Green Bros- Sons of legendary Pirates' guitarist Mick Green- buzzy 70s r n b based garage rock, Stooges meets Wilko Johnson, bags of energy and foot tappin' tunes. Nomadics- brill garage punkers with sinewey surf guitar and agitated vocals. The Misunderstood via The Sonics -Ace! Vickers- post Libs stuff is still chiming in Europe, and The Vs have that and the old tropical guitar sound too - bright n breezy and very nice pop tunes. ..Rossella- acoustic one girl performance but no turgid singer songwriter here. A Bjork element,  a tad of Kate Bush and a lot of her original self. ..

Underview-Upbeat radio-friendly indie rock with a nod to early Artic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs. Cardinal W- Countrified rock 'n roll with a rockabilly twist, think Cash via Nick Lowe, pretty rockin'- has a Violent Femmes aspect to the drums and there's some neat slide. Cortege-Picture Kings of Leon coming in low on the ground cool n cunning with shades of Black Keys...Jane Honda- Nouveau dancy dancey folk psych from JH- washes of groovy organ recall Intastella back in the baggy daze. D.j Fuzz

Brave Yesterday- youthful but polished emo/punk pop -30 Secs To Mars, Jimmy Eat World, have supported Mc Fly and Dizee Rascall too..A Body Of People-  Folk, punk, psychedelic rock and pop make up a body of people, it's an exuberant racket that Julian Cope or the late great Alex Harvey would be proud of, interesting and engaging stuff, with great tunes. The Manic Shine-  Cream, Free, early Fleetwood Mac - done with much musicianship and Hendrix alike aplomb...Funky breakdowns to go. VS get all Hendrix to the max here, Cream too -admirable rocking bluster from the old schoolio.

Blue Tongue Night...the fabbo Jacksons make melodic, strident Essexy Rock and Roll..Harmonic Generator are a French melodic hard rock combo who very effectively combine bar room boogie riffing a la George Thorogood/AC-DC/ZZ Top with melodic Beatlesy choruses. The Fores-  swaggering cocksure Northern indie, every number is a mini-anthem, Oasis shaped sure but very well done, they totally carry it off..Our Innocence Lost- The next Marrilion!? Well, proggy, emo replete with scary/nice vox,  taut aggressive playing and nice prog passages with celestial voices floating above. Ocean Size would be an influence.

Tall Stories- Sardonic three piece London based techno rock band. Bovine Wives-  Psychedelic 70's rock. Frankie Teardrop- 60's Psychedelic rock n roll Quiet Choir-  Melodic, pop music.

FOTC- astutely unpretentious indie, melodic with a big windswept sound which you can trace back to U2 but great all the same. Welcome P-  Got a lot going on what with supporting Steve Craddock and Chris Helme- no wonder they get picked, sound grand in a surefire fizzy indie rock manner redolent of Doves meets Wombats. Dimension F- Hard electro/techno with snatches of dubstep, heavy funk b-lines, vocodered vox, tuff beats and general intensity..like early 90's XL stuff. Yak Attack-  the old White Stripes template done in a more noisecore rambling manner- loads of appeal. Garage for Sonic Youth fans?

Ofeliadorme-post rock infused shoegaze with celestial female vox and mesmeric feel. Elements of Sigor Ros, as well as early 90' bands, Ride, Slowdive etc. ULR- put the Beach Boys and Stone Roses in the Large Hadron Collider during a psychedelic happening and er, collided them..King Of Spain-  Quirky pop, picture a really "happy" Libertines, only with extra interesting guitar work a la Television, plus cool post C86 references. KWAN-Ethereal sampleology with a voice like a disembodied Edwin Collins over eerie spacy, mournful music...Durutti Column meets Arthur Russell via Eno.

Organic- Cold wave grooviness embracing early Human League, Fini Tribe, ACR and early Ultravox!- works well. Underclass- Stormin' electro-rock Faith no More with snatches of poppier stuff like Death in Vegas and The Whip Voltage Black- clattering cut 'n paste soundscapes with an ethereal vocal recalling Arthur Russell, which is nice-the whole thing has that other worldly AR feel- stange synth bleeps attack from leftfield as sub ethnic found rhythms merge and evolve. Trojan Horse Rotovator- Abrasive synth pop from Berlin with a possible Fini-tribe influence

The Phoenix Brothers take old school rhythm n blues by the throat, jazz it up and make it dang funkeee...fab originals, 1 or 2 judicious covers too.Wilson- a male soul vocalist unlike any other on the scene. A vocal filled with undeniable quality- soul fused gospel combined with inspired musicianship,Morrisey & Marshall-Engaging folk duo both play guitar and there's some dextrous harmonizing, somewhere between Simon and Garfunkle and the Beach Boys D.J's The Reject Club.

