Tandy Hard is Andrew Willis, based in Brighton on the south coast of England. His debut album was released by Drift in Summer 2008, followed by a digital ep Hurricane featuring Jane Bartholomew and members of her band.
Since forming in late July 2007 Fox Cubs have shared the stage with a variety of artists including Pull Tiger Tail, iForward Russia!, Eastern Conference Champions, Future Of The Left and Kong. This year the band recorded live sessions for both Radio One and XFM, headlined Steve Lamacq’s stage at the 2008 Camden Crawl and performed on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds festivals.
Having long ago established themselves as the most compelling fixture of Newcastle’s underground circuit, Shin Jin Rui finally drop ‘Zutiqua’. It’s a move that ought to bring us all one step closer to curing the headcold British garage rawk has been groaning and spluttering through in recent years.
Proof that digging deep will always reward you with a chunk of gold for your shit-covered hands, ‘Zutiqua’ is a rusting, steam-powered automaton of an album...
Described by the NME as "a collision between Elvis Costello & Randy Newman in winklepickers", Josh Weller first found fame in a group as Josh Weller and The Availables in early 2006. Standing out from a crowded marketplace of acoustic singer-songwriters due to his cuttingly sharp and witty lyrics, Josh is sure to find more mainstream success due to both his friendly nature and combination of funny and thought-provoking songs.
Appearing just in time to save your weekend, My Device are a fervent, fiery Brighton power-trio, pumping out thick beats with slick tunes guaranteed to make you move your feet and gnash your teeth. They released the single ‘I was Brave Today’ at the end of 2006, which was included on the album ‘Nervous System’, delivering a frantic half-hour of beautiful beautiful racket with a rock hard nutty center. Both are released through Shifty Disco Records. My Device have been making some new noise in the studio and release new single ‘Eat Lead’ on 26th February 2007.
Gone Til Winter are a female fronted band from Manchester, England with the intent to re-write the book on what a female-fronted metal band should be. Cast aside your assumptions - Gone Til Winter stand aside from the plethora of bands associated with the typical goth-metal sound - offering Soilwork style riffs mixed with NWOBHM classic grooves and nu-goth atmospherics, Gone Til Winter stand proud as a band who are unwilling to take refuge among similar sounding acts.
These Ghosts are a Norwich based ambient three-piece, drawing influences from a wide spectrum of genres to create a unique and ever evolving brand of alternative rock. Summer 2010 sees the release of their debut single 'Luna' on NrOne Records, followed the album 'You Are Not Lost, You Are Here'. "...it gets inside of your bones and tugs at your heart strings whilst simultaneously jabbing at your ribs and tickling your libido." - Artrocker magazine
Chris Athorne, Lee Wilkins, Mark Willis and Nikk Butcher are This Boy Wonders. At the start of 2011 This Boy Wonders have been together for just over 2 years.
Front man Chris Athorne had been writing songs for 2 years when the opportunity came to take his music to the next level with a full band and he hasn't looked back.
Since then, the band has recorded three EPs. The first, released back in 2009 entitled ‘Chasing Rainbows’, was a very different sound from now, with a folk/ acoustic feel that runs through the record.
