Pure Rawk plays the very best in brand new rock, glam, punk, sleaze and metal. Hosted by Pure Rawk editor and ‘on hiatus’ Total Rock DJ, Nix prepare to get yourself well and truly shaked into a lethal cocktail of awesome music. This podcast features entertainment from Jukebox Junkies, The Black Lights, Illuminatus, Disarm, Sworn To Oath, Lionsex, The Mercy House, Ferocity Lights and The Glass Gods!
Bubbling gently on London’s bar scene, and turning up as support band every now and then, Ferocity Lights have been seeping more and more into my consciousness over the last year or so. With increasingly regularity, I’ve been waking up with their demos in my pocket. And now, they’ve sent us this rather fine little album. Continue reading
In a terrible accident, probably late at night and involving beer some time in 2008, The Loyalties’ debut album disappeared down the back of the sofa at Pure Rawk HQ. Whilst pursuing a lost peanut however, it was rediscovered several years later, and frankly it’s a bloody good album. Now, with The Loyalties rumoured to be resurfacing this autumn, so it seems a good time to finally review it. Continue reading
Pure Rawk plays the very best in brand new rock, glam, punk, sleaze and metal. Hosted by Pure Rawk editor and ‘on hiatus’ Total Rock DJ, Nix prepare to get yourself well and truly shaked into a lethal cocktail of awesome music. This podcast features an exclusive competition to win tickets to the London Tattoo Convention plus musical entertainment from Black Spiders, Dead Identities, Shush, Stereo Juggernaut, Chickenfoot, Exit State, Jim Jones Revue and Stephen Dale Petit! Continue reading
Yikes, yellow dungarees! We still love you DLR.
After a few quiet weeks, the gig scene in London appears to be picking up again. So much so in fact that this weekend saw me taking in no less than three gigs in two nights. Now I could’ve written these all up separately but I figured instead, I’d cram ‘em all into one article for three reasons – a) it saves space on this site, b) it makes it easier for you to browse dear reader and c) if I’m honest I’m just a bit lazy. So here you go, my gig diary of the weekend – enjoy…
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