Hi and thank you for sparing time to chat with us. Could you first introduce yourself and tell us how Smiling Assassin came to be? GEORGE: My name is George Garnett and I am the vocalist for Smiling Assassin, on… Read More ›
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Buster Shuffle – I’ll Take What I Want
As you shiver over the winter months, body and energy needs something to keep the cold at bay and spirit stomping and Buster Shuffle have just the right tonic in the shape of their new album, I’ll Take What I… Read More ›
Hole In The Head – Primitive Love
It is always a negative when someone says they need something like a hole in the head, but when it applies to the Finnish rockabilly band of the same name the want is completely different, especially if talking about the… Read More ›
Rousing carousels: an interview with Woody Woodgate
This past week saw the highly anticipated debut solo album from Woody Woodgate released, a pop adventure lighting ears and imagination at every captivating turn. In Your Mind is an encounter which put a smile on our faces whilst… Read More ›
Woody Woodgate – In Your Mind
It is a bit of a surprise that Madness drummer Woody Woodgate has only now unveiled a debut solo album, though given the busyness of the man over the years with various projects as well as of course with the… Read More ›
Grassroutes – Subliminal
Breathless and basking in a ska shaped incitement which never tires however it comes, we eagerly suggest checking out the new single from UK rockers Grassroutes. Drawing on the ska/ indie fusion which goes to good use by numerous bands,… Read More ›
The Talks – Commoners, Peers, Drunks and Thieves
You may have already found your feel good encounter of 2014 but it is never a bad thing to keep looking right up to the closing days, especially when as winter opens its eyes you get a treat as irresistible… Read More ›
Spooky Jefferson’s Ideal Lunchbox – House of Dolls
Ever wondered what the warped and twisted offspring of Madness, Oingo Boingo, and Mr Strange would be like? Then welcome to the dark ska-deville world of Spooky Jefferson’s Ideal Lunchbox. Entwining the revelry of ska with the insatiable temptation of… Read More ›
The Talks – Radio
It is never hard to get feet and passions up for a healthy infectious dose of ska punk and it does not come in any finer form of potency than Radio the new single from UK quartet The Talks. An… Read More ›
The RingMaster Review 