Viet-Ruse
The Fall of 2001 meant the beginning of an 8 year musical struggle. Late nights down Military Drive, through the six mile creek with the ditch to r...
Accidental Perfection
Accidental Perfection is just two guys, Lou and JP, who love punk rock and who want to share their music with as many people as they can. Since th...
All Else Fails
We're All Else Fails, a band name which simply came from countless bands before failing, this was our last shot. People ask us what genre we are, p...
Allison Louie
I am 24 year old solo artist. I started playing music after my college soccer (football) career ended, almost 3 1/2 years ago. I decided to pick up...
AmanaceR
Is there such a thing as 'Bromley Beat'? Let's hope so, and as its something that we've only just encountered, then AmanaceR are the leading lights...
And The Bear
And The Bear is a rather peculiar mishmash of emotion, music and style. One minute he may be attacking his small wooden guitar in a hate fuelled so...
Anita Maj
Anita Maj is singer/songwriter with an edge; a feisty, rock soul diva. She has been putting pen to paper and pick to guitar since her early teens a...
Anthony Hughes
My name is Anthony Hughes, I'm a singer songwriter from Belfast. I've pretty much been on the road writing and playing my music throughout Europe &...
Anti-podes
Anti-podes are a four piece alternative rock band from the Forest of Dean. These guys, through a mutual interest in Rock n' Roll and making a lot o...
Arrows of Love
After a self-released debut championed by the likes of Zane Lowe (Radio 1), Huw Stephens (Radio 1), John Kennedy (XFM), and Goldierocks (The Select...
Artibella
We are a Leeds-based unsigned band, influenced by ska, folk, funk and indie. We've been together in one form or another for around five years, acqu...
At The Lake
At The Lake mix the greatness of John Barry, the pomposity of The Smiths and the guile of My Bloody Valentine in a 100 megawatt blender, turned on ...
Audit Control
West-Yorkshire based Audit Control formed in late 2008 after years of acoustic medleys, boozy nights and travelling. Working and rehearsing from th...
Bang Bangs
Bang Bangs are Sarah (vocals/bass), Matthew (vocals/guitar), David (guitars/keys) and Stephen (drums). A London-based alt-rock outfit with shared m...
Beans On Toast
The gravel-voiced singer/songwriter from Braintree has been busy penning songs on his child-sized guitar for the past couple of years. His Bragg-es...
Bill Coleman
Taken from music blog 3hive:
"Essentially, Bill Coleman is a finger-picking-guitar-style singer-songwriter from Cork, Ireland. He released his...
Black Bloc
Some Sunday nights we all stop when the session's on. We put down what we're doing and just listen. This was one of those moments that stopped you ...
Bocs Social
Bocs Social are a seven-piece ska-pop band from the seaside town of Wicklow, Ireland.
Having formed in late 2008, the band got their first break...
Bodies Of Water
Possibly one of the most interesting bands we've run across this year. Coming out of LA, Bodies Of Water are a musical collective that has gathered...
Bone
join the journey that is 'bone'
come along on their audio road trip
which has taken them ... from
Dublin to London to New York
to London to Du...
Bony Ghosts
Foregoing the usual working-class stereotypes such as faux machismo and try-hard cool enforced by some contemporary bands, Bony Ghosts are known fo...
Bubblegum Screw
Take a bit of Max's Kansas City New York sleaze and mix it with the primeval brutality of Iggy & The Stooges, the seedy glamour of 1970's glitter t...
ChavTownBand
From the coldest reaches of Southend On Sea, ChavTownBand were born out of boredom frustration and a need to breakaway from the rat race and clear ...
cholo
Formed in the summer of 2003 in Manhattan, New York City and currently residing in the distant borough of Brooklyn, cholo is vocalist/guitarist/sax...
Chomsky Allstars
Featuring a guest appearance by Scottish rapper Eastborn, 'Solidarity' is a rare, previously unreleased gem that perfectly captures Chomsky Allstar...
Chris Naish
Hard work and passion are words that define Calgary based musician Chris Naish's career. His desire to entertain and encourage audiences through mu...
Christian Punch
Christian Punch is a Sydney-based singer/songwriter who draws inspiration from his life experience (which includes stints as a DJ/promoter, door-to...
Churchill Black
Churchill Black may appear to have the same set up as The Stray Cats but sound much more in the Ray Lamontange ball park. This lot are seriously co...