Supercasino-  Ska touches, thru funky groovy rock and roll- they're sick sez a passing teen- correct, dang good fun! Longknives- Groove rock with a  proggy aspect, but takes a stoner rock stance in the main, bit like Monster Magnet. The Lounge Crusade- Melodic piano and guitar driven indie... Doves, Embrace, Coldplay, Athlete, highly polished sound and a fine set of tunes. Nife-lot of Patti Smith and some Chrissie Hynde, the more playful ,jazzy end of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in here too, front-woman's a fantastic guitarist with a great voice - a star in the making. D.j. Fuzz

 Tara M-  harp/bass/drums. Smooth vocals, delicious harp melodies, poetic lyrics...a torch song scenario as Ms minton channels Julie London , especially fetching when smokily crooning about the dual pleasures of chocolate and sex. Very saucy.  Nyakz-Highly polished and eminately danceable brit r n b with a deeply soulful vocal. Jarrod Dickenson- Captivating u.s. folk singer with lovely soulful voice reminiscent of David Gray. Leena Ojala-Distintively voiced songstrel like a female Stuart Staples.

10AP- Swaggering rocked-up indie with a nod to the more zepped-up 2nd coming era Stone Roses. Ashes Ws- stonking rock/metal act, do it well, meshing Foo Fighter type contemporary post grunge (Beatlesy passages n all) with a harder post Van Halen pop metal and GnR schlock rock. Mitfords- squally alt guitars, pounding drums..but it's the vocals that stand out- like a female Ozzy , tons of tood, drives it all along well.  Auto-abrasive and not a liitle angry indie rock, with clanging guitars and edgy vocals, early Manicsesque.

Something I want to tell you ...It's the annual George Harrison Birthday party..we would love to have you here, within you or without you...so back off Taxman while my guitar gently weeps

The Words- A grooving mix of The Strokes and Buzzcocks with a nice light touch new wave feel somewhat in the Television ballpark but powerpopped up. Cafe Grand- Fired up Organ fuelled r n b rock n roll sounds a bit like Steppenwolf on a Northern Soul tip, or early Deep Purple  via Wilson Pickett's more aggro stuff. T.V.J- Raw energetic indie rock with a rousing Artic Monkeys dynamic, but the guitars are decidedly RAWK verging on metal. Daytona- dynamic indie rockings, nicely prog tinged wall of noise guitars and reverbed vocals, reminiscent of Levitation.

The Hit-Ups- Semi-MCing semi-shouty vocals on top of very upbeat ultra-danceable pop electro. The Theory- Pumping along at a fair old rate, commercial rock pop with plenty of nods to punk a pretty neat Britrocknroll thing with nuff tood and toons The Rosa Riot-Gloriously unhinged garage punk, have worked with kramer and you can certainly here a lot of new york punk references as well as stooges and early Clash. Butterflies on strings-meld the summery tunesmithery of The Shins with the college rock sensibilities of your Modest Mouse or Postal Service. Classic breezy pop

Dogbones- ultra cool narco grunge punk illuminated 'sweetly' by femme fronted pop sensibilities, powered along bestially well by dual drummer attack. Hana Piranha- Gypsy punk with some deft violin courtesy of Hana, who also sings, very east european but the clash are in here too, bit gogo bordello but also has an identity all its own Oblong- Female fronted post-punk, searing guitar and attitood to the fore vocals, Gang Of Four via Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Penetration. oAH- Lord Kitchenknife the psych Bard of The 'Pool returns with his bittersweet beat poet pop. + D.J. Fuzz.

Sceniclife - Swaggering indie rock n roll in the vein of Oasis, self-assured but with the tunes to back it up. The Clock Tower are a band utterly in love with 90s Brit rock, Liam sneer in tact, Noel chord sequences check- all done with a heavy, rocking intensity..Ambersand- one foot in Teenage Fanclub's early ouevre and another in post Weddoes taut tangled indie artpop- also an early Orange Juice type naivety- actually sounds like an indie Steve Miller Band- wot a thing! Or as they say 'We are a Alt/Core genre with American Influences but unmistakably British sound.' + D.J. Jim Jams

