Review: Dez Dare ‘These Days Are Wild & Blind’
Dez Dare or Darren Smallman as he’s best known to his friends and family, is nothing if not prolific, putting
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Garage Rock
Review: Electric Jaguar Baby ‘Clair-Obscur’
Parisian garage-fuzz two-piece Electric Jaguar Baby return after a three-year absence with Clair-Obscur, their first release for Majestic Mountain Records.
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Review: Not Moving ‘That’s All Folks!’
Talking about Not Moving, one of the most important and legendary bands in the Italian underground rock scene, is like
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Review: Fvzz Popvli ‘Melting Pop’
Fvzz Popvli, the powerhouse trio hailing from Rome, whose name ‘popvli’ derives from the Latin word for ‘people’ have carved
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Premiere: Fvzz Popvli ‘Telephone’ – New Album Of Fuzzy Scuzz Rock ‘Melting Pop’ Drops 7th Feb
Today, The Shaman has got something loud, gritty, and downright electrifying coming your way! Fvzz Popvli, the scuzzy and fuzzy
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Review: Thee Alcoholics ‘Bear Bites Horse Sessions’
There’s something of a tradition with garage rock bands utilising ‘Thee’ rather than ‘The’ in their names. Think Thee Headcoats,
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Review: Satan’s Satyrs ‘After Dark’
I remember back in 2017 missing out on going to see Satan’s Satyrs when they played in Manchester with Windhand.
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Review: Drug Hunt ‘Feast’
Drug Hunt‘s core consists of teenage friends guitar/vocalists Rory Morison and Jason Meyers accompanied by Nick Sinutko on keys, Adam
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Review: Young Acid ‘Murder At Maple Mountains’
Young Acid is a new ‘supergroup’ highlighted by members of the beyond-fertile Swedish stoner rock and heavy psych scene, including
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Review: The Gluts ‘Bang!’
After the release of their 2021 fourth album Ungrateful Heart, Milano’s undoubtedly extrovert and earthy punk rock four-piece The Gluts
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Review: Saltpig ‘Saltpig’
When I saw a band called Saltpig appear in The Shaman’s available promos pool, I stopped in my tracks, I
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