Criminal Brainstorm
We are a four piece old school punk band, we started when punk struck out souls and changed our life forever. We had been gigging about, but not re...
Crowns
They’re from Cornwall you know. They don’t surf much. They don’t cook pasties. And they’ve never met Rick Stein.
But they do make a mig...
Crystal Castles
You could be forgiven for thinking that interesting and innovative electronic music had died out in recent years. But thank god that is no longer t...
Dan Smith
22 year old Dan Smith is a refreshing burst of true musical beauty. With a perfectly played pop voice that sways into an operatic powerhouse with ...
Dane Howells
Dane Howells, is a 17 years old from Minehead, South West, England.
A solo artist somewhat influenced by Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan/Billy Bragg, ...
David McSherry
David McSherry is an upbeat guitar driven acoustic singer songwriter from North London, taking influences from Paul Weller, The Beatles, Oasis & ev...
Dazz
A seasoned veteran of the Bradford/Keighley music scene who fronted many local bands including: TEENAGE & THE WILDLIFE,THE BIG BANG & 21ST CENTURY ...
Dead Alphabet
Dead Alphabet is a gritty garage rock band whose massive sound is just getting bigger and better with every step. Their latest release, The Kill (2...
Deadtime Philharmonic
DEADTIME MANIFESTO.
Who are thee deadtime philharmonic?
They are the they, the them.
The dispossessed. The disillusioned. The bastard sons.....
Debutante
Originally from Northern Ireland, Ronan MacRory writes music under the name 'Debutante', recording all the instruments for the songs in his bedroo...
DeKay
Its time to stop dreaming and start living.
This is the message from Dekay, out of North West London.
This is the voice of the estates.
This i...
Denny Lloyd
Singer/songwriter Denny Lloyd quit his 9-5 office job in 2001 after realising he could earn more money doing what he loves. Gigging and Songwriting...
DEPOT
If you like to dance go and see DEPOT, they will have you bopping from the off!! Hailing from Ealing, in west London, 18/19 year old ex-school frie...
Devils River
Devils River was first cooked up by Johnny (Guitar/Vox) and Pete (Bass) in 2003 and shortly after Bill replied to the 'need a drummer' ad in a loca...
Diane Birch
Its very rare that you hear a voice as pure as Diane's. Simply mind-blowing!! This LA singer, songwriter & pianist has recently relocated to London...
Doll and the Kicks
Doll and the Kicks got through to the first heat of our new unsigned bands contest, and we're pretty glad they did.
And yes, they do sound as co...
Drunken Balordi
Drunken Balordi have been storming the music scene for the last 18months playing to crowds all over Europe and USA. Their debut gig at the famous ...
Dutch Schultz
Twisted grunge tinged rock n roll from a northern irish three piece named after a infamous NYC 1920s ganster who shared his nick-name with the band...
Dylan James
Don't be fooled by the folky singer - songwriter name. Dylan James delivers 3 minute slices of pop melody with a 1977 authenticity. This does what ...
Faith N Fury
Faith N Fury was formed in December 2007. Two extremes fused together to create an explosion of musical energy, delivered to you through the airwa...
Funkspiel
This Edinburgh duo have already been attracting airplay from Marc Radcliffe & Vic McGlyn. Their awesome brand of electronica also caught the eye at...
Futuro
Glaswegian three piece that's been making a splash up north, winning lots of XFM Manchester unsigned nights and blagging themselves a slot at T In ...
Gaoler's Daughter
As you'd expect from a band made up of musicians that have helped forge the sound of London over the past 5 years, Gaoler's Daughter's sound is hea...
Gianluca Brisigotti
I'm a singer/songrwritter from london, been doing this for a year and a half, have played at the barfly, BBC club live, the fly, the proud gallerie...
GINGA
GINGA are four young men, who lost their way walking too far into the woods last summer. There, they made it through the winter on two drums, a one...
Glen Lawrence
I have been composing songs for quite a few years now. Being a lover and not a fighter I have found it hard to write anything with a beat greater t...
Goodbye Sergeants
Goodbye Sergeants consist of a married ex-drug dealer and ex-'fluffer', a former Canadian child star, and er.... an 11 year old boy.... There are m...
Goodtimes Goodtimes
*Goodtimes Goodtimes started life as a one band; Franc Cinelli, an Italian raised in London,** **filtered his roots through a multicultural sieve ...