SBG- nice n moody Northern indie meets low key electronica in a kind of Ian Brown meets The Beloved manner. Black Widows-Jangle-some pop with Dylany vox and post new wave meets 60s vibe- Tom Petty springs to mind. Phil B- art/yob/garage punk- ace!..all done on his tod-..trashy 60s keys and a vocal somewhere between Mark P and Suggs gone pooonk..MEE-  80s synth, 90s grunge and 60s psych coalesces. Early Ultravox!/Magazine at their cold wavest, ...dark, big beats. Grimm- White of Stripe in a nice dark Cave.  + D.J. Velvet Vespa

Inner Fortress-off at a gallop they go and the monster metal growl is done in an original way redolent of Animal from the Muppets!-  nasty wasp in a jar guitar and a highly entertaining Black Sabbath meets Black Flag ferocity. NR:K- monolithic post Slayer stylings with a bit of a stoner edge plus a weird n wunnerful lead vocal that is kind of a high pitched punk rock shriek and makes me think of a metal Beasties or Cypress Hill- a metal band with individual pizzazz.

Casino Trap-  Ash/ Twenty Twenty. So, emo with the doe eyed thing going on emotionally and physically too no doubt but this is done with an outstanding depth that will certainly give this band legs..good of its kind which means I wanna turn it off. We Come First- Irreverant jump-up punk, The Ramones via NOFX After Effect- resolutely posistive and up-beat grunge pop Foo Fighters! with maybe some weezer, highly polished tunes and not afraid to claim Duran Duran as an influence!!

Wideboy Generation-Fiery punk-pop with the attack of Green Day and hooky sing-along choruses reminiscent of Buzzcocks. We Stole Fire- Contemporary melodic pop metal with a fairly cool female vocal and some good James Williamson like guitarwork, though somewhat less frenzied. Dead School- Interesting combo, it's far from been punk yet there's a definate Clash influence also nods to Sigue Sigue Sputnik. 14 Caret Grapefruit-  Old school pub rock via early punk a-la johnny Moped with the lyrical concerns  of a band who by their own admission re-formed cos of "A Mid-life crisis" 

The Yearners- Apparantly based on a boat!  folk tinged percussively charged artful stuff, very pleasing on the ear The Sea-An exuberent 2-man, rock n roll rollercoaster Led Zep via The Black Keys but with an identity all their own, fantastic live and their recorded work's been highly praised by everyone from The Guardian to Kerrang. Don't miss! The High Arts- taking the wit, style and cool delivery of 60s Stones as their point of departure this flies very well indeed. Beatles bits too, raw pop-imbued R ,n b The Late Yetis- Jaunty indie pop with some nice hooky guitar and infectious sing-along choruses. 

Oddworld-  Deus/Floyd/Prince/REM/Pink Floyd collide ensemble wih swathes of psych rock guitar and an almost INXS like pop underbelly..The Roves- indie pop Velvets informed Roy Orbison (old school crooning vocal)early Beatles inhere for sure, the more beatnik LP track end..quality. 4twoGo-Whatever happened to freefrom artcore blabber n smoke specialists Diaphragm Failure you ask?! Here! Re-invented as bliphoppers in matching white suits- replete with dance routines! Hand Model- Darkly atmospheric synth pop, Tin Drum era Japan S.C.U.M, nice crisp production and tunes built nicely on layers of ambient, trancey keys. 

Pink Crudge-semi psych indie comes on like a power trio version of Suede, powerful guitar strokes and cool and aloof vocals...then the solos start and it's Thin Lizzy meets Foo Fighters! Reign- Bliss out psych rock with neat lead like early Santana or Peter Green. PJ- 1 man tour de force with acoustic guitar and forthright songs dealing righteously with the misdemeanors of sexual politics, puts lie to the pejorative 'singer songwriter'. WOU-darkly psychedelic with taut New Orderly basslines and something of The Nightingales. + St Patricks' Party til late with the spotlight on music of Irish origin thru the decades D.J. Double Heavy

Perrenials-backwoods harmonising American folk with a rather other worldly quality ..a female fronted Fleet Foxes maybe? BDeep running waters SD-Psych indie folk-rock, hints of very early R.e.m. Deliberate- Moody, arthouse with probing bass and chilled female vox. The World Indie Empire - moody Drake cum Cohen acoustic guitar leads the way t'wards melodic folk territory like a Thom Yorke solo effort under the spell of Rufus Wainwright. Empire L- 80s Scottish indie bands resonate - between early Orange Juice and The Bluebells + D.J. Fuzz.

Stuart Revnell-  Americana....bluesy, rootsy, slinky. Ziegler Co-Uplifting folk pop with a few eastern european flavours also a bit jazz and fiered up mariachi, bits of this hint at Swordfish Trombones era Tom Waits, off-kilter at times but still very tuneful, good. The Dying Seconds- Deeply atmospheric psych-folk bullt on layers of electronica, eerie but evocative, big sweeping widescreen moments, tribal rhythms and dark electronica a-la Efterclang. Killcafe- Snappy electro-house, with snatches of dub step, old scool acid house and early techno lots of squelching analogues and heavy funk bass but very pop at the same time.

