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Lawrence County The Frailty of Humans
“The Frailty of Humans – Lawrence County This is the first album release under the new band name from who once were DH Lawrence & The Vaudeville Skiffle Show. This album takes a big shift in the musical direction of this bunch of guys…
Badge sales go towards funding original music!
Over the last 5 years Roots Live Music have been promoting original music in and around Nottingham and Derby in a few different ways, such as weekly open mics & weekend festivals and even created our own radio station that only plays original songs…
Warren Ireland…a whole new level!
DemonsWarren Ireland Warren Ireland is the embodiment of a modern-day troubadour. A young singer/songwriter from Nottinghamshire, you can catch him at festivals and gigs all over the country and busking in towns throughout the north of his home county. His latest single, Demons, sees him…
At last…it’s The Fine Art Society!
FootprintsThe Fine Art Society There’s a painful beauty in both the lyrics and musical arrangement of The Fine Art Society’s new release: ‘Footprints.’ Rock Shotz’ previous experience of TFAS material is upbeat and ‘laddish’ (considering the debut single, ‘Waiting For The Summer To Arrive’!)…
Isaac Walters…Solo Release
Drunk AgainIsaac Walters Recently, Rock Shotz has made mention of Nottinghamshire singer/songwriter and all-round versatile muso, Isaac Walters, as a session musician. We have also featured the work of his band Take 96; however, this week the spotlight is on his work as a solo…
Crown of Thorns: Omen Machine
Omen Machine is new young 5-piece band on the East Midlands Metal scene and in Crown of Thorns, their first single, they are setting the bar mighty high. They describe themselves as an ‘Alternative Metal’ band and within the first few bars of the…
Alex Cavan…A Man on a Mission
All For YouAlex Cavan https://www.facebook.com/cavanmusic/ Life can be so tough and music is such a great method for people to express the way they cope with the challenges that come along. All For You is a heart-on-the-sleeve love song from talented musician , Alex Cavan….
Jack Ryan – The kids are alright…
How do folks? You find me in the midst of a rather manic day before a holiday. My car needs packing, there’s mixes to mix and I have other exciting things occurring that I’m dying to share in good time! Today’s blog however, focuses…
Olly Hensby: Finding an undiscovered gem down a Facebook wormhole
When I began pulling together artists for the latest series of The Pin-up Sessions I decided it was time to indulge my ears a bit and find an amazing bluesy/jazzy guitarist. I started my quest on Facebook and more specifically on some posts from…
Benjamin…Concrete Rose
When you look at the musical calibre of this new band, it just oozes quality! With connections to Unknown Era, Ferocious Dog and Idle Nova, you know you’re in for something really special. Of everything queued up before me today, Concrete Rose’s debut track,…
Code Blue…Jack Chapman
Nottingham is a city awash with young singer/songwriter talent and Jack Chapman fits the bill. Having decided to go solo at the end of last year, he is carving out quite a local following! He plays a cool guitar and has a delicious voice….
Four artists, one day and an abrupt, heavy sound of impact…
So after a few months away from Pin-up Session activity, the 12th of May went off with a bang. Or a clonk to be precise. Learning from all our shoots to date, the Pin-up squad* have come to the realisation that we can minimise…
Post Remedy…new sounds
New release: Enemy 4-piece Alt/Rock band from Nottingham. I don’t know what else they do, but I’ve been listening to this track on repeat for around 20 minutes now and it’s so chilled! The band are fronted by Jess, who’s vocals are a major…
#upthebabs
Pretty Babs haven’t been slouching since they released their debut album, Graffiti Lights, back in 2017 (I had to check then, in my head it was only last year!) – with an ever-growing gig schedule they’ve released a new EP, #upthebabs – building on their…
The Last Netflix Show
The Last Netflix Show May 2019 Everything comes to an end, Betamax lost out in the battle to Video which became subsumed by DVD which is becoming slowly taken over by boxed sets stored on TV hard drives. ( Believe it or not I…
Faust…Infernal Symphony
‘Dissonance!’ In musical terms it means a general lack of harmony which, in Western music, our ears are unused to. In layman’s terms: think of the sound created when a cat walks up and down a piano keyboard! Got it? You need to know…
From Angus Young Impressions to The Pin-up Sessions: an introduction to my Roots blog.
Last week I had a message from Chris asking if I’d like to join the writing team at Roots. Whilst I’ve become a bit sick of late night dissertation writing marathons this year, a head scratch lasting about 0.5 seconds led me to say…
The Importance of Being Local
Whether you’re travelling from the borders of Sherwood Forest or the Derbyshire wilderness; it’s best to take a spare set of strings. When Chris asked a few of his closest muchachos, amigos y compadres if they would mind surrendering some of their time, effort…
Blue Lighting with Captain Accident (& the Disasters.) The Maze, Nottingham. 03/05/19
Emergency! Emergency! The Maze is closing down! Captain Accident & the Disasters come all the way from Cardiff to this well-loved venue to bring some much needed cheer. Adam Parsons (aka Captain Accident) sits alongside me in one of the big comfy chairs in…
Review: Ferocious Dog – Fake News and Propaganda
Taking you from the hearth of a fireplace to the heart of a rebellion, Nottingham’s own Celtic-punk Ferocious Dog have produced an album that has managed to infuse a healthy dosage of punk-style commentary into its diverse soundscape… Ken Bonsall and co may not…