Grace Banks
Grace was brought up on a diet of Paul Simon, Joan Armatrading and Elliot Smith. She was fascinated with sound and music from as early as she can ...
Hares
Hares are a band of multiple styles formed by Rob Skipper, ex guitarist/fiddler of North London indie rock group The Holloways. Drawing inspiration...
Hektor Red
Raised on a heavy dose of late 60’s psychedelia, Hektor Red’s unique sound recalls ‘Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ era Pink Floyd and The Pret...
Hightown Crows
A personal message from Hinton Admiral, guitar with the HIGHTOWN CROWS:
“We started playing together five years ago, in 2004. The band was bor...
Hogie
I'm a singer/songwriter living in W10.
My previous, short lived band, Bedlam, self-imploded many years ago, after supporting Crass at the 'Burn It...
I Say Marvin
I Say Marvin are the newest, most exciting thing to happen in music since Elvis Presley shat himself to death.
The gigs are riotous by nature a...
Icon Girl Pistols
‘icon girl pistols’ formed in March 2008 when Shinnosuke Shirakura (vo/gt/pf) and Ken Fukuda (dr) began jamming together in the studio where th...
Internet Forever
Internet Forever could very well be the first band to have formed in the comments section of a music blog. Having become fixated with the notion th...
Izzy Plastic & The Manicans
One cold night in late January, Izzy Plastic wandered down the alleys and side streets of East Berlin, before finally coming to a resting place whi...
J Marinelli
If you are of a mind that music is just some tool used to keep out human voices on the subway, or to use for ringtones (and you must not be, since ...
Jake Hedgecoth
Jake Hedgecoth is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Crossville, Tennessee, approximately 150 miles outside of Nashville. Where the geography would...
Jamie Ley
Jamie Ley was born in the eye of a hurricane and he swears that the wind was whistling in C sharp major that day. Swapping between a variety of ins...
Jeff Gank
Jeff Gank is a multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter from Oakland, Maryland, USA. An active musician since the age of 15, Jeff played in numerous...
Jim Chorley
I'm an Acoustic Singer/Songwriter from Southampton and I love to play live. Whether its busking on a street corner, in the back room of a bar, at a...
Joe Innes
Joe Innes wasn't born anywhere of interest and so became a writer of songs to rebalance the monotony of it all. Some of those songs attempt to pene...
John Mullin
John Mullin is from Omagh, Northern Ireland. He grew up in a small town listening to his father’s vast album collection filled with everything fr...
Jon Byrne
Described by Clash Magazine as "Taking the Arctic Monkeys' patter to a higher level of sophistication", Jon Byrne, is an artist of the zeitgeist & ...
Jonah Maddox
B.A.M - British acoustic music.
Singer Songwriter influenced by everything as well as billy bragg, clash, andy mckee and the mighty john martyn.
JonnyGoneHome
Formed on the banks of Clapton pond in the spring of 2007, JonnyGoneHome sing songs about frustration and plastering. In the early acoustic days t...
Josh Weller
The NME described Josh as "A collision between Elvis Costello & Randy Newman in winklepickers." We'd go along with that and in the singer / songwri...
Karima Francis
Oh how we need Karima Francis right now ... Here is someone that can reclaim female singer song writer cool that KT Tunstall appears to have dashed...
Kid iD
We set the scene…
Leeds University, 2004. Local lad Ralph Pelleymounter embarks on a music degree. He craves musical collaborators and discove...
King Charles
Now here's someone who is an inspiration to many on the 'folk' scene - whatever that actually is.
King Charles blends equisite songwriting, wit...
Kingman County
Kingman County are an indie/rock 5-piece hailing from Winchester UK. The young quintet which includes singer Liam Jones, guitarists Jack Otway and ...
Klezma Villanova
Klezma Villanova are a four, sometimes five, sometimes eight piece, from West London. The band formed in 2007 out of the creative cauldron which is...
Kris Swanson & The Liberators
Kris Swanson singer from longtime now legendary 77 style punk outfit Exploding Fuck Dolls who emerged in the early 90's and helped kick start the O...
La Rebla Fam
Whether it was chance or fate that brought these six freaks together is immaterial. All that matters is the glorious, infectious energy these boys ...
Left Step Band
Left Step Band is a London based fourpiece comprising of Emcee, DJ, Drums and Bass. Their eclectic wildstyle is a stampede of Hip Hop, funk, ska an...
Lisa A. Miles
Lisa A. Miles is a Pittsburgh musician (acoustic & electric violin and mandolin) who has played in underground bands for 20 years. Her music spans...
Lotion
We found Lotion on one of the many new music podcasts shows that are cropping up all over the place. And we are very glad that we did. This Belfast...
Lucy’s Diary
Lucy Joplin (front woman and founder of Lucy’s Diary) has kept a secret diary from age 13 after the death of her mother. The diary writing arguab...
Lupen Crook
Lupen Crook resides in your Dysunited Kingdom, a country that is awash with tales of heartache, loneliness, loss and loathing. It is these subjects...
Manraygun
Manraygun create dark, literate, vintage-tinged roots rock, unabashedly parading their admiration for sundry influences on their collective sleeves...
Marianne Hyatt
Musical mercenary, Marianne Hyatt, hails from Austin, Texas - if you blinked you may have missed her in Richard Linklater’s cult hit film, ‘Sla...
Martin Harley Band
One of our all time favourite artists, Martin Harley has been wowing us with his spine tingling 'whisky soaked' vocals and blusey guitar playing f...
Martin Heslop
Martin Heslop is a singer songwriter from North East England taking main influence from the great lyricists of the present and past. The guitars an...
Melodica, Melody and Me
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, haunting, melancholy, South American influenced, mountain music.
These guys call themselves 'Original folkstep...
Melody Nelson
Introducing Riot Rock three piece, Melody Nelson. Fusing the influences of Howlin Wolf, The Who and Prince. They make barnstorming blues with confr...
Mescal Circus
Mescal Circus is a 60's garage influenced multimedia concept, bringing together live music and painting for a new performance experience.
The gr...
Mexico Indigo
Mexico Indigo are a British Rock group from London, composed of Stuart Gullock (vocals, guitar), Matt Kingston (bass, vocals) and Phil Kingston (dr...
Michael LuBrant
You will never meet a guy more interested in and passionate about music then Michael LuBrant. Michael will talk to you for an hour about the beaut...
MICHELLE BELLEROSE
A hook into the deck marks the appearance of bass and electronic components. A potpourri of cultural elements (ranging from gujarat light to nordic...
Micky Oliver
Micky Oliver is singer song writer based in the North East. His main influences are the bands he grew up with - The Clash (Joe Strummer), The Alarm...
missdavinalee
Born and brought up in Harrow, Davina Lee Cooke ("I like Foals, PJ Harvey, Nirvana and rabbits") assembled her band's line-up of Roald Madland (who...
Modern American Science
Martin picked up a guitar. Darren picked up a guitar. Martin put down his guitar. James picked up a guitar. James put down his guitar. Alex picked ...
Modernless
Modernless is the brainchild of American songwriter and multi-media artist Johnny Levalley and collaborators. The sound is a mash up of beat heavy/...
Molloy
Paris, summer 2005. "Let's write a pop song." Surviving on a diet of John Hughes, John Waters and David Lynch movies, it's in their tiny Parisian a...
Molotov Jukebox
Molotov Jukebox were founded in a sea of love when the singer Nat who also plays the accordion met her spouse Sam who plays the violin, who through...
Montage Populaire
Formed in october 2009, Montage Populaire have caused quite a buzz with their early 3-track demo which has made No.67 in Artrocker's Top 100 record...
MoRgAn Or FaYe
Morgan or Faye is an atmospheric solo act specializing in Visual Electronica, a style that blends visual performance with a narrative backing track...
mot
'Having written songs since I can’t remember when, and driven everyone around me mad by never finishing anything, I thought it was time to try an...
Mr Bones And The Dreamers
Every so often you run across an unexpected treasure. Mr Bones & The Dreamers certainly qualify in this bracket. A truly soulful blend of folk & pu...
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons started as antique dealers in 1994, and after dabbling in undertaking and bankrupsy, decided to utilise their minimal musical skills...
My Second Head
From London, via Essex, My Second Head is a songwriter and producer who started out in music by singing Career Opportunities on the Clash Sandinist...
Nat Jenkins
Nat Jenkins has supported The Kooks on two UK tours. He has also supported them in both Italy and France. Last year he opened for them on their US ...
Native Guns
Our DIY site has been almost crashing with the intesity of hits for Native Guns this week ...
New World Record
New World Record are a blissful, sonically charged four piece from Cambridge. Their stunning debut 5 track EP draws on inspiration from their love ...