P45- formed by Jack Kendal star of ITV's Bad Lads' Army, a London band doing a lot of ska/punk/new wave/mod covers in a thoroughly pro stylee. UB40 style originals too, a lotta Marley. Overall I'm getting a skanking Small Faces vibe. Stop Press!-Female fronted skanking pop-punk, bags of energy with a rough-hewn charm akin to a council estate No Doubt. Turkeys- Madness, Piranhas, Ordinary Boys, elsewhere they do a garage punk/schlock rock terrace punk melange a la Cock Sparrer/Sham 69 via Dr Feelgood- versatile! The Hamptons-Melodic pop with a folk element a-la Muford and Sons or Frank Turner.

Yossarian- The vocal's very Ian Curtis but also resonates with a lot of Walker Bros vibes no dark,  no JD soundscapes though, more uplifting, coming on like a cross between mid 70s Who and alt pop a-la Orange Juice. Damn Vandals- Twangsome garage swamp blues rock n roll... Alabama 3 via The Bad Seeds. El Rio!- Argentinians on a beats emblazoned acoustic tip- so they take their Latin roots and combine them with techy pop, hiphop sensibilities and indie pop. Voodoo Child- Electro synth pop, really hooky like a female fronted M.G.M.T with shades of Bowie, great pop voice with snappy tunes.

This Is Nirvana- Well technically of course it isn't actually nirvana but you'll never hear a better tribute- Smells like Kurt n co fo sho..Orange Room- Oz Nu Scousers with attitude coming on like a punky Led Zep meets The Dolls or The Stooges, rock it up very well  Thisissinister- Interesting....combining Futureheads type new new wave sounds with a skipping, cyclical neo Beefheart riff and then strange breakdowns of almost Yes like progginess. A cool complex web they weave. Internal Skars- fierce punk metal with endearing lads on the rampage approach. 

Shapes & Colours-  Describe themselves a s post punk- well, lots of that early XTC/Talking Heads quirk factor here yes and quite Vampire Weekend like, tropical guitars n all. Sound very good, smart tunes performed with pizzazz, you can see them making headway. Kicks-  Janglesome Byrdsy pop rock with a Richard Thompson like vocal and plenty of that chap in the guitar dept too. Easy on the lugs, with a classic Mojo likey style sound also embracing XTC, the Paisley Underground and stuff like Talk Talk but with guitars. Polished, professional, astute. + D.J. Fuzz

Moloko Knives-There's a Mac Bunnymen feel to the singer maybe via Richard Verve and Elbow chappie- musically it's epic but not too epic- more Ocean Rain than Unforgettable Fire thankfully- a nice little Northern indie outing of some distinction. Fantastik 4-An impressively tuneful pop-rock beast. The Florida Recounts-Up-beat sunny new-wave pop, think "this is pop" era X.T.C via Squeeze. + D.J's We Got Killers

FTJ-Dylan, Petty, Crowded House, pop folk and dance friendly too. Ruby- "Darker than your usual singer-songwriter fare, with noir-ish and Southern gothic influenced lyrics." -Washington Post. Exactly! Lone Justice meets a female fronted Green On Red-.SMH-Exhuberant pop from Cork, great vocal interplay, well placed Hammond, rousing choruses . FH-mesh catchy modern emo tinged powerpop with neo folk feel..singalong quality Noblesse-Dynamic alt rock veering between Nirvana like intensity and Radiohead. + D.J. Double Heavy

Mothership- young groovin' indeed groovy rock band with a good dose of funk- Zep, Chilli Peps, Purps- a decent sounding old school hard rock band. Othereyeswise-Stoner groove rock with some monolithic riffage and a possible nod to Korn. PCB-  melodic Ulster band with a zippy approach to the pop end of alternopop- strummed guitars, insistent riddims, keening, lyrical vox, prosaic tales of youth, lost love etc- Dogs Die In Hot Cars- remember them? Bit like that. YippeeKiYay- London cum Louisiana blues storm- ...like a deplugged Credence or a rocked up Pete Molinari.

Vigil-old school Sabbathy riff powered metal that chugs stonerishly and crunches NWOBHMishly...excellently low slung and indie aware..Liam Gallagher takes elephant tranks and joins Fu Manchu. Rusty's - Bluesy rock a la led zep. Three Day Weekend-Soulful pop-grunge with some beautifully melodic Beatles-ey moments.

