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Ins and Outs are a Leeds based rock and roll band who write songs for people to singalong with!
The Subways: Rock & Roll Queen
It pains me to tell you this dear readers but it's disappointment time again. I'll admit that when I heard the Subways' previous single "Oh Yeah", I liked it.
We catch up with The Glitterati at their Leeds show supporting Wildhearts to talk about local music scenes, rock and roll, and record deals...
Melodic, atmospheric indie rock and roll.
Rock, Paper, Indie: Charlotte Oxnard talks to Wakefield rock band The Humour.
On a cold, wet and dark Tuesday night Gavin Miller talks with Ross Futureheads from the highly showbiz and rock and roll location of a Leeds Travel Lodge...
Four-piece rock band from Leeds
The 3 Despondents play rock'n'roll punk like they remember it. Singer's Dead Boys T-Shirt is surely older than him.
punk garage rock
indie rock
indie rock
blues rock
Band Profile: Spitfire Charlie
indie rock
indie rock
Charlotte Oxnard speaks with Dundee band The View ...
Band Profile: The Wedding Present
alternative rock
Joseph Seager managed to ask Italian pop/folk/indie band Amycanbe a few questions, from how their tour of the UK has gone to what they'll be up to this Christmas...
indie rock
funk rock
On the 17th December '05, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the hardest working front men in the music industry, Ian Prowse (no relation to the bloke that played Darth Vader). He is the lead singer with the band Amsterdam.
indie rock
Ricky Warwick was, and still is, the formidable front man for one of the heaviest rock acts the UK has ever seen. Victoria Holdsworth asks the questions...
A storming Liverpool/Leeds three piece with musical origins rooted in the Mississippi Hill blues through to English classic rock n roll.
Young Heart Attack @ Joseph's Well
Summer is on its way and if there is one perfect accompaniment to the smell of freshly mown grass, barbeques and cold beer, it's some good time rock and roll.
The Ga Gas are being heavily tipped to be the next big 'rock and roll' band, following the likes of The Darkness and Velvet Revolver.
Dressed like they never left the 80's, Honeycomb Love are loud, fun & sleazy as you like with their 80's metal style.
Formed in Leeds in 2004, The Plight's first practice was in the particularly rock and roll location of an abandoned office block on the outskirts of the city.
Band Profile: Bifta Smoking Eskimos
The Bifta Smoking Eskimos are a four piece band from Batley playing chilled Rock'n'Roll and ambient grooves.
We are a rock, punk, garage and soul influenced band based in Leeds. The best descriptions we have received said we were an "Apocolyptic 70's Garage band" and a "no holds barred Rock and Roll Band".
This February will have an extra day this year, as it's a leap year and all. But another day in that month which could indeed be good for the music industry is the 11th.
The Scaramanga Six: We Rode The Storm
Sounding like the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster on uppers the band storm their way through the opening track, but sadly it's let down by far too much "oooo yeah" ing which is always a bad sign.
Adrenaline Injected Punk Rock'n'Roll
In the busy world of the Leeds Music Scene, there's always a few bands who slip quietly into the main arena. iLiKETRAiNS are one of these bands, playing their sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce, but always beautiful take on post rock theatrics.
Samson Bedford - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Kev Shirley - Lead Guitar, Vocals Chris Hall - Drums, Vocals Boa Internationalè - Bass, Vocals Late in 2004 four young men of high ambition formed a band called Volcanoes.
Authors of Malicious Code: Part 3
Authors of Malicious Code release 'Part Three', the third in a series of five free EPs and it's a rock n roll affair with a slightly darker side.
This latest offering from the up-and-coming whippersnappers from Welwyn Garden City encapsulates perfectly what this band are all about; a three-minute burst of loud, simple, magnificent punk rock.
The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent: Black Amplifier
Well this is as 'out of town' as any review I've ever done: The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent (or The S.I.G.I.T.
The Longshots: What Doesn't Kill Us
Recent experiments under test conditions have concluded that listening to this album whilst driving increases your chances of picking up a speeding ticket by a WHOPPING 37%.
The Sugars: Doo Wop (Sugar So Sweet)
Bands such as Arctic Monkeys may dispute that image isn't everything, and whilst it certainly isn't, it's always good to find a band who, in addition to writing first-rate songs, also have a good ol' bash at looking damned good.
Kiosk: One Day I'm Going To Go STRATOSPHERIC On You And, Chances Are, You'll Thank Me For It
This EP has the bestest title ever. Annoying to type out. Stupidly pretentious. Vastly ambitious. Impressive.
Yet another band playing a part in putting Leeds on the rock 'n' roll map, The Glitterati are back with the second single to be taken from their self-titled debut album.
We're a 4-piece indie rock and roll band from Halifax. We've been together since February 2005. We've done gigs all over West Yorkshire.
El Cartel, are a band made up from a university project which shortly afterwards evolved into an actual band.
Having had this band recommended to me, receiving an email from BMG with a sound snippet and then stumbling upon a lonesome copy of this EP I decided that it was fate and took the poor little blighter home with me.
Modey Lemon: Thunder + Lightning
Garage rock duo/trio Modey Lemon burst out of Pittsburgh to not only kick out the jams but to actually boot those jams firmly in their jammy balls.
Hundred Reasons @ Leeds Festival 2006
This time last year Hundred Reasons were on the main stage with a huge advert behind them reading "Band For Sale".
Orange Goblin @ Rio (Bradford)
With last week being the 50th anniversary of Elvis recording "That's all right mama" I've been kinda depressed.
One day, five young chappies from Aldershot who had got fed up of getting nowhere with their band sent a demo tape to Ross Robinson (he of knob-twiddling duties for ATD-I, Slipknot and Korn amongst others).
Three Man Amp's take on the genre of indie rock is one that has been heard before and will most likely be heard again, thanks to the never ending supply of bands that are churned out by record labels to meet the demands of the lazy MTV2 fans, who base their musical tastes on the NME chart.
The Scaramanga Six @ Leeds Festival 2006
Smartly dressed in suits The Scaramanga Six deliver edgy rock tunes with lyrics as sharp as their threads.
Dinosaur Pile-up @ Leeds Festival 2008
Matt Bigland, guitar and vocals, Tom Dornford-May, bass guitar, and Steve Wilson drums are the relatively new Dinosaur Pile-up.
Once upon a time, a young man named Rob from a band called The Mighty Stars declared "There's a lot to be said for conciseness and brevity", and I suppose he's right.
Guitars. Lots and lots of guitars. Leather, screaming girls, sweat, passion, sex, sleaze, bourbon. Just some of the things that pop into my head when I think of the words Rock n Roll.
Never without incident or injury, the NME Rock n Roll Riot Tour burst into the Refectory for its opening night with blown amps wreaking havoc during the highly anticipated set from The Fratellis.
The Hair are foot soldiers in the great army of rock and roll. They play bluesy soulful rock, with some keyboard frills.
Do Not Miss! These guys RRROCK!
If Jet didn't exist then "I Believe" would be an all-you-can-eat buffet of rock but instead it's hard not to imagine those talentless wankers churning out their Vodafone song.
The Pattern @ Leeds Festival 2001
Obsessed with that late-60s (perhaps more English) vibe of things, Oakland, California's The Pattern certainly take a look backwards in their performance today.
Hoggboy have brought their mates along from Sheffield for this show taking in some of their recent releases.
Kill To Gain are an alternative/metal band based in Keighley. Founded on the principle of "louder is better" we strive to create intense sound that is constantly new and never the same recycled rubbish.
AntiProduct @ Brudenell Social Club
If there was one thing that fatally crippled the "nu-Brit-indie" uprising of last year, it was the lack of general excitement and, more to the point, characters about the whole thing.
Velvet Revolver @ The Refectory
7.00 PM and the gates to hell opened as an array of Velvet Revolver fans poured into Leeds Uni for a feast of pure rock n roll.
The Von Bondies @ Blank Canvas
I hate Coldplay with a passion now. Why you may ask? Well let me tell you. It all began on the 21st April, me and my friends were waiting to see a band from Detroit called The Von Bondies.
Motley Crue: If I Die Tomorrow
In December last year cock-rock legends Motley Crue, well known for their drug overdoses and womanising, decided to reform to give music one more crack.
Band Profile: Cardboard Cowboy
indie alternative
The Casanovas are an antipodean rock band, which should tell you something. Picture the big riffs (think ZZ Top), swagger vocals (Mick Jagger) and 80's rock drums.
goad are in lower case. Even on gig listings the band tell me that they begin with a small 'g'. A warning perhaps, so that you don't make any mistakes.
Imaginative, Intelligent, Witty and Funky is how I would describe tonight's openers, Soulwax. However, there is one other word that sums them up.
I hate buses. The result of standing, freezing my backside off for 25 minutes, at a deserted bus stop in the middle of Kirkstall, was me, missing first support band of the night, The Detonators.
Alien Ant Farm @ Leeds Festival 2001
Delayed for 10 minutes due to crowd congestion, the kids went absolutely berserk for American nu-metallers Alien Ant Farm.
10,000 Things have always had a reputation as a fearsome live band. Who am I to question that? The Things appear to be living out the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll dream to great success.
The Black Velvets: Get on Your Life
In an era when rock music is well and truly back, The Black Velvets are gonna settle in to a CD collection near you just nicely.
Noise á Noise: Looking Ahead EP
Hailing from Los Angeles and yet taking influences from such UK stalwarts as the The Kinks, Buzzcocks and The Jam.
The Bribes have a sound which can be described as quirky and upbeat. A driving sound which instantly grabs you by the lugs and kicks you in the stones, leaving you heaving in a pile by the side of the road waiting for another kicking.
Hundred Reasons @ Leeds Festival 2001
A pulsating half an hour from Hundred Reasons ensured no rain-induced gloom in the crowd in The Evening Session Tent.
The Ghost Of A Thousand @ Cockpit
It's minus four outside The Cockpit, as the Atticus tour rolls into Leeds, bringing with it four of the UK's finest punk rock and roll bands, and for most of the already sweating, baying throng inside, it's not a moment too soon.
One of the best things about being an instrumental post-rock band has to be choosing what to call your songs.
If you think punk rock never died, but it was just hiding beneath the ultra glossed pin-up kids of today, then Mach Schau are here for you and you alone.
Coaltrain @ The Junction (Otley)
Every once in a while your evening turns out to be so very different from how you planned it. A normal routine might be to get home from work, undertake a little desultory housework, perhaps have a nice cup of tea; and then pop down to The Junction to shoot the breeze and leave just before the band takes the stage (well, perhaps "stage" might be exaggerating a trifle).
As the first band of the night Sawthroat take the stage, many people in the venue seem unaware of their presence.
Eureka Machines @ Leeds Festival 2008
Eureka Machines charge up the whole show for the next three days by demolishing Friday's graveyard slot, tearing out classic rock songs like Saturday night was already half way through and speeding us all up to life-threatening pulse levels.
The Delamores @ Xscape (Castleford)
The Delamores' vocalist Lee never breaks sweat. He is an enigmatic, quiet man who prefers to leave the jocularities to jovial bassist Baz, who tonight is sporting a canny leopard print guitar.
Cheap Thrills was recorded at Sunnybank Studios in June of this year. Tracks are: "Run or Die", "Lesbian Pleasure", "Dirty USA", "Country Song" and "Salvation".
Straight outta Oslo, Norway and newly signed to Island Records, Span are a complex rock and roll beast with occasional Soundgarden hints that just gets better and better as their show progresses.
The final night of Ash's tour falls in Leeds due to the gig being postponed from a couple of weeks ago.
The Glitterati: Do you love yourself?
Poptones is steadily building up a healthy roster of artists with a fair range of diversity. From Martin Carr's Brave Captain to Cosmic Rough Riders via The Bellrays.
So here we are then, for another instalment in the Bright Young Things series, put together by Steve Kind.
Good old rock and roll that's what Vatican Jet dish out! Apparently standing in for Being 747, these lads did a great job!
After touring the UK as practically unknown indie signings, Doncaster trio The Wallbirds have become one of the most exciting unsigned bands for 2008; their bluesy Dylan-esque aggression with grass roots approach to modern pop song writing likening them to The Libertines or White Stripes, with a classic rock 'n' roll sense of emergency.
Wrestling Jacob: The Darkened Glass EP
Hmmmm... too much of this smacks of the one genre that strikes fear into the most hardened music fan, Christian Rock.
Sadly missing the workaholic Being 747 (four gigs this week for them!) it was straight into the nitty-gritty of Futuresound.
For as grandiose as their biog describes them, employing such everyday phrases as "dramatic melodic edge", "distinctive atmospheric sound" and those favourite biog-bites "inspiration" and "soaring", The Xenith Sound are a rock band.
Now don't get me wrong here, I've nothing against Kurt Cobain - the guy made some damn fine music in his time.
The Martini Henry Rifles: And then we hit a truck...
From the onset I thought I was gonna hate this with a passion, another band from the arrogantly titled "Future of Rock and Roll " Sonic Mook Experiment toss comp.
Experimentation seems to be what Nova are all about. The desire to fuse firmly together indie rock and electronica is part of their agenda.
It's hard not to think the worst when a band talks on their website about making "the big push" and send a proud-as-punch biog that name drops supports with James Blunt.
When I heard the first Beirut album, 'The Gulag Orkestar', I thought that Rufus Wainwright had started singing with Romanian folk bands.
As Green Day have been propelled into front runners of the pop punk genre it seems almost natural that a whole hoard of hero worshippers would crawl out of the woodwork to offer their tributes.
The Yo-Yo's: Given Up Giving Up
I remember five years ago as a poor student living in Stoke-on-Trent getting the first The Yo-Yo's album and lending it to anyone who'd listen.
Razorlight play ballsy punk-fuelled garage rock with a distinctly British pop sensibility. I like it; but I don't love it.
Aarkle Hooman: Pink Gorilla EP
The Pink Gorilla EP is the dazzling debut from the bizarrely named Aarkle Hooman. An upbeat electro pop rock duo who were once a full band but then felt that they sounded better as a keyboard/guitar combo.
Pink Grease are sexy in a trashy, New York fanshionista way, and with the inclusion of The Greasettes- three girl backing singers- you can guarantee there will be someone on stage you want to fuck.
With people still slowly drifting into the venue The Glitterati take to the stage. A crack of drums and a howl of overdriven guitars sees the band launch into 'Heartbreaker' and a rampant set that keeps upping the energy levels with each song until you feel veins are going to burst somewhere on stage.
With the withdrawal of Tempting Kate from proceedings, tonight's Futuresound heat has a delayed late, which means by the time Kenosha arrive on stage there's for once a decent if not huge crowd in attendance.
The Roots @ Leeds Festival 2004
After their legendary Glastonbury appearance of a few years back, Phily's finest returned to our shores to give Leeds another huge root down of live hip-hop.
Graham Coxon @ Leeds Festival 2004
Soulwax are the evil, broodier incarnation of 2manydj's. But like their funk soul brother, they take their chosen rock template and run with it.
We Start Fires: Caught Redhanded
Mathematics aside this is a valiant effort from this US grrrl-punk scene influenced quartet. Underneath the guitars and quirky 80s' keyboard effects of this album lies a fair dose of pop-punk fused with the daily trials and tribulations of your average young rock and roll girl.
Somehow while living the rock 'n' roll lifestyle Red.Star.Line managed to find the time to whip up a whole album.
Enticed only by a cool name and a bit of a bravado, it was with anticipation I awaited the arrival of what was to be one of the most vital live sets I've seen.
Band Profile: Albert Ross & The Otters
Albert Ross, Vocals, Piano, Guitar Laura Haughey, Vocals, Melodica, Organ Dave O'Donnell, Vocals, Guitar, Piano Rob Julian, Bass, Horns Kerry Harrison, Drums and all things percussive This Leeds band is a collaboration of friends and fellow musicians who have decided to come together at long last.
After listening to this EP a vast number of times and reading through the huge press release and reviews and then searching through the over the top website the words of Bruce Campbell come to mind.
"We're the warm-up band" announces Cooper's entrance to tonight's proceedings. Following on from the previous night where we were entertained not only musically but also through an on-going dialogue with Four Day Hombre, we are again in conversation with tonights bands.
It will have no doubt raised more than just a few eyebrows when Xi and 48 Crash announced their recent union.
With bands that form at Art College, you know that you're in for something avant-garde or at the least remotely inventive, right?
The Voyeurs: If I'm Right / World
The Voyeurs certainly know how to do good pop music, yet make it listenable for the most 'alternative' of music fan.
This song was made for The Boss. The addition of Bruce Springsteen's vocals to this tale of escapism through the car radio is an arena anthem worthy of its recent blitz on Radio 2.