Nikki Garnett
While others were taking the more conventional route of sixth-form college and University, Nikki was working hard building the foundation of what i...
Nimmo and the Gauntletts
Nimmo and the Gauntletts are 5 enthusiastic musicians from North London creating a fresh and raw mixture of music.
They have a contemporary sou...
Our Fold
This is a band who are bound to shatter your ear drums and make you change your underwear. The four came together from having a similar interest in...
Panama Kings
Panama Kings are a band born of frustration. Theoretically formed at the start of 2007 as a respite for members of other successful Northern Irish ...
Paper Plane Pilots
Strummerville is delighted to showcase ... Paper Plane Pilots are a post-punk four piece, currently located within the urban/rural mish-mash which ...
Paul Walker
A singer/songwriter based in Nottingham, I write short, sharp songs straight from the heart – songs of love, life, and interesting times.
In m...
Pengillys
Pengilly’s is the folktronica project of 20 year old Ric Hollingbery and his band. Pengilly’s mix orchestral arrangements with beats, shouts a...
Peter and The Wolf
I reckon the NME are often wrong, but they got it absolutely right when describing Peter And The Wolf as 'this liverpudlian trio come over like the...
Phoenix Drive
Ex-Babyshambles man, Drew McConnel has a blistering new band and you can get a free track. Utterly outstanding and unmissable and highly unlikely n...
Plasma Flasks
PLASMA FLASKS - Psyche-punk-dub-rockers from Cumbernauld, Scotland. Met in a Trashcan in the early 80's, started learning to play...then recording ...
porter
‘porter’ is the alter-ego of Windsor musician Terry Lusk (Treehouse Beggars, Quick Like Bunny). Influenced by the ambience of Eno & Sylvian, as...
Project Wolverine
My name is Mitchell Taylor, but I record under the name Project Wolverine. I currently live in Milton Keynes, though its not my native land. That'd...
Projekt
Projekt are a London based band and were formed in November 2008 and quickly began working on songs developing their own sound. They played their f...
Quadrilles
Quadrilles are a musical triumvirate based in London, UK. Formed in early 2009, they are obsessed with sparkly melodies, curious rhythms, numbers a...
Racetrack Babies
Likes organised noise, power, dynamics, good sticky melodies, playing live, creating records, hearing themselves in mainstream and upstream radio, ...
Radio Revolucion
We are conscious musicians who come from different corners of the planet and ended up together through life events andthe initiative of Jurgi (lead...
Radiocassette
Radiocassette is a French band founded by multilingual singer Montel and home studio wizard CityzenF. After years of sampling and electronic groov...
Raining Pleasure
Raining Pleasure is a four-piece band that hails from Patra, the biggest town in southern Greece. Having recorded their first demo in the early nin...
Ray
Conceived in London by song-writing brothers Nev and Mark Bradford and initially spotted by Geoff Travis at Rough Trade, Ray are celebrating the re...
Real Ones
If psychedelic folk with three part harmonies is your thing (and I'm quite partial myself) then you can't go wrong with Norway's Real Ones. This hi...
Revere
It is becoming increasingly difficult to categorise music by Revere, having now expanded to an 8-piece playing some of the most unapologetically ma...
Riuven
Recently picked up by the Guardian as one to watch for 2008. Liverpool's premier rapper brings on the latest twist in the twitching corpse of Chav ...
Rodney Branigan
This artist calls his music ”progressive folk fusion,” but that doesn’t do it justice. Clearly, he’s invented a new genre –– one that b...
Rosie Oddie & The Odd Squad
So here comes something with a refreshing take on the current indie scene that seems to be disappearing up its own backside.
This is original, R...
Rum Shebeen
Rum Shebeen rule London. The five piece come swaying, skanking and strutting off the streets in two thousand and now. They are the boys Kate Moss w...
Russell Joslin
‘Jet Black And White’ is the second album from East London based singer-songwriter Russell Joslin. It follows the self confessed ‘accidental...
Samostalni Referenti
Samostalni Referenti is the first and currently only active SKA band in Belgrade//Serbia.
We began our "illegal work" back in 1996. Eager for a ...
Secret Rivals
Secret Rivals are 3 boys and 1 girl who came together in Oxford in late 2008 through a shared appreciation of old scuzzy punk records and seminal e...