Black JuJu- fuzzed up narco-garage punk, like a lysergic speedball baby via the stooges (spesh raw power) loadsa loudness and attitood, Caboose uber-intense grunge played with a vitriolic punk stance, sounds like gallows via in utero era nirvana,  -Everything But Arms- Dynamic hooky pop-punk with an electro interface. Loser Token - Upbeat and tuneful punk pop nice positive vibes a-la Scouting For Girls.

 B.B. Manik-  Bouncey dub-step/ grime with a great flow to the rapping, musically quite hooky unklike most dub-step bit like wiley or dizzy rascal of old. YAH-  Post rock ambient electronica instrumentals with glitchy beats ..Sigor Ros if The Aphex Twin were involved, compellingly washes over one in a nice soundscapey way. Also harks back to Eno's Apollo LP..The Approval- Bright n breezy pop 2 piece with rather up-lifting radio-friendly tunes P.E.Tripp-Acoustic folk/pop , an engaging emotion in the vocal sure enough- influences are John Lennon, Paul Simon and Macca.

Yes, tellingly of the now...a Roses trib and they sure do sound the part , the whole Roses picture complete and in tact here..yer gonna be mad for it so if you can't make the reformation here's your Roses satiation. District 6-slowburning atmospherics somewhere between Foals and Joy Division with a small measure of Radiohead, really dynamic stuff.

Francis&Boyd- for fans of bright Eyes and Mumfords someone says ...and The Decemberists maybe...got lots of glowing review for their live shows actually.  My Phaedra-  Dreamy melancholic folk-tinged pop-noire with a Hope Sandovil-like vocal, atmospheric stuff, sweet to the ears and smart live too. Sansara- crunching alt rock with semi psych Arabic cadences mixed up with riffs that rock regally. Lizzy like breakdowns interspersed with explosive RATM type passages.

Manta-Low-slung sleaze rock with groove, think AC/DC via MC5. Shyclo- female mc fronted rock/hip-hop cross over like a poppier r.a.t.m bags of conviction and energy and the rappings' thought provoking with flow. Have had plays on the bbc and supported the likes of chase & status and lethal bizzle Metal Militia-A riiff-tastic Metallica tribute!

L.V.L.S- Psychedelic indie rock, slowburing atmospheric stuff akin to Spiritualized but also dips toe in electro. The August September-Boy/girl combo referencing the Kills, especially the attacking guitar but tempering it with hooky 80's synth pop and a dark joy division vibe. The Shame-Energetic, exuberent stuff with a bit more identity than their fellow members of Genus Punkus-popikus.Jason Clarke-Windswept atmospheric tunes and a distinctive soulful voice akin to Steve Winwood  

Badje- flowing Mick Ronsonesque guitar and glitterbeat drums and dreamy vox. Redolent of Suede at their more melodic and Ride at their uttermost melodic. TPs- Captivating indie, with strings, fx-ed to the max guitars and a sometimes chaotic sometimes delicate feel, bit Sigor Ros but has an identity all its own. Lights- Beautifully melodic folk with some bewitching male/female harmonizing, a la Gram Parsons and Emyllou Harris, had plays on Steve Lamacq 6 Music, Radio 2 and more. Ozonna- Folky electronica with arresting voice, Enya but musically it's like Vangelis, an unusual combo, but works well.

Five Working Days- Upbeat Brass tinged, infectiously tuneful indie pop with 3 part harmonies and jangle-some guitars. The Mercanaries- Zippy indie rock a semi-psychedelic mash-up of Kasabian of old and The Music with a barrow-boy vox akin to the late Liam Maher. Reactor 1- Anthemic northern indie a  distillation of stone roses, smiths and oasis. Guitars chime brightly and they've a way with a sing-along hooky chorus. Volumeyes- Female fronted Funk pop with a snappy ska element courtesy of some choppy guitar. + D.j. Fuzz.

Meretto- Everything Everything meets Duran Duran and a tad of Enter Shikari's mockernee shoutiness.. Papersun- Zippy over-driven post punk a la yank , Husker Du, Sugar,etc Half Hour Hotel- Big anthemic sound, swathes of reverb and insistent hooky choruses, sonically it's suede around album 3 with big sing along pop choruses akin to kaiser chiefs. 

Boys Off The Bench- Yearning indie rock, with a lot of emotion in the house, nice soulful vocals and soaring choruses, references keane but also floyd, really dynamic stuff. Kings Of The City- a unique, mash-up of laid back blues and hip-hop, comes accross like Michael Frