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Bright Orange Spectacle – She Could Get Better

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard When retro rock ‘n’ rollers Of Empires called it a day at Sound At St James back in October they were joined in stage by a number of guests and little did we know then, that in amongst them was the nucleus of a new band, Bright Orange Spectacle. Based out of Brighton the band might feature three-quarters of the aforementioned quartet (Jack Fletcher,...
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Playlist – April 2019

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Another busy and varied playlist this month spanning skiffle and American folk to Neue Deutsche Härte and steampunk. A few things to point to more specifically include something from the original line up of blackened death metal band Darker Shores who soon make their return to the stage under the name Atomised, a track from The Recks taken from their debut album The Beast...
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BBC Music Introducing in the Channel Islands – April 2019 – The Recks and Atmoised

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The Recks and AtomisedClick here to listen to the show This month BBC Introducing in Guernsey and Jersey have been combined so going forward its BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands, with me still in the hot seat for the final Saturday of each month. With that in mind the show features something of a broader scope with music from across the islands...
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L’Islet Records Presents To The Woods, Coastal Fire Dept and Isle Stone – The Fermain Tavern – 20/04/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard To The WoodsWhen a show is announced featuring a rare appearance from To The Woods, a grunge and indie inflected hard rocking trio who built a formidable reputation a couple of years ago, there is always something of a sense of anticipation. When you add to that a newly expanded version of grunge band Coastal Fire Dept and upcoming young rockers Isle Stone (who...
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Blues Cruise with Rawcuz Crowzz and The Fuzzey Group – The Fermain Tavern – 10/01/09

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The Fuzzey GroupAnother throwback moment to early 2009 and another night advertised as a blues night but with The Fuzzey Group we were in for something more, along with Alderney punk-blues trio Rawcuz Crowzz featuring a young Robert J. Hunter. Though tonight was dubbed the Blues Cruise, traditional blues wasn’t really order of the day as we were treated to an appearance by alternative...
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