So Britain's a bit shit then - but this album's definitely not  Full text...

All in all an album of damn good tunes, cliches and all!  Full text...

This Brit-pop quartet advocates the spirit of 1977, both in pure rabble-rousing punk-pop — the drummer’s even called Dave Danger — and a this-country’s-down-the- dumpster commentary and intermittent misfit love songs.   Full text...

The Holloways borrow a lot of their musical allegiances from the former, although in a purely second-handed manner as they are quite clearly a bi-product of The Libertines. What makes them slightly more distinctive is the vocal harmonising between Alfie Jackson and Rob Skipper, which depending on which part of the fence you sit could either bring back visions of late 70s terrace hoolifans or the stilton-tinged cock-er-nee knees-ups of Chas And Dave.  Full text...