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    Jammerzine Exclusive: Why It’s Good To Be The King George

    At some point in our lives we turn to something in an effort to find out who we are. Whether it be God or a loved one or anything else to help us on...

    First Listen: Official Burnt Toast – Money As Debt/Hi Time

    Official Burnt Toast are Adrian Lawrence, Patrick Luke and Abrar Hafiz. Based in East London the trio produce spoken word, hip hop and punk, described by Luke Hannam (Gramme / Emperors New Clothes) as...

    First Look: The Pacers – Losing Touch

    The Pacers draw their influences from the sixties Psych/Garage scene, mixing it up with their own unique ideas to create unforgettable and energetic live performances in the same vein as The Stooges and The...

    The Test Drive: Kissing Party – Looking Back It Was Romantic But At The...

    Tired of Ty Segal? Bored with Beck? Wanna slit your wrists at the thought of another Jack White album... From the Mile High City comes Kissing Party, your new favorite band whether you like it...

    The Test Drive: Mohawk Radio – Halfway To Heaven

    Today's Test Drive feature comes from the U.K. via Mohawk Radio with their album "Halfway To Heaven" and is a prime example of how diverse and fresh they are. And they are Mohawk Radio. The first thing...

    The Test Drive: Crooked Weather – Long Garden

    Based in East Yorkshire, England, Crooked Weather play earthy, unruly and original folk songs. The sound is lead by carefully crafted lyrics delivered by the haunting harmonies of Holly and Will. The music on 'Long...

    First Look: Julian Grimm – Hazy

    The first thing I think of after seeing this video for the first time is "Man this song does not let up!" It just gets right to the point. Well, I'm up for the...

    The Test Drive: Deplacement – Carousel

    The new album from Deplacement, "Carousel", is a New Wave journey into the art of the craft called music. The duo from Italy have taken ten tracks with emotional lyrics and have given each...

    First Listen: Amber Leaves – This Ain’t A Love Song

    From its pared-down inception as an inventive bass riff married to a hip-hop beat, ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’ has evolved into a work of heartfelt, palatial soul. Spotlighting Chesney Jefferson’s majestic vocal throughout,...

    The Test Drive: Megan Landry – Stills

    I have to start this review off with an apology. Sometimes the volume of submissions overwhelms us here at Jammerzine and a song, video, or album slips through the cracks. And sometimes, that album...

    First Look: King George – 904

    Filmed across multiple backdrops is the only way to go when you're filming a video for such an iconic song such as "904" by King George. The song has one of the toughest and...

    First Look: Bentley Jones – Rebellion

    Still not familiar with the mighty talent that is Bentley Jones? That’s all about to change as he’s just dropped the lead single and title track from his debut UK album “The Rebellion”. The...

    First Listen: The Musket Vine – Valley Of Shadows/Someone Unlike You

    Channeling the energies of fIREHOSE, Echo & The Bunnymen, The dBs and other pioneers of the New Wave and Indie Pop genres, The Musket Vine achieve what is actually incredibly hard to do. They do...

    The Test Drive: Robert Taira Wilson – Nail And Hammer

    Robert Taira Wilson is a London singer, guitarist & songwriter from London who has just released a new album, "Nail And Hammer". From the lyrics in the opening track, "Our Normal Way", where Robert...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: Meli’sa Morgan Is Truly A Legend

    This interview was a real privilege for me. And not because Meli'sa Morgan is a living legend in the music industry (yes Meli'sa, I know you don't think so but you are!), but because...

    The Test Drive: Ashes To Ashes – Urania

    Italian rockers Ashes To Ashes are the perfect blend of melodic sensibility and hard rock songwriting craftiness wrapped in a beautiful package of showstopping production. This filler-less outing from Ashes To Ashes is eleven...

    First Listen: Niall James Holohan – New Wave (Is This Rock ‘N’ Roll)

    Reminiscent of Odelay era-Beck and Morning Glory era-Oasis with allusions to 90s hip hop and EDM, 'New Wave' is the ambitious debut single from Irish born and London based solo artist and producer Niall...

    First Look: Kubalove – This Foolish Love

    A few months back I had the pleasure of interviewing Kubalove on the heels of her last single, "Trouble". To say she has matured between these two tracks would be an understatement. I liked...

    First Listen: The Pacers – Losing Touch/I’m Down

    The Pacers draw their influences from the sixties Psych/Garage scene, mixing it up with their own unique ideas to create unforgettable and energetic live performances in the same vein as The Stooges and The...

    The Test Drive: Gillbanks – Lend Me Your Skin

    The truth is that you have no true self-realized opinions, you have no absolute idea about who you are or what sort of legacy you’ll leave. Everything you are is an adoption, a slice...

    First Listen: Ferocious Dog – Slow Motion Suicide

    Ferocious Dog's new single "Slow Motion Suicide" is truly an anthem for the 99% done in a way only someone who understands the current situation in society and economics can really execute. This song...

    First Look: Warme – Council House Opera

    A Bradford based group with a love for British rock and roll, Warme are not only next in a long line of Brit bands, but also like to party like them too. Their energetic,...

    First Look: Paul Menel And The Essentials – They Call Her Leaf

    Former IQ frontman Paul Menal has teamed up with Fuzzbox's Vix Vox to create and infectious groove in the form of "They Call Her Leaf".  The song itself has a very retro feel, in...

    Norhod Makes New Album Video Announcement

    Wormholedeath and Opera Core are proud to release herewith news on Norhod’s sophomore album “Voices From The Ocean”. To celebrate this great event we have prepared a full video announcement which features video statements from...

    Ministry Of Sound Presents Trance Nation Mixed By Markus Schulz

    In a break with their established annual-release tradition, October 2015 see Ministry of Sound heed the call of the scene with - for the first time in a decade – a second Trance Nation...