The Tennessee Traincrash @ Cockpit
We've been in the Rocket for an hour and a half so far, patiently waiting while amateur night clears its throat.
Various Artists: Let There Be... Geek Pie III
This collection from Wakefield's Geek Pie records offers a diverse snapshot of local talent: four very different artists with four very different songs.
L-shaped karaoke joint, The Vine, is the place to showcase bands without stroking their egos or firing them into major limelight.
This venue was the first place I ever came out to in Leeds and I can now appreciate what a find it is.
The Hold Steady arrive in the UK next month for their first full UK tour. Danielle Millea caught up with guitarist Tad Kubler.
Aaaaghh yet another "The ....s" band, but wait what's this? No disaffected vocals, no New York / Detroit attitude, no heroin references.
Purple Orm: Sounds From Small Town
Apart from the name I have little to complain about Purple Orm. This 3 piece from Castleford (I'm guessing) have a steady rock and roll sound that is likeable enough on this 3 song CD.
GU Medicine's mix of heavy rock and roll is delivered with convincing force, just like the headliners.
Singer songwriter, Neil McLarty, has known what he wanted to do with his life since he first picked up a guitar at the age of 12.
Would putting rock bands in a massive hole work? With a crowd made-up of mostly of people wanting to be seen and grab the free booze, it was a triumph for the bands for so many to be grabbed from the bar by the quality of the music.
Having played a string of live events across the Midlands and South through June and July, Broken Dolls release their self-titled début album.
The (International) Noise Conspiracy @ Leeds Festival 2004
Almost a year ago the band were scheduled to play a venue in Leeds but had to pull out due to a back injury to lead singer and former Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzen.
Mellow Gold: I've Got a Bowler Hat and a Walking Stick
They may have a bowler hat and a walking stick but unfortunately someone also gave them instruments, naivety and penchant for private school sixth form poetry about such ranging everyday subjects as hard drugs and rendezvous' by fast food stands.
It's splendid when a trip down to a nearby pub results in you getting nicely sloshed and seeing a good band.
Cancer Bats: Birthing the Giant
Canada has given us some damn fine music over the years, especially it seems, in recent times. From Billy Talent to Alexisonfire right through to er...
Robochrist @ Brudenell Social Club
It's not at every gig where the between-band entertainment consists of various luminaries of the Leeds music scene, including members of The Scaramanga Six, les Flames!
A bunch of really hairy, middle-aged blokes are on stage playing rock and roll, having a shout at George Bush, and causing mayhem.
I like Milburn a lot. They're one of the reasons I started reviewing because you never know when you'll be sent a gem of a CD to cover that you just absolutely love.
Firstly an apology. I'm going to get a bit nostalgic in this review. Please bear with me. Back in the crazy days of the Leeds Music Scene (circa 2001) I saw a band play several awesome gigs at The Well.
Various Artists: ...and besides everyone knows it's not just boys fun: Manifesta Compilation #1
Everyone knows that women do not a good rock star make. That is, of course, utter bollocks, and Manifesta are out to prove it.
The Pigeon Detectives: Untitled
The Pigeon Detectives are one of the most entertaining live bands around Leeds at the moment. On stage their frantic and furious frontman belts out shambolic rock 'n' roll gems like there's no tomorrow, often threatening to decapitate one of the band's guitarists as he throws his mic stand, microphone and himself around the stage in an uncontrolled fit of pleasure.
All dressed in black; sultry with stiff motions, Mother Vulpine's heavy QOTSA style guitars lap over some gorgeous male to female harmonies.
After debuting on a handful of live shows the band have a healthy C.V of support slots with Silver Ginger 5, The Jellys and playing with Terrorvision at their last ever gig (which incidentally was their first) Butterfinger are absolutely amazing.
This is very primitive guitar rock with a swagger and attitude that some people are just going to love.
The Refectory is a shit venue. Lets be honest here, I've seen countless bands here over the past few years, Dragonforce, Trivium, Alkaline Trio and Funeral For A Friend to name but a few, and every time I leave bitterly disappointed.
So it's my first time back at the Well since that whole unfortunate 'incident' when The Stills overran by about six hours or something.
The Sugars: The Curse Of The Sugars
The Sugars appear to have been purveying their darkly sweet brand of rock 'n' roll to us lucky Leodensians for some time now, but this semi-eponymous long player is their debut full-length offering.
The Vine seems to have a cross section of every genre of rock 'n roll tonight, as we move through pseudo funk, light indie, Maiden-esque metal and then finally some anthemic indie stompers.
Out of all three bands playing at the Futuresound gig tonight it's obvious as the crowd disperses onto the dance floor which band most people have come to see.
The Sugars only drink cola from those snazzy '50s-style bottles and rock harder than a seven nation army of Jack Whites greased up in pomade looking for a wrestle.
Bloody hell, it's busy in here for a Monday. Usually a night of rest following the weekend, but tonight a haven of rock and roll activity the likes of which we haven't seen since...
Quality. Mariko made a welcome return back to Leeds' Rocket Venue and produced a performance worthy of their recent press exposure.
American bands are cool these days. What with this and adventurous promoting from Melting Vinyl, we have a healthy throng at Joseph's Well to see performance art-rock straight outta Chicago.
Pure Reason Revolution are a prime example of why I get really narked when people tell me they can't be bothered to see support acts.
The first instalment in what was to be another very memorable night. 10,000 Things arrived with a nice solid bass, wild guitar sounds, decent vocals, a sharp percussionist and some disappointing drums, but left me feeling somewhat thwarted by a distinct lack of thought.
We are six experienced musicians based around the Leeds, Bradford, and Harrogate area. We consist of Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, Bass, Drums and Keyboard.
Unashamedly living the 1977 dream, The Voltaires are pure new wave rock and roll. You can almost smell the leather jackets and CBGBs t-shirts as you put this demo into your stereo.
What is a Juma? Well it depends on whom you ask... To some it's a dance riddled drug fuelled monster of funky rock and roll.
It's an early start tonight at the Cockpit, it is 7:30 and Black Wire are already strutting their stuff on stage at their local.
The Bluebirds: The Bluebirds Album
The unwritten law that states "All blues bands must attempt to have either the word blue or blues or some clever word play with the word blue in their name" strikes again...
Interview: The Casual Terraces
Andy Roberts catches up with The Casual Terraces before their gig with Radio Clash...
I don't know what it is about Joseph's Well, but even after numerous visits, I still can never remember how to get there.
The New Shapes: There's No Escaping You
It's strange to think that Mersey beat was the sound of the youth in the early 60s when today it sounds so restrained and unthreatening.
Well what can a poor boy do, except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band. Them Amazing Babies may have found a way to relieve their small-town, post-uni boredom but they've inspired some for me.
It was the first Bad Sneakers of the new term and things got off to a riotous start with Leeds scenos-a-plenty heading down to check out this evening's musical talent.
When the lead singer of Trap 2 walked onstage tonight I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing. Was this four piece really to provide support for Kasabian or a tribute act??
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead: Worlds Apart
What's the future of rock and roll in 2005? With many bands filling the charts with standard indie ballads, a lot of people would say it's in a sorry state as the expressionism is lost and individuality is getting harder and harder to find, whilst maybe others would argue that the fact this music is becoming popular is a sign of the times changing, of "alternative" music making it big in waves, and that maybe the influx of younger (and older) fans turning to the genre can only be a good thing?
Daniel Pearson announces his song-a-week project, "The Blueprint"...
Leeds-based singer-songwriter Daniel Pearson has begun his 'songwriting experiment' The Blueprint, during which he will release a brand new song every week for the next 6 months.
Heavy on the Dinosaur, light on the Junior, dropout lifestyle gurus Mascis, Murph and Barlow return and it's not so much where you been as why are you still here.
The Darkness: Permission To Land
You must understand, The Darkness are not a joke band. This is not the Electric Six playing it for laughs.
You may get a surprise when you listen to the latest edition from Goldie Lookin' Chain. Why? Because it is very dissimilar from the rest of their releases.
The Apes allegedly make music around drawings they make. If this is the case then I would love to see this art-form and would love to hear there reasoning behind introducing their Tapestry Mastery EP with a monologue of a robot receiving a parcel through the post and proceeding to put into his cassette recorder.
Question: How do you solve the problem of getting that difficult 2nd album right? Answer: Release half an album!
Tonight's high profile appearance for US band Sleater-Kinney has moved. Its moved next door after the overwhelming response to the girl-punk rock band has left the Rocket Venue unable to cope - just short of 250 people are packed into the Cockpit for the bands first non-festival appearance in Leeds and the first gig on their Uk tour.
Listening to the first track provided for me here in neat digital form I marvel at the fact that The Bayonets only formed a few months ago.
Dogged by guitar trouble throughout his set, The Lodger battles on with an aggressive guitar style juxtaposing nicely with the tuneful vocal melodies.
Guns'n'Roses @ Leeds Festival 2002
Right up until Axl Rose finally takes the stage just after 11pm the rumours are flying - but apparently he's not.
Is this night at the Mixing Tin proof that the traditional guitar / bass / drums / vocals band set up is dying out and becoming tired?
There's was no support listed for tonight's gig, so it's a surprise when a lone figure wanders onto the stage and picks up an acoustic guitar.
The Packhorse is one strange venue. The gigs are held upstairs in the attic right out of the way and it almost feels as though it's a secret club only a few know about.
I'd never previously seen any of the bands I saw on Wednesday night but when I left at 11:15pm I felt like I'd heard three of them somewhere else before.
Come with me on a little journey in time all the way back to late 2001 when this reviewer was reluctantly in Heaven and Hell with some pissed-up pals.
Up first tonight are US based band Five O'Clock Heroes. Perfecting cheerful pop sensibility alongside dirty rock they possess a fiery sound, with each beat of the drum, each bouncy bass line and vocal melody perfectly executed to produce a catchy rock sound.
The Psychedelic Breakfast: Confusion
On this set of three studio tracks, the erstwhile Psychedelic Breakfast from Tyneside have come a long way from last year's live recording of slightly dodgy psyche-noodling and jamming.
indie
I will admit on first listening of this CD I was a bit underwhelmed. It sounded a bit too samey, nothing original.
Schizo Fun Addict: Atom Spark Hotel
As sensible as it is plain mental, as simplistic as it is complex, as delightfully naïve as it is pure genius.
When I got there I was not sure who was supporting the Donnas and had no great expectations of them. The room took ages to fill up and I thought that it may be quiet due to other gigs taking place in Leeds, but as the SAHARA HOTNIGHTS took to the stage the room was nicely filling up.
Here are six recorded songs from a Halifax band with the same name as a tune by muso wonderbillies Dark Star.
A year ago The Noise were sounding like a young and excitable pub rock band with a bit of a cheek. A new year, and a new release and they still have the same plunderous love of 70's bluesy rock and roll and much the same basic sound.
Being confronted by a venue the size of a half-empty aircraft hangar doesn't daunt York's heroic threesome.
The Adventures of Loki: Feminine Side
I don't write reviews. I've rarely felt moved enough to bother taking the time to do it, and I categorically do not do pannings.
Receiving an EP from a band that lists influences ranging from Radiohead to Jeff Buckley to Nirvana, I had no idea what would greet me when I started listening.
