Album Review: Performance – Red Brick Heart

Rarely do you find a band that makes you want to take the singer to the best indie disco in town for a drink and a proper chat and then dance like an idiot for the next ten hours. This is that band. By all accounts Performance have been through the wringer: record label misdemeanours, […]
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ALBUM: Michael Fakesch – Exchange

German based Michael Fakesch is one half of the now defunct duo Funkstörung (translated to Radio Interference) with ex-partner, Chris De Luca. Back in 1992 the pair invested in a Roland TR808 & Roland TB303 and set out to make some noise. Eighteen years on they’ve had a fruitful career with numerous releases on a […]
Whenever I venture through the Roadhouse’s doors I always seem to get a twinge of excitement, similar to that feeling you get before meeting a first date. A bit over the top some might say, but there’s something about the place that just works perfectly with me. As soon as you step through its enclosed […]

Venue Review – The Roadhouse