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  • In Pictures : Adam Follett

    Adam Follett @ West Street Live

  • Paving Stones : Celestial Circus

    Celestial Circus A proggy band from Hobart, Australia, Celestial Circus goes for old school Progressive rock, with influences ranging from Dream Theater to King Crimson (Joe Richards, their bassist, is a big fan of Robert Fripp). With a very impressive live sound and a true love for prog, here’s a free track from Celestial Circus.…

  • Wake up to…Said the Whale

    A band from Vancouver, British Columbia (that’s in Canada if your geography is as bad as mine), Said the whale make some easy going groovy tracks for driving around in a sunny Sunday afternoon or just to listen to while reading an enjoyable book. They also are coming to the UK this May (with dates in…

  • Droplets of Nostalgia

    Les Shelleys – S/T Stream – ‘Billy’

  • Agony Aunt Sock – 8

    Jonny’ll fix it … or he’ll fix you is Sloucher’s own “Agony Aunt” section. These are true cases, but the identities of those involved were changed to protect them. Feel free to send your troubles our way. This week, we talk about that pox that befell on us. Yes, a terrible curse! Read on!

  • Wake up to Maud in Cahoots

    Maud in Cahoots are from Ireland and they recently (well, a few months ago) won 2011’s edition of Guinness ‘Our Thursday’ showcase. What they got from this? Well, Universal is releasing their single, ‘Push me under’ at the end of April, and lucky you, it is the end of April! There ya go! Personally, I…

  • Electric Tape Recorder @ Old No. 7

    Electric Tape Recorder is back in action after a spot of resting. With newer material (the only oldie they played was ‘Blackwave’) being played to a small but engaged audience at the filing cabinet of rock called Old No. 7, they seemed ready to put their rocking hats on. 

  • Wake up to… Castrovalva

    These dudes were a nightmare to review. In a good way. With their manic, frantic pace, their care free attitude and a very, very energetic live show (so says one of my collaborators and I believe him), Castrovalva are a unit. One that will be sure you are wide awake. Are they named after that…

  • Shameless self-promotion

    So, you might have heard that we organised a gig a fortnight ago. There was laughter, there were crazy drum rolls, there was many a drink to be quaffed, there were cases of tinnitus, but above all, there was ample talent on stage. We had some debate (I think we had, it’s all blurry now)…

  • Lean Mean Prog Machine

    Black Market Serotonin – DeadByFiveOClock Stream – ‘Hours’