Five bands. The Fav. For free. F me! It must be Easter Sunday. First on The Acutes bang out their bluesy rock which, when you consider the band have no bass player, brings obvious but perhaps unfair comparisons with The White Stripes.
Another Saturday, once again striving for that elusive intimate gig, the night that blows all the others out of the water, the Leeds hard rock fraternity, raise two fingers defiantly toward its heavily subscribed, yet vastly popular indie scene, and turn out in force to the one place they feel at home.
MIZKARRAGE OF JUSTICE - for a first gig these guys did well! They opened their set with 'So What' by Metallica and surprisingly did well.
Detroit Cobras are a ballsy and real 'covers' band with a difference. Operating in various guises since 1994, their repertoire consists of garage-type covers of forgotten Motown, soul and rock'n'roll classics.
Instant Species: Robert The Bruces Spider
First, a little story... It was at The Junction in York 2003 when I felt truly rock and roll for the first time.
Joseph's Well's regular clientele of students and office workers were besieged tonight by metal heads from across the county.
There's not a lot of bands that can make you feel like you're on a mind-altering drug when you're actually chronically sober.
Random lost souls have asked me "what's the future of Rock and Roll?", I said "I don't know, does it matter?" This and that scene sound all the same to me, neither much worse or much better...
While !!! certainly wouldn't win a 'Google-friendly' award they seem to have built quite a loyal fan-base and concreted a strong reputation as an enthralling live act.
The Labels @ The Bedroom (Wakefield)
Tonight at The Bedroom sees WEAREYOU (of Thursday night @ Carpe Diem fame) expand its reaches to Wakefield.
Formed only two years ago, this debut album from the Wakefield four piece combines rock and roll passion with soulful, blues tinged dynamism.
After reaching no 24 in the national indie charts earlier this year with their debut release on Siamese chinS Records ("Snow"), a single that also made the band Radio One's "Unsigned Session of the Week" things appear to be going from strength to strength.
Not many people are here to watch Buzzkill; a real shame, as they give it their all. Unfortunately there is a problem with the saxophone, meaning we don't get to see Matt Perrot strut his stuff, and this leaves half a brass section by the name of Ben Whittington, who's trumpet can barely be heard except during his fiddly solos.
Matt Southall - Vocals Jamie Baker - Guitar Kieran Wherrett - Guitar Stu Drinkall - Synths Matt Lunn - Drums The Officers' debut show was late last summer in London at the Camden Barfly.
The Cribs take the stage to Somewhere In My Heart by sensitive Eighties tunesmiths Aztec Camera, but this soon turns out to be a red herring from a band who clearly want to be identified with a more en vogue music trend.
My day started off surreally, an early morning phone call from my old dear asking me if I've heard of a band from Sheffield, called Milburn?
Maximo Park: A Certain Trigger
Frantic, frenzied, funny, fucked-up, finely-tuned and most of all FANTASTIC! That's just a short alliteration of what sums up this absolute diamond of a CD from Maximo Park.
Bloc Party @ Leeds Festival 2008
The last day of the festival. It threw it down on Saturday Night but when The Blackout came to the main stage, they had a little battle with the elements.
Another night at the Well, they are going to have to give me my own chair at this rate... I have seen both Catylyst and Mariko before, but not Cube, although I have heard a lot about them.
Despite all the bad press, Gay Dad still have the songs you can spin your gran round to. So, it was somewhat surprising to see the size of the crowd that had made the uphill trip to the Carling stage from the main arena.
"Lock Up Your Mothers" - an interview with The Sugars!
This was going to be Orka's review. Having watched the band on a previous occasion, and having a "little-bit-too-much-to-drink" I'd promised them a real review.
Pulled Apart by Horses @ Leeds Festival 2008
Oh my. I hadn't seen Pulled Apart by Horses before today, but I had heard a thing or two and I was expecting a riot-like performance.
The Modern Dance: Lovers In The Summertime
You know when you put some demos on you automatically spend ages thinking "ooh that bit sounds like a cross between so and so and so and so" or you can't put your finger on it and you end up muttering things like "oh who the bloody hell used that chord progression, I've heard it somewhere".
Joseph's Well tonight is certainly a strange place to be. Sweltering and packed to the rafters with anybody who's anybody, and anybody whose not, in the whole of Leeds.
A night of ROCK down the Royal Park... when isn't it these days? The Royal Park is getting a name for itself now as a more rock sort of venue, possibly due to promoter Steve Kind's insistance that all bands rock at all times.
You may well have read us gush about these bright young protégés of Johnny Marr before on this site. Since seeing them simply pulverise the opposition at the In The City A&R bunfight of 2000, we've been waiting expectantly for this debut platter.
If you're not familiar with the story, Milburn are a four piece spiky indie band from the realms of Sheffield that are best buds with, you've guessed it, Arctic Monkeys.
Simian Mobile Disco @ Leeds Festival 2008
August Bank Holiday is upon us again and that brings with it Leeds 2008 and a rocking end to the summer music festival season.
James Brown caught up with Leeds trio The Lodger midway through their nationwide tour with The Long Blondes
It's another night down at the Well and tonight we're in the presence of some nice ol' dirty rock. The night kicks off with Tricky Nixon.
Various Artists: ¡Forward, Russia! / This Et Al - split single
"Everything Is Brilliant In Leeds" reads the t-shirt slogan of a certain bunch of Loiners currently dominating the nations airwaves.
Sunday Night Live @ The Met Bar, Leeds
Supporting the best in local Leeds bands - brought to you nby Leeds Met Students Union!
