Buzzin Music

On the eve of the London Olympics, Saturday 28 July, it seems apt that the Sound Island Music Festival will be paying homage to the ‘Best of British’, flying the patriotic flag high, with a host of top British bands that helped rock the 90s. We can now announce that a spark of ‘Madchester’, fused [...]

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On Wednesday I was fortunate enough to witness a rare live performance from one of the most underrated men in British music.  With his band The Pop Group, Mark Stewart pushed barriers and merged genres as they blasted their post-punk protest garage funk and politically-charged sloganeering into the faces of anyone in their way.  But [...]

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The Preservation Society Presents returns for Volume 2 in their vinyl singles club series. This month sees more Kentish charms in the shape of the melodic poeticism of Dartford’s Dead Lovers with ‘Kurb Your Libido’ and the heady adolescence of Thanet’s The Pantomime Villains with ‘Hook Line And Sinker’.
‘Kurb Your Libido’ is the debut release [...]

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If I was going to choose someone to sing me a love song, it might just be David Gedge.  With his north-east twang and tell-it-like-it-is lyrics, he beats the likes of James Morrison and Ed Sheeran hands down.
Since the early days of ‘My Favourite Dress‘ and ‘Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm‘, David Gedge has been crafting [...]

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Chasing The Night is Leeds singer/songwriter Rupert Stroud’s accomplished follow up to his debut album. Mixing alternative, indie, rock and acoustic sounds the album is confident in its eclecticisms. It truly showcases his versatility as a writer and highlights his growing maturity as an artist.

Rupert Stroud began writing his debut self titled album in [...]

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