Semi Precious Weapons
If you are a fan of glam punk, new york dolls all camp & dangerous, then sit down because all of your prayers are about to be answered. SPW are fro...
Seretone
A five strong force breathing a euphoric high into the monotonous mainstream, Seretone have quickly developed a reputation as one of the most imagi...
Shag Nasty
In 1977 guitarist Riff starr and singer Gary started a punk rock band, but they had no equipment and no money. Then long standing friend Joe Strumm...
Sirens Of Fall
Sirens Of Fall are a young and uprising band from the south of Austria playing music for more than just fun.
They believe in the power of music...
SkyLoco
REMO'S STORY: I have recorded and played in the UK and Canada as a solo act and with different bands. My current project - which I 'm delighted wit...
Smokey Angle Shades
SMOKEY ANGLE SHADES play earthy Rock 'n' Roll with and an emphasis on four part harmonies.
Named after a night flying moth, Smokey Angle Shades ...
Sol Devious
15 years ago this lot would have fitted comfortably into the Madchester scene. Now, the sound seems refreshing - a lot of that can be attributed to...
Spencer McGarry Season
It all started when I was born, which in many ways was the beginning of the end. I began playing drums at school and getting involved in Amateur dr...
Starecat
Fronted by a fiery mancunian singer, punk and rock-inspired band Starecat is releasing its first single Dec 2009 - the infectious two-and-a-half mi...
Stoney
My name is Stoney, I write, record and produce songs in small dark rooms in Sheffield. Then some men put them on to CDs and try to sell them. I als...
Stop Starts
stopstarts are a 3 piece pop group formed in their mother's womb and based in Glasgow. They will be releasing their debut 7" single My Watch is Dig...
STROBOLIGHT
Strobolight are a 4-piece indie / post rock band. The four members met while studying at Oxford University. Graeme and Robin are from the UK and Se...
Sunny Day Sets Fire
Think The Flaming Lips; Think Polyphonic Spree; Think joyous, sun-scorched chamber pop excellence. From London via Rome, Sardinia and Hong Kong, SD...
Swagga
A fruity cocktail mix of Hip Hop and Ska based in Notting Hill, SWAGGA is the lovechild of Essex rapper/songwriter Ray Gudge. Fusing 2 of his favou...
Tall Stories
Tall Stories are a ruthlessly endearing London based band, the bastard brainchild of residents Rob McCabe, Liam Ward and Saul Eisenberg.
With P...
Ten City Nation
Formed in their sleepy UK hometown of Bury St Edmunds in 2007, Ten City Nation wasted no time in gigging like madmen – by November of that year, ...
The Adventures Of ...
The Adventures Of… are an eccentric Indie Rock Band from Devon and Nottingham. Since forming in 2008, the band have been performing around the p...
The Attic
The Attic started out as a 3 piece Punk/R&B band in Leeds back in 1988. Not great times. Thatcher was in power and the music scene was stuffed with...
The Black Out
Welsh rockers with phenomenal myspace following. Hotly pursued by labels - that's what we've heard.
Combining rawkous guitars and screaming wit...
The Boy I Used To Be
The Boy I Used To Be is the guise of 16 year old Edward Perry. He started to record rough and raw demos in his bedroom in Portsmouth with just an a...
The Brazen
The Brazen were formed, recorded and started gigging in the summer of 2006. With a line-up emulating that of their heroes The Pixies their songs fo...
The Browns
The Browns are a new band made from recycled parts. The Browns live next door to The Smiths - two doors down from Joy Division and across the road ...
The Cedars
It appears we're not the first to have discovered the joys of this London based quartet's blissfully sorrowful yet strangely soothing country and b...
The Chief Whips
The Chief Whips are a 3 piece rock band from Leeds UK. Frontman Steve Sanderson was a member of punk/blues band The Attic between 1988-1996, whose ...
The Cuban Heels
The Cuban Heels live in Bristol. There are five of them. Sometimes they fight but mostly they get on. They tour all around England and Wales and ar...
The Dead Pixels
Dead Pixels. A new band from very diverse backgrounds including Egypt, France,
Denmark and the UK. Enigmatic lead singer, Danish Lone Blomhoj, is ...
The Eisenhowers
The Eisenhowers is not so much a band, more a loose collection of people making a noise with musical instruments. The music they play is an eclecti...
The Federals
The Federals release their debut EP, “Take It”.
The four track ep is hard hitting and outrageously fuzzed up!
James Feakes (vocals/guita...
