One of the most impressive things about Martin Simpson’s Indian summer is his willingness to keep ringing the changes and refuse to settle for a winning formula. Decorated with awards for his previous two albums, Prodigal Son and True Stories â€" both of which broke new ground...

For many years now, Flogging Molly has dominated the border that lies between folk and punk. Alongside the likes of Dropkick Murphys, the band have established themselves as one of the finest names in the fused genre; a name to which many would be delighted to be compared. Yet whilst...

When The Pogues first emerged onto the bleak musical landscape with 1984’s thrilling Red Roses for Me, the group could barely have imagined that their clattering marriage of Celtic melodrama and punk energy would give birth to a whole new musical subculture. Not just that, but an increasingly popular...

You can never accuse Eliza Carthy of taking the easy option. She’s been giving blood transfusions to traditional British folk for the best part of 20 years now, her wild eclecticism marked by dalliances with the likes of Transglobal Underground and Nick Cave. That said, Neptune is a...

I really can't think of a better way to usher in the St Patrick's Day season than with a new album from everyone's favorite Celt-punks Dropkick Murphys. This week the band released their seventh studio album Going Out In Style.Those like to hear artists push boundaries and do something different...

Live albums tend to be pretty ropey and, more often than not, produced within an inch of their lives, touched up in the studio with additional instrumentation and technical trickery flattening the sound to such a degree the term ‘live’ is utterly negated.

This beguiling album is the antithesis of such...

Debut Album Due Out February 15, 2011 on Nightmare RecordsJune Park's vocals are stunning to say the least as well as powerful and melodic all at the same time." - Absolute Zero Media MagazineCalifornia’s Clandestine have posted a brand new video teaser online for their forthcoming debut album The...

Bloody-Disgusting.com is currently hosting an exclusive premiere of the track “Fracture” from Clandestine’s debut album “The Invalid.” The album will be out on February 15th through Nightmare Records. Guitarist Dan Durakovich said the following about the song: “What’s up Bloody Disgusting? ‘Fracture’ is one...

Flogging Molly is giving away their new single in exchange for an e-mail address. You can grab "Don't Shut 'Em Down" here or by clicking Read More.The band's new studio album is expected out in May via Side One Dummy Records. They'll...

3 Inches of Blood is gearing up for a tour as direct support for Eluveitie, but before that gets started the band will be making a quick pit stop into Shostroud Productions in Vancouver to record new cuts with Sho Murray (City of Fire)...