Amazon.co.uk Widgets Arriving at a point where punk, new wave, and reggae crossed over, Fischer-Z secured a record deal with the major label United Artists in 1978, alongside the likes of Buzzcocks and The Stranglers, releasing three albums and enjoying considerable success here and in Europe. Although…
Amazon.co.uk Widgets Hard work and self belief. Two essential ingredients in making it in the world of music. It seems that the four piece – named after a busker in Australia where frontman Van McCann was living at the time – have this in spades, as they…
Here at Brightonsfinest HQ we are proud to announce the first in a series of vinyl compilation records we will be releasing through our newly established label wing Brightonsfinest Presents, showcasing all of the wonderful talent we come across on the site. Volume 1 is going to be a…
Amazon.co.uk Widgets The status of Liverpool’s darlings, The Coral has drifted in and out of popular music over the years, it has often been enigmatic despite its exceptionally bright start but now, they are set to make their significant return. Critics and press have often turned their…
Amazon.co.uk Widgets Back at the turn of the millennium a pair of school friends turned up at the legendary Freebutt venue in Brighton for their first ever public gig. Accompanied by just acoustic guitars and their voices, they beguiled a small audience with their angelic music, consisting…
Amazon.co.uk Widgets It can be overstated that musical development is something that belongs to a bygone era. That you really only get one chance these days to make your mark, and if it doesn't work out, well there is always Plan B. Whatever that may be. But,…
Anyone who has seen Savages live and up close, will have witnessed a band that perfectly encapsulates the often misused cliché 'greater than the sum of their parts’. Not only in what the band members individually contribute to the overall sound, but how purposefully and meaningfully they carry…
My town is nowhere you have been, but you know its ilk. – Colin Barrett, Young Skins To be honest, The Strokes were really a big deal for us. That was a gateway to a lot of other music for me. There is always that one band that…
The loved and much missed The Beta Band left a big hole for many when they called it a day in 2004 after three albums, the last of which Heroes to Zeroes was their third consecutive top twenty effort. This much loved and deeply admired group left on a…
Amazon.co.uk Widgets The music industry at the moment sometimes feels like one of those photos from the end of the Vietnam War, people dangling off helicopters, as there’s a massive scramble to escape. Adele has been choppered out and pulled the rope ladder up behind her, Taylor…