cynics are set to release 11 new tracks full of pop hooks and youthful simplicity in the form of third record I Feel […]
News: Triple Sundae/The Overjoyed announce UK/Greece Tour
Our buddies in London pop-punk outfit Triple Sundae along with their Greek friends The Overjoyed have combined forces to do a joint tour this month with two legs, first Greece (along with Cereal Box Heroes) and then the UK for the following week. On June 17th they hit Bristol’s Roll for the Soul to play a Seeing Your […]
Album Review: Rail-27 – The Great Unwashed
“The Great Unwashed” from one of Reading’s few ska punk bands left is a short but sweet release, barely reaching 25 minutes and only one out of 13 tracks reaches three minutes in length. Having grown as a band after the release of their first few EP’s , Rail-27 certainly haven’t matured based on some […]
Live Review: BAYY, Abattoir Blues, Our Girl & Sulky Boy (Bleach, Brighton, March 16th 2015.)
On Monday 16th March, sandwiched between Mother’s day and Saint Patrick’s Day, Echochamp held a show at Bleach, a relatively new venue in Brighton, promising more free bi-monthly shows. I arrived in the midst of the first set of Sulky Boy. The instrumental was pretty solid indie-grunge, nothing entirely new (at one point someone in […]
Band Interview: Jake & The Jellyfish
This week, one of Leeds’ finest acts, Jake and the Jellyfish released their second album, ‘Dead Weight’. It’s certainly going to be in my end of year list, and hopefully in many others, the band have made an album so incredibly strong and relatable, that since it reached my ears a month ago I have […]
Seeing Your Scene vs Pay to Play #4: Will Tun & the Wasters
Joe Dobraszczyk of Will Tun & the Wasters tells us how it is when it comes to alternatives against pay-to-play gigs. As well as being accordion player for Will Tun & the Wasters, Joe also plays in Viva Zapata, Jake & the Jellyfish and Ash Victim. Putting on his first DIY show around 5 years ago he is […]
Album Review: Airs and Nevermind Me Split
Music is everywhere. Think about what you’ve been exposed to in just the last 24 hours: TV adverts, background songs on your favourite shows and films, even casually on the radio in the car. When we are permanently exposed to sound it becomes difficult to not just differentiate between it all, but to actually listen. […]
EP Review: Honey Pot – Demo 2014
Honey Pot are a band consisting of two members; Alex Hall, Jake Griffith, an acoustic guitar and their soft, sweet voices, with their demo grounding them as an acoustic emo act. Their music has been released through a small independent label, Local Colour Records, who have released music from similar bands such as Bohica and Jaded. […]
Five Reasons Why the DIY Scene is the Place to Be
There are many reasons why the DIY music scene is lovely. I’m sure we’re all well aware of them; but just in case you needed reminding, here are some of the best ones. 1. Affordability One of the best things about the DIY scene is the affordability of DIY gigs. It’s almost collectivised in its […]