A half-filled room welcomed London-based three-piece The Primms onto the stage. Having heard the quite average two-track "Do You Know The Future?" EP (released on Destabilize Records), my hopes were less than high, and, unfortunately, the same blandness and mediocrity of their recordings was evident in The Primms' live set.
Well, another night of Bright Young Things bands down at Uncle Steve Kind's joint and tonight it is The Gordon Bennetts, Mutiny and Harold.
When I arrive at Blank Canvas the first band has already started. It's ¡Forward, Russia!, a band that I have heard glowing reports about but never seen.
It isn't every gig that ends with your correspondant being grabbed up onstage along with 20 or so other grinning loons to do backing vocals during the encore.
There's a lot of competition for our attention in Leeds this evening, there's the Wannadies with Mommy and Daddy at the Cockpit, there's a whole city filled with vulnerable teens pissing mum and dad's money up the wall in fresh meat week, and best of all there's the episode of Eastenders before the one where Dirty Den comes back.
This one's been giving me some bother I don't mind telling you, and I'm relieved other reviewers have been so positive about it.
Arriving early as I knew the small venue would be rammed, I am surprised that there is to be no live music until 8.30pm.
Miss Black America @ Buff Club (Otley)
Otley, centre of the known universe, is on the case yet again. With a Royal Park Cellars triumph behind them on Wednesday, Miss Black America are all over the NME on Thursday.
Sometimes in life, there is light at the end of the tunnel, a little ray of sunshine on an otherwise cloudy day.
We all know about the "difficult second album" phenomenon. I mean, it's featured every year in the Great Rock and Roll Clichés Annual, next to such chestnuts as "we write songs for ourselves and if anyone else likes them it's a bonus" (he said whilst looking nervously over his shoulder at the suits from his record company) as well as the whole kafuffle of throwing a TV in through a hotel window.
The Longshots: Million To One EP
'Ex-Girlfriends' kicks off in incendiary fashion and sets the tone for the next eleven and a bit minutes of your life.
Jalopy Pop is a sugar filled, super happy, smiley faced ride from start to finish. Song after song of catchy, infectious American pop that is so chirpy that it could brighten up the day of the most miserable, down in the dumps bastard.
Hardly killing the buzz like their name suggests, these Leeds lads inject life into their brand of hardcore punk and 50's rock and roll with the addition of a sax and a trumpet, along with the odd "Oi".
I never realised there were so many Candians in Leeds, I'm pretty sure they outnumber non Cannucks here tonight.
Donning a pair of mucky old Converse Trainers - I headed down to Bad Sneakers, I felt, suitably attired.
Various Artists: Full Charge: High Voltage Sounds Compilation
What with all the exciting musical happenings occurring in our own backyard at the moment, we folk of West Yorkshire could be accused of having become ever so slightly introspective when it comes to seeking out our sonic thrills these days.
The Strokes: First Impressions Of Earth
Everyone knows how the rules of rock and roll go, especially those concerning albums and what happens when the first one you release becomes an instant classic.
Burn The Mona Lisa: Plastic Pop
Displaying genuine heart-on-the-sleeve histrionics, Burn The Mona Lisa are said to be on a mission to 'overthrow the overrated' according to the media blurb accompanying this release.
It's been one long round of scaring A&R men since we introduced you to those 'Frenchcore' nutters les Flames!
Whole Sky Monitor: We Grow Up EP
Whole Sky Monitor start from a great name and a well tended niche in the Leeds music scene. We have a confident guitar band here, with strong drumming and top production values.
Southampton scamps Black Nielson swan onto the stage with all the demeanour of your average tramp plodding down the lane to the offie to buy a four pack of kestrel super strength.
First up tonight are 'The Humour' and, if you're reading this gents, I hope you live up to your name because I, err, missed your set.
Stereophonics: You Gotta Go There To Come Back
The band everybody loves to hate are back. They may not be pushing any boundaries or breaking new barriers but what they are doing is maturing musically with each album and doing it very well.
Spear of Destiny @ Joseph's Well
About 10 minutes before Catylyst were due on stage, I was asked by a certain gentleman if I'd review tonight's proceedings.
Well, well, well (ignore the early bad pun) this is the first time that I have ever been specifically asked to do a review, so maybe I am doing something right, and what better place to do my review than at Joseph's Well?
After spending Saturday watching sport, namely Leeds Utd beating Liverpool, then spending the early evening at Joseph's Well, where the glamorous (or is it sexy?) Albeit were set to headline yet again, I ventured down to The Rocket.
Rumours a-plenty, stories abound. Prior to tonight's gig, various fora have been discussing Smith's behaviour, where at Stoke, for example, he wanders off stage half way through a song, no-one knows where he's gone, and he appears up on the balcony watching the rest of the band play.
Never saw it myself, but full Brucey bonus points for the transformation of the Fav. Once noted for its triple Moldovan vodka's that were a liver defying £1.50, it made a great host for Saturday's inaugural Bad Sneakers.
Considering there wasn't a lot of promotion for the showcase this evening at Leeds Mine this was one hell of a night.
It was some time around Christmas 2003 if I remember rightly. I was at a festive gig at the Royal Park Cellars to see Robochrist, Xi and the Sisters of Murphy.
Pounding of drums and wail of guitar signifies that My Exploding Heart have come to the stage. Singer/guitarist Danny Carr thrashes out power chords like it's the last time he'll play a gig while faces of orgasmic exhilaration come from frantic drummer Mike Quarry.
This was the last night of The Dykeenies' latest tour, and by the time Figure 5 took the stage the big room in the Cockpit was already filling up in anticipation.
Cathy Simpson talks to The Blueskins about music, festivals, The Beatles and lazy journalism...