The Fourers
The Fourers (yes, count them, ... there's four!) are a Brixton based band on a mission to craft the perfect pop song.
Not trying too hard to be ...
The Good The Bad
The Good The Bad are neither just good, nor bad & they’re definitely not ugly. They're three Danish desperados, bringing the finest New School Su...
The Goodtimes
Yes, these guys hail from Essex. But don't let that fool you, they look damn good. And don't let the good looks fool you either, they sound even be...
The Hope Street Steppers
The Hope Street Steppers have begun to project their devoted and distinctly shadowy vision of Jamaican music. By uprooting and exploring Reggae's r...
The Hype
The Hype - an upcoming band from Portsmouth with punchy mod/retro guitar riffs, and well dressed members.
The band formed early 09, and have gon...
The Infidels
The Infidels formed back in 2005 and are based in Lincoln.
Predominant influence’s being The Mescalero’s, The Clash and everything else that...
The Model Aircraft Museum
It all started in 2004, when I discovered at 41 that the insults I was called in Junior school were about right. I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syn...
The New Delamores
Really great three piece band from Leeds. First & foremost, they are great song-writers but its in the execution that makes The New Delamores reall...
The Nova Saints
Sometimes it pays to be ambitious. Five northern souls from Hull, Hereford, Birmingham, London, now relocated to Bristol, where the band live toget...
The Operation
The Operation are a power trio from the south west of England and have an average age of 23. They have a sound heavily influenced by the classic ro...
The Penny Black Remedy
The Penny Black Remedy's symbiance of darkly comic, unpretentiously intelligent, stubbornly genre defying and catchy songs and their exhilarating l...
The Philbys
The Philbys are a new band from London that have started to create a bit of a stir, no wonder as they are brilliant. They've just been in the studi...
The Pirate Ship Quintet
Occupying the space between Explosions in the Sky and Sprirtualized, The Pirate Ship Quintet are a must have downloader diy band. Get Lost Science ...
The Proper Ornaments
The Proper Ornaments were formerly know as The Mystics. They first formed during 2006, they were Max Claps, James Hoare and Ralph Phillips. They re...
The Raudive
//The Raudive formed in Cambridge in 2007 and are named after the parapsychologist Konstantin Raudive. Their music reflects this pairing of interes...
The Riff-Raff
"If they aren't daytime by next year, I'll eat my own ponytail, beautiful melodious and at times spectacularly exuberant, The Riff Raff have a vibe...
The Rookeries
The Rookeries are a Guildford based band who formed mid 2007 and recorded their hotly tipped E.P The Rookeries - The Only Way Out in early 2008, T...
The Savage Nomads
THE SAVAGE NOMADS. A SOUTH LONDON FOUR-PIECE, WERE INSPIRED TO PERFORM AS A SERIOUS ACT AFTER CLASH FOUNDER MICK JONES URGED THEM TO PLAY SUPPORT A...
The Second Floor
Crunchy psychedelia from Second Floor of Manchester. This somewhat fucked up 60s garage, stooges and spiritualized influenced combo are certainly w...
The Shills
These promising young lads from cambridge who carry upon their shoulders all that is good and great about ye old fashioned british band music are n...
The Sound Carriers
OK, so I made an error in the tardis control on the journey home and landed in late 60s Nottingham where The Sound Carriers were playing a free fes...
The Standards
London trio combining mod-psych with a manic street preachers style melodic structure that I'm sure they will hate me for noting. They've been turn...
The Strangerhood
Bishop's Stortford four-piece The Strangerhood, who categorise their highly original quasi-electronic style as "dirtyacousticsynthnoiserock", have ...
The Summits
These guys were our top discovery of last year's Glastonbury festival.
They showed up at our Strummerville stage and completely blew us all away...
The Supernovas
The Supernovas have been playing together since the tender age of 16, tearing up stages the length and breadth of the country. In January 2009 The ...
The Talks
Its Hull's finest and The Talks are wicked. How can anyone not like a band that are so heavily influenced by the clash, two tone, specials and all ...
The Tatianas
It's finally here! Spotted by the fashion press at an early stage, the 3 new faces of Parisian rock (the Tatianas may look like they've just steppe...
The Trippers
The Trippers is a result of a musical experience started in late 2008 in Den Haag Holland. First named "The Headache" leaded by guitar player Luca ...
