Olly Murs Tickets for 2012 UK Tour PRESALE 9AM TODAY! (Wed 24th Aug)

Following on from our Olly Murs UK Tour announcement earlier this week, Stereoboard users will be able to take advantage of a pre-sale for Olly Murs Tickets as of 9am today, Wednesday 24th August. CLICK HERE TO BUY OLLY MURS PRESALE TICKETS.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Jeff Bridges - Jeff Bridges (Album Review)

Having played a down-and-out country singer on utterly excellent movie 'Crazy heart', and performing six of the tracks on that movies soundtrack, it seemed like the logical next step for Jeff Bridges, Hollywood A-lister and utter legend to turn his hand to releasing a bona fide Country album all of his own.

Written by: James Ball | Date: Monday, 22 August 2011

Sam Duckworth - The Mannequin (Album Review)

Sam Duckworth, the frontman of Get Cape Wear Cape Fly (who, unlike when many other acts go solo, have NOT split up, just in case any rumours get passed around), has gone and written himself a solo album, which, for the record, is exactly as awesome as you would expect it to be.

Written by: James Ball | Date: Monday, 22 August 2011

The Narcoleptic Dancers - Rastakraut (Single Review)

An interesting back-story can prove to be a powerful tool for an artist when dealing with journalists or in interviews. It’s fortunate then, that French-Dutch, half-brother and sister offspring of famous footballer Johnny Van Kappers have just that. Meeting for the first time at their father’s funeral, the duo discovered their mutual passion for music, and began writing together under the name ‘The Narcoleptic Dancers’ in homage to their father.

Written by: Emma Newlyn | Date: Monday, 22 August 2011

Nero - Welcome Reality (Album Review)

For those of you who cannot be bothered to read the whole review, it is definitely worth a listen!

Written by: Marcus Colley | Date: Monday, 22 August 2011

Yellowire - Machines On Fire (Album Review)

Ol Beach aka Yellowire was born in London and moved to Switzerland at the age of ten. He was educated at L’Ecole Nouvellein Lausanne before joining the Montreux Jazz Conservatoire at 16, studying under Blue Note recording artist Thierry Lang. They recorded two albums for EMI, had number 1 tracks on iTunes in France and the UK, had a song featured on a top Brazilian soap opera, playing festivals including Womad, Beautiful days and the Montreux Jazz Festival. They also toured Europe with Starsailor and South Africa supporting Robbie Williams.

Written by: Kimberley Martinez-Meakins | Date: Friday, 19 August 2011

Kaiser Chiefs & Pixie Lott At The Q Awards Tickets ONSALE 9AM (Fri 19th Aug)

Q have announced the line-up for this year's run of live performances at London's HMV Forum in Kentish Town to launch the 2011 Q Awards. Tickets for the shows are onsale 9AM TODAY, Friday 19th August.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 19 August 2011

Lucy Love - Thunder (Single Review)

The spicy electro-pop from songstress Lucy Love produces on ‘Thunder’ is hardly straight forward. There’s the occasional techno bursts and throbbing basslines, that sound contemporary enough in the British dubstep/grime climate. And there are soulful enough verses that are melodic and enjoyable, albeit they take long enough to present themselves (the full song is 6 minutes and 20 seconds).

Written by: Jonny Rimmer | Date: Thursday, 18 August 2011

Born Blonde - Solar (Single Review)

Much has been made about this band reviving the spacey sound that indie bands such as The Verve experimented with in the early 90s. No, not Urban Hymns era – this stuff is more dreamy soundscapes than bittersweet hooks, and comparisons to shoegaze veterans My Bloody Valentine are not unfounded.

Written by: Jonny Rimmer | Date: Thursday, 18 August 2011

Modestep - Sunlight (Single Review)

Dubstep has become pretty darn fashionable over the past few years, with the likes of James Blake and Burial getting well deserved critical acclaim. There’s the more poppy, upbeat side of the genre as well however, and the likes of Skrillex and Borgore have become notorious for their brand of ‘filthy’ breakdowns.

