Palahniuk’s Laughter

How Charlie Simpson and Fightstar proved the naysayers wrong It was a Friday morning in mid-January 2005. The media had gathered for an eagerly anticipated press conference at the Soho Hotel in London. It would soon be announced that UK pop sensations Busted were splitting up. It was in fact Charlie Simpson, with his distinctive

(Un)familiar landscapes

Why NFG’s Coming Home has become a classic in time When Floridian pop-punks New Found Glory gate crashed the scene at the turn of the millennium with their bouncy and infectious single “Hit or Miss”, few would have envisaged the mellow, at-ease sound of their fifth LP, Coming Home that followed just six years later.

Album Review: Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks

Frightened Rabbit The Winter of Mixed Drinks © Fat Cat Records March 1, 2010 By the time Scott Hutchison had put down his finishing touches on 2008’s The Midnight Organ Fight, the vocalist-guitarist-songwriter was left emotionally drained. Such was the melancholy of his work, it took the frontman a month before he was even able

Film Review: (500) Days of Summer

Love will tear them apart.

Album Review: Fightstar – Be Human

With only a couple of missteps and the yearning for more of Westaway’s softer tones, it proves the band are certainly capable of producing a rock masterpiece at some point. Ultimately, Be Human succeeds and will surely allow the band to finally shake off the ghost of Simpson’s past and stand proud in the British alternative scene.

Album Review: New Found Glory – Not Without a Fight

New Found Glory Not Without a Fight © Epitaph Records March 9, 2009 We all enjoy a dose of nostalgia from time to time. In many ways, music is the perfect outlet to fuel memories of years gone by. American quintet, New Found Glory seem to have aspired for such catharsis with the release of