Exotica
June 16, 2015
Tamikrest – Community In Common Ground
Following the path trodden out of the Saharan deserts by fellow Touareg musicians Tinariwen, come Tamikrest.…
Cult
February 17, 2016
Eyeplug talks to Freddie Valentine
01 Some folks may remember you from the golden daze of the Paisley Wheelchair Experience?…
Hotplugs
June 29, 2015
Cherry Red Album Reviews – July 2013 by Scenester
The current upsurge of interest in the 1980’s does have a saving grace. The decade…
Blues
June 16, 2015
Bob Meyer’s Folk Companion – 4 July
Juniper Leaf I love it when an album gets stuck in my head like…
Music
June 5, 2015
African Head Charge – ‘Voodoo of the Godsent’
(album, On-U-Sound) The first African Head Charge studio work since 2005’s Vision of a Psychedelic…
Culture
June 5, 2015
The Selecter @WOWfest 2012
“Too Much Pressure” released by this important and influential platinum selling band in Feb 1980…
Dark
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Vanity
Vanity is an Italian based band including members from Switzerland, Palestine and Italy. Their first…
Genres
June 5, 2015
Interview with Vic Godard
Vic Godard- Vocals/Guitar of Subway Sect Emerging from the 100 Club punk scene of 76, Subway…
Blues
May 8, 2017
Low Cut Connie: Dirty Pictures (Part 1)
Low Cut Connie: Dirty Pictures (Part 1) (Contender Records) Philadelphia quintet Low Cut Connie is…
Bands
October 9, 2024
Black Doldrums – ‘In Limerence’
Black Doldrums have been growing in stature over the last few years with their live…
Garage
June 5, 2015
The Raveonettes – Raven In The Grave (album, Vice)
Throughout the last decade Danish duo Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo have issued a…
Glam
June 16, 2015
50 Ft Woman – ‘Menage à Trois’
(EP, own label) Debut EP from a London quintet who emerge with a well-released image…
Gigs
April 18, 2018
JuJu/Psychic Lemon – Leicester Soundhouse
Enjoy Yourself! love to get out on the road and are not averse to a…
Beats
June 16, 2015
Watch The Closing Doors – A History of New York’s Musical Melting Pot Vol. 1 (1945-59)
(2 CD set, Future Noise) Often, the hallmark of a genuinely brilliant concept is that…
Picks
June 5, 2015
Thee Spivs – Taped Up (album, Damaged Goods)
Tearing in like a switchblade through the fecal velour of a cinema seat comes the…
Blues
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Suburban Dirts
Suburban Dirts are a trailer trash folk blues band with hints of Americana from Hertfordshire,…
Features
August 16, 2015
Strawberry Oracle Promotions – Album Review by Longjohn
What constitutes ‘Neo Folk’? This I was wondering while waiting with some intrigue for an…
Articles
November 18, 2013
Eddie Webber speaks to Eyeplug
God knows how - I guess that I’ve been very lucky getting involved in it…
Music
January 3, 2015
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Jan 2015 by Colin Bryce
Alternative TV The Image Has Cracked The Alternative TV Collection (Anagram Punk Collectors Series/Cherry Red)…
Events
February 5, 2014
Showplug: Jessica Fostekew@The Legion
Jess spends the year performing full sets at all the UK's major clubs: Late n'…
DozenQ
March 7, 2022
Eyeplug talks to The Fallen Leaves
You can expect a proper show, with sound, songs, and panache. There will be no…
Articles
July 26, 2016
Andrew Matheson (The Hollywood Brats) Interview
The Hollywood Brats: Probably the best band you never heard of… I got a few…
DJs
June 5, 2015
HEY DJ! Sir Eon Ballinger – London Calling
I'm kind of stuck in a time tunnel 1965-1983/4 I'm afraid...But it's a nice place…
Features
August 29, 2015
Easy Action LP Reviews by Colin Bryce
Johnny Thunders In Cold Blood (Easy Action – 2 Disc Set) I miss Johnny Thunders. I…
DozenQ
April 7, 2014
DozenQ – Free From Gravity
Inspired by classic rock acts like The Eagles, Pink Floyd & U2, the UK based…
Art
April 1, 2015
ArtsQ – Jack Melville
At the moment I am busy producing a series of drawings with a fashion theme…
Features
November 30, 2015
Author – Paul Hallam
I started my own fanzine ‘Sense of Style’ in 1983. It was sposed to be…
Eyeplugs
January 19, 2017
It Suits Me Well – Dave Swarbrick
It Suits Me Well: Dave Swarbrick The Transatlantic Recordings 1976-1983 (Cherry Tree CRTREE017D) Cherry Red’s…
Articles
June 5, 2015
The Bees chat to Eyeplug.net
The Bees formed in 1999 in a garden shed after about 5 years of releasing…