Remember those bands you had when you were in school? The one I was in, unfortunately, split up after a while, but I'm convinced we'd sound like this if we had kept it together.
The deBretts: First Come First EP
You may have stumbled across The deBretts at one of their two jaunts into Leeds where they played The Faversham.
Purveyors of lush, romantic rock and roll they may be, but in a world that needs a handle, these guys will - for the time being - continue to be 'that one with a tap dancer instead of a drummer'.
I thought Leeds was all about indie rock n roll and skinny white boys with guitars?? NO! Of course it's not you silly boy.
Come on guys! Where were you all tonight? Despite the abysmal weather, I can't believe than less than fifty people made the effort to get out to the Met Bar to see one of the UK's leading unsigned bands - and in their hometown gig as well!
MALIBU STACEY This is what I need. I've been at work all day, now I'm out with my ex- girlfriend having been stood up by all the people I was supposed to meet, and here are the first band of the night, the un-heard of Malibu Stacey.
This double CD is an awesome achievement. It is truly good stuff. By all reckoning, 18 different bands from one part of the country should make a complete pudding of an album.
Tonight's showcase at Josephs Well was in aid of Link Community Development to raise money for the Leeds University Hitch hike to Morocco.
Hidden behind a Wakefield office block lies the Snooty Fox. After a chance meeting with Xi, we get directions to the venue, which is to be part of Xi's whirlwind tour of the Mainland's shores.
On a hot summer night would you offer yourself to the man in the silver foil suit...? It was a hot summer night at The Cockpit and the packed audience had been warmed up even more by a stunning set by impressive young guns The Alamo.
It's Friday night and I think I might go out, have a few beers, and watch some bands I've never heard of.
Foo Fighters @ Leeds Festival 2002
After a f**king long walk home the night before and with a mild sense of too much Carling I opted to drive in on Sunday and be entertained with the knowledge that my car awaited at the end of it all.
On arrival at The Cockpit it appears I'm not on the guestlist after all. Spotting a man with a clipboard who looks like he must be part of the touring entourage I explain my predicament.
A more improbable and initially questionable palpitation in someone's musical career than Mr Frank Turner's there has never been.
Sky Larkin @ Leeds Festival 2007
Turbofruits - The Carling Stage Hailing from Nashville these fresh faced blues-punks are a thrilling kick off to the day.
Cathy Simpson talks to The Warlocks about drugs, music, guitars and groupies...
Ali Whitton and the Broke Record Players are a band you can't help but like. Although I am told they've been gigging around Leeds forever, tonight is the first time I have come across them.
SAVING LENNY The first impression I got of this band was the noise. Two guitars can often be noisy and in this instance that was the case.
Army Of Freshmen are like young kidults with limitless energy and their live show is exhausting to watch.
Occasionally bands with edgy names proclaiming gritty sounds can sell themselves short, others should be seriously checked under the Trade Descriptions Act.
It is often said that 'genius steals', however he was usually 'round mi girlfriends' at the time and has ten or fifteen people willing to testify that he's 'a good boy, always in church on Sundays and would never steal so much as a middle-eight'.
Punk glam rockers Phluid's debut LP 'Cynical Smile' does exactly what you want it to - plays loud, fast and with it's cross dressing, black-eyed, drug pumped heart on it's sleeve.
How healthy/unhealthy must British music and the Leeds scene be right now if Boy Kill Boy can barely half fill the Cockpit second room?
LES FLAMES! are in their element tonight: it's a decent stage in a big scruffy bar with a hundred plus smiling faces to hear their best shot.
This demo from Leeds based "groove-metallers" ChasinJade kicks off with 'Kiss The World Goodbye.' This track features an impressive high of pounding drums, raw, live-sounding riffs and screamo vocals, proving right from the start that ChasinJade can deliver the goods when it comes to professional-sounding metalcore.
The Ebb are about to reach make or break time. Ball-busting, tribally triumphant drums soundtrack the band's rock and Borrell swagger onstage, the supremely confident singer causally sauntering across the pit before thrashing himself into a Columbia sized riff.
Concrete Bullet are radio friendly. There, I've said it. Radio friendly. Wait, where are you all going??
Ripon's The Call get collared by Andy Roberts on their debut visit to Leeds...
The Royal Park Cellars has a rapidly growing reputation, and gets better every time you catch a band down here.
If your priorities when it comes to gigs include musicianship and not getting shoved around, then you probably shouldn't go to see The Cribs.
AntiProduct @ Brudenell Social Club
Sex, Drugs, Profanity, Leaping, Stripping, Heckling, Moshing, Exploding Equipment, Biting the heads off bats...
Micky P Kerr: www.mickypkerr.co.uk / Dreamers Club
Micky P Kerr took the decision leave popular local Leeds act Jack Afro just after the band released their debut single on 1965 Records.
Ric Neale: Hasn't Heard of You Either
Ric Neale does faultless pro-style songs with a contemporary r&b flavour. Great voice, slick sidemen and a warm jazz inclination add up to a luxurious journey through eight memorable tunes.
It's nights like this that show what's great about the Leeds music scene. As I'm walking to the Well it pisses it down.
Interpol had to drop out due to pressing engagement catching criminals in Paris airports (actually they were doing a Peel session if I heard rightly).
Two support bands. Why? Why oh fucking why? Maybe I need clarification, but I thought the whole point of a support band was to warm up the crowd for the main event, not take away all the time from them?
The New Roscoe on a wet Wednesday night was a new experience for me. This was my first gig there and having never been in I was unsure what to expect but as a live music venue I was pleasantly surprised.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Leeds Town Hall
So then ladies and gents lets go back a couple of years when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Strokes and the White Stripes were unleashed on us surrounded by a haze of media frenzy and unadulterated cool.