Written by: Jonny Rimmer | Date: Thursday, 18 August 2011

Esperi - The EP (EP Review)

Olive Grove Records made a curious decision when it scheduled an August release date for Esperi's The EP. This is not a summer record. Although each track radiates warmth, it is not the sort that you feel basking on the pebbles of Brighton beach, or as you tread the hard, cracked earth of a summer festival. Instead, the warmth of The EP is akin to that you feel sitting in your living room on a Sunday morning, thermostat set to maximum while a cloudless blue sky and blanket of snow on the ground direct sunlight through your window, adding a crisp edge to the cosy, lazy warmth of the central heating. That's the sort of warmth Esperi is offering here, that and the warmth of nostalgia, The EP is steeped in nostalgia.

Written by: James Brown | Date: Tuesday, 16 August 2011

ManRaze - Punkfunkrootsrock (Album Review)

The release of music as part of a ‘supergroup’ comes with a great number of questions. Do you replicate the sound of the bands your members are known for? Do you create something new? Do you just flat out go off the wall with experimentation? What do you do? What happens when you take members of Def Leppard, Girl and the Sex Pistols and cram them into a super-trio? That last question can be answered by taking a look at the fantastic threesome ManRaze. 

Written by: Heather McDaid | Date: Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Hawk Eyes - Witch Hunt (Single Review)

I remember someone showing me a review of the 'Modern Bodies' album by NME; I don't think I've ever laughed so much in my life. They slated it. Before you read on let me make this clear, I love this band, and like most things that I love, I am extremely critical of them. Their last album 'Modern Bodies' is without a doubt one of the best albums from last year. Hawk Eyes (formerly known as Chickenhawk) are a band from Leeds and like most awesome signed bands in Leeds, they come to us via Brew Records. What stands out the most about them is that they don't try to be anything they're not. This is them, this is their sound and if you don't like it, then you know where the door is. This attitude and their sound is welcome, there is too much out there that tries to fit into 'the scene' which in turn makes it sound bland, like everything else. This is gutsy, this will kick you in the face, knock out all your teeth and you will thank it for doing it.

Written by: Kimberley Martinez-Meakins | Date: Monday, 15 August 2011

Rubicks - Rise of the Giddy (Album Review)

Rubicks has been bubbling under for nearly a decade now. After the band released its first single, 'Midas' in 2002, fans had to wait a further four years until it released its début LP, In Miniature on Universal Records in 2006. The album was met with critical acclaim and Rubicks acquired a loyal fan base who were teased with the 2009 EP, Idiot Time, and a string of singles throughout 2010 before the long-awaited Rise of the Giddy hit shelves this August. The fans' patience and faith has, no doubt, been vindicated.

Written by: James Brown | Date: Monday, 15 August 2011

You Me At Six - Loverboy (Single Review)

When You Me At Six announced that 'Loverboy' (the first single taken off their brand new album 'Sinners Never Sleep') was going to be played on the radio this week, my Twitter feed exploded with joy and anticipation, but was it really all worth it?

Written by: Matt Turner | Date: Friday, 12 August 2011

That's Outrageous - Teenage Scream (Album Review)

That's Outrageous, the latest coup by indie label Rise Records released their debut album on 19th July. Originally put together by former We Are In The Crowd founder Tom DeGrazia (who has since left the band), this New York outfit mix upbeat pop choruses with the hardcore element that is so familiar to Rise Records fans.

Written by: Matt Turner | Date: Thursday, 11 August 2011

The Files And Fires - For People Talk Lightly (Album Review)

Deriving their name from a passage in Albert Camus classic existentialist novel The Plague, Connecticut based avant gardists The Files and Fires return with their sophomore release, the inquisitively titled 'For People Talk Lightly'.

Written by: Patrick Gormley | Date: Thursday, 11 August 2011

Natalie McCool - Your Hero (Single Review)

Cheshire-born Natalie McCool has already begun to make waves in the music industry, particularly after the release of her recent and fantastic ‘Black Sun’ EP. With a newly filmed video, Natalie is now ready to release her next single from the EP in the form of ‘Your Hero’.

Written by: Katie Territt | Date: Wednesday, 10 August 2011

John B - Clwb Ifor Bach - 5th August 2011

Once again, John B, the make-up’d drum and bass electro fusion king, tore up Aperture last Friday with a killer 90 minute set that oozed of his mutli-genre’d madness we all know and love.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Charlie Simpson - Parachutes (EP Review)

Charlie Simpson’s musical path has been a very public one. The music tastes the average 26 year-old moves between and develops over the years are normally restricted to an ever-changing iTunes playlist and choosing between your favourite band tour t-shirts.

Written by: Helen Manley | Date: Tuesday, 09 August 2011