Tag Archives: power pop

Album review: PICTUREHOUSE – How Do I Explain How This Came To Be?

Posted on July 10, 2017 by jason

Vinyl/digital release This album is not so much a best of more a collection of songs, some previously unreleased, that PictureHouse recorded between 1995 and 1998. There are twelve songs in all, with a couple drawn from the ‘Shine Box’ (1996) and ‘Karmarama’ … Continue reading →

Interview: WILLIE DOWLING – THE DOWLING POOLE

Posted on April 23, 2016 by jason

The Dowling Poole have released their second album, ‘One Hyde Park’, another glorious collection of pop gems recalling greats such as XTC, the Kinks, ELO and the band’s own unique twist. Here Jason Ritchie chats to Willie Dowling who gives … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DOWLING POOLE – One Hyde Park

Posted on March 14, 2016 by jason

369 Music www.thedowlingpoole.com [Released 08.04.16] The Dowling Poole’s 2014 debut album ‘Bleak Strategies’ easily made my year end top 10, so this new album has a lot to live up to. Based around the duo of Willie Dowling (Jackdaw4/the Grip/the … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN DANTER – Second Time Around

Posted on January 18, 2016 by jason

Cherry Red [Release date 25.09.15] I enjoyed TalkSport’s (he also subs in at Planet Rock and is the drummer in Kiss tribute band Dressed To Kill) Ian Danter’s debut album ‘Prove You Wrong’, released in 2013 and here is the … Continue reading →

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Interview: CATS IN SPACE

Posted on September 24, 2015 by jason

Cats In Space are a new band featuring band members who’ve played with the Sweet, T’Pau, Ian Gillan and Arena. They release their debut album, ‘Too Many Gods’ on October 30th via Cargo Records and we catch-up with Greg Hart … Continue reading →

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Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Too Many Gods

Posted on September 21, 2015 by jason

Harmony Factory www.catsinspaceband.com [Released 30.10.15] Cats In Space are a new band who have a serious love of all things 1970′s soft rock/power pop. You can tell this from the band’s various members who are from bands with a 70′s … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Heaven Or Heartbreak

Posted on September 2, 2015 by jason

MelodicRockRecords [Release date 25.09.15] Second album by the Aussie pop/melodic rockers the Radio Sun (formed from the ashes of the excellent Square One) and again they have former Danger Danger vocalist Paul Laine helping out on production, co-writing four songs … Continue reading →

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Album review: NELSON – Peace Out

Posted on May 28, 2015 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release Date 15.05.15] I was beginning to wonder if Nelson’s excellent comeback album Lightning Strikes Twice was also to be their swansong as a recording entity, but nearly five years on the immaculately coiffed twins are back with … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE CRUNCH – Brand New Brand

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Davoski

Cargo records [release date: 30.04.15] With this second outing, The Crunch has become a bit more than a side project for a bunch of seasoned punk stalwarts who only got together for a book launch. Headline tours, film premieres and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DOWLING POOLE – 12 Bar Club, London, 19 September 2014

Posted on September 20, 2014 by jason

The Dowling Poole (not a Drowning Pool tribute band as one of my work colleagues thought!) were climaxing a short but sweet acoustic tour with this gig tonight at the 12 Bar Club. My first time in this venue which … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: NEOPERA, GRAMERCY ARMS, KNIFEWORLD

Posted on July 27, 2014 by jason

NEOPERA – Destined Ways earMusic www.neopera.com [Released 21.07.14] Neopera were formed by guitarist Jorn Schubert (Dark Age) in 2010 and the line-up includes Gamma Ray’s Dirk Schlächter, along with two operatic styled vocalist Nina Jiers (soprano) and Thorsten Schuck (baritone) … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with Wille Dowling of THE DOWLING POOLE

Posted on July 25, 2014 by jason

The Dowling Poole feature Willie Dowling (ex-Jackdaw4/Honeycrack) and Jon Poole (ex-Cardiacs). They have released their debut album, ‘Bleak Strategies’ and they have recently played a series of Pledger gigs as part of their recent Pledge Music campaign to fund the … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DOWLING POOLE – Bleak Strategies

Posted on June 25, 2014 by jason

369 Records [Release date: 11.08.14] https://www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole Not a Drowning Pool tribute band but the latest poprocktastic creation from Willie Dowling (Honeycrack/Jackdaw4) and his co-collaborator Jon Poole (ex-Cardiacs). They have funded this via Pledge Music and they sing and play all … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Wrong Things Right

Posted on April 15, 2014 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Released 19.05.14] The Radio Sun may be releasing their debut album, however the keen pop rock fan will notice that the core of the band were in the much missed Square One (vocalist Jason Old, guitarist Steve Janevski … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: GINGERFEET, ANDI DERIS & THE BAD BANKERS, NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ

Posted on December 22, 2013 by jason

GINGERFEET – High And Above: The First Wave https://www.facebook.com/gingerfeetindia You don’t get many new funk rock/metal bands come along nowadays so it’s a bit of a treat to have this new band from India Gingerfeet come along. They have a … Continue reading →

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CHRIS SINGLETON news

Posted on September 27, 2012 by jason

Chris Singleton – gigs and new music Dearest all I hope you’re well. In this newsletter you can find out about some gigs I’ve got coming up in the UK and Poland, and check out some new music I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: GOLDEN SEXTON, RATZMATAZ, THE SPLATTERS, EFFLORESCE, JONNY SCARAMANGA

Posted on May 22, 2012 by jason

Effloresce – Coma Ghosts Generation Prog Records Coma Ghosts is the second album by Nuremberg based prog metallers Effloresce. The five piece are fronted by the flame haired Nicki Weber who has a vocal delivery that ranges from an operatic … Continue reading →