December 2024 – Page 3 – Jace media music

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Live Reviews

BAND – Killakoi Star And Garter, Manchester

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VENUE – Star And Garter, Manchester DATE – 24th November 2024 Words and Photographs-Graeme Wright REVIEW Sometimes there comes the occasion when a few of you are watching a band that is totally new to the group and as one you look at each other and just say “Holy Shit- how good [more…]

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Interviews

Smudge talks to Toby Jepson

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Toby Jepson has been a bit quite of late. He had a well-earned break from the music biz and travelled to the far east with his lovely wife Ket for 6 months. He has returned with a whole new outlook and a bad back. He is set to release the first of [more…]

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Interviews

Common Tongue / exclusive interview

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we caught with the guys to find out more: Powerful UK two-piece COMMON TONGUE have just dropped their stomping new single, Done. How and when did the band form? The band formed as lockdown rules were lifted in spring 2021. After having drinks (in line with the social distance guidelines at the [more…]

Live Reviews

Hollywood Vampires Turn Scarborough Into One Hell Of A Rock ’N’ Roll Party

By Graeme Whitworth There are supergroups, and then there are bands that simply walk onto a stage and remind you why rock ’n’ roll still matters. At Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Hollywood Vampires delivered exactly that, bringing together Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and a seriously accomplished backing band for an [more…]

Posted on August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

Singles

Savage Hands Turn Pain Into Power on ‘Bruise’

A Jace Media Music Review Savage Hands have never been afraid to explore the darker corners of the human experience, and ‘Bruise’ sees the Maryland alt-metal catalysts deliver another emotionally charged offering. Set for release on August 21st via Oxide Music, the track digs deep into the complicated relationship we can have [more…]

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

Rock

KELOWNA – SUPERSTAR: A DEBUT THAT PUTS THE PEDAL TO THE METAL

Review By Glen Parkes There are debut albums that arrive quietly, testing the waters and waiting to see what happens. Then there are albums like KELOWNA’s Superstar, records that sound like a band has walked into the studio with something to prove and absolutely no intention of holding back. From the opening [more…]

Posted on August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

News

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE : Canadian dark pop act to co-headline late autumn European tour with Wednesday 13 | ‘Pathways’ album out now on Metropolis Records

PATHWAYSLP | CD | digitalout now(Metropolis Records) stream | Bandcamp “An excellent goth/electronic rock album with elements of light and dark throughout. Its lush, cinematic production suits the band’s dynamic qualities”BLITZED“Skilful interplay between electronic beats and goth sensibilities highlights the band at the very top of their game. Their strongest, most definitive album [more…]

Posted on August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

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Nytt Land – Ritual Of Stone Sun (Live 2026): A Dark Folk Ceremony That Transports You Beyond The Modern World

Review By Halina Wegner Forget the idea of a live album simply being a recording of a band playing songs in front of an audience. Nytt Land’s Ritual Of Stone Sun (Live 2026) feels like something altogether different. This is not so much a concert captured on tape as an invitation into [more…]

Posted on August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

Metal

SHABTI – Haze, Cacophony, And White Light: Six Tracks Of Beautifully Controlled Chaos

There are moments when extreme metal stops being simply heavy and becomes genuinely oppressive, atmospheric and psychologically consuming. Haze, Cacophony, And White Light, the third full-length from Portland, Maine’s SHABTI, is exactly that kind of record. This isn’t an album designed to sit politely in the background. It grabs hold, drags you [more…]

Posted on August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

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Happy Mondays – Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches: Thirty-Six Years On, The Madchester Madness Still Hits Hard

Review By Glen Parkes here are albums that soundtrack an era, and then there are albums that define it. Happy Mondays’ Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches is firmly in the second category. Originally released in November 1990, this was the moment indie rock, acid house, funk and Northern nightlife collided in one [more…]

Posted on August 18, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

News

NORDIC NOISE 2027 – First five bands confirmed and early bird tickets now on sale

Nordic Noise 20277+8 May NORDIC NOISE 2027 – MAY 7 + 8 Since 2013, Nordic Noise has brought together fans of hard rock and heavy metal for an intense and intimate festival experience featuring international acts, established Danish bands and some of the most exciting new talent on the scene. In 2027, Nordic [more…]

Posted on August 18, 2026August 20, 2026 by Jace Media Music

Month: December 2024

BAND – Killakoi Star And Garter, Manchester

Smudge talks to Toby Jepson

Common Tongue / exclusive interview

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