The Union
A punk rock band from San Diego, CA influenced by the early pioneers including the Clash, Ramones, and Sex Pistols. The Union are keeping the torch...
The Unsatisfied
The Unsatisfied are an underground glam-punk legend in the Southeastern USA. For over twenty years they've devastated the stages of countless bars,...
The V.Cs
A military research centre, location and purpose unknown: scientist Keyop-503 creates Fembot-S4FF for use as a spy droid by Vocoder Joe. Devised as...
The Wagon Tales
Ben Somers - Multi instrumentalist and son of Steve Somers plays bass and sings with The Wagon Tales by night and by day plays saxophone for the li...
The Watermarks
Fans of both rock and electronic music The Watermarks effortlessly bridge the gap between the two genres. The band are known not only for their inc...
The Wild Wolves
Formerly the drummer in the excellent Vincent Vincent and The Villains, lead singer Alex Cox proves his own songwriting worth with his magnificent ...
The Working Girls
They're not girls! Like the Pogues bashing their heads on beer trays, with a love of arguments over politics and a skwall of clattering guitars and...
The Wrong’uns
Created from the shrapnel of the early underground punk band ‘Past Caring’ – The Wrong’uns have matured into creating a whole new breed of ...
The Wutars
A brilliant new sound from High Wycombe ... The Wutars are described by the NME as "Jangling Jam influenced indie
band", or according to Turning W...
The Yalla Yallas
"The Yalla Yallas are a punk rock 'n' roll band from Leeds, their name was carefully and deliberately chosen as a rallying call to unify. "So long ...
The Zen Hussies
Since their formation in 2001, Bristol (UK) based band The Zen Hussies have established themselves as a formidable live act with their original bra...
Them Changes
We're trio of like minded individuals all hailing from North London.
Having met in late 2008 we started as a five piece but then decided the sl...
Thom Stone & The Barrow
Talented Singer songwriter Thom Stone is a perfect addition to Strummerville. melodic, greatvoice, good lyrics, wit and the ability to just stand t...
Thomas J Speight
We are delighted to feature Thomas J Speight who releases his debut "This House" EP in October.
Thomas J has had a busy year recording and giggi...
Tom McKean & The Emperors
A friend just turned me on to Tom McKean's Emperors. This is grown up stuff - think Tom Waits / Nick Cave etc. Its the songwriting that really stan...
Toy Toy
Toy Toy are part of a new wave of independent artists. They have worked with producer Robert Harder (Whitey, Soho Dolls, Acoustic Ladyland), had tr...
Trim the Barber
Once upon a visit to the local gentlemen’s hair salon, it was noticed that the barbers hair was itself, lank, overgrown and listless. "I'll be da...
Turbowolf
At last, a band touched with madness, oozing charisma & eccentricity that also rock like noones business. Lead singer is a cross between Iggy Pop a...
Twelve
Twelve make intelligent ambient music. Its hard to go any further with the description as this is a genre where the best days have passed. However ...
Until Youre Heard
Currently preparing for the release of their debut EP 'Until You're Heard' are a new band from near Bath in the Southeast of England
Beautiful...
Usual Players
The Jam meets Mike Skinner in suburbia in 2010. Usual Players are Greater London's rawest act, combining old school Ska Punk mentality with the sou...
Valleum
Straight of the island of Anglesey self proclaimed exponents of the boho-newromo sound, valleum are a real treat for anyone who enjoys music, think...
Vaughan King
After a period of hibernation but immense creativity, Vaughan King has been locked away writing songs in preparation for his sophomore effort. Init...
Vicious Cabaret
Given lines to read that are not our own, half of them cut before opening night, most of us live Thoreau's lives of quiet desperation. Some of us t...
Vinny Vinny
You can just hear the chants along a bank holiday sea front of 'We Are The Mods, We Are The Mods!'. Well, after the fighting had finished and the d...
Viv Albertine
Viv Albertine. Born Sydney, Australia. French/Corsican father, Swiss mother. Brought up in North London (Muswell Hill). Quite poor. Comprehensive s...
We Smoke Fags
The latest on the so called new rave scene, We Smoke Fags are young and right up for it. Coming on like a 21st century reinvention of Carter and pi...
what is life for
what is life for? have been together since March 2007. They are a four piece alternative rock band from the south coast of England. They take dive...
You Save You
You Save You are simple and dirty. They will help you withstand pain. They will help you plot your revenge. They will put you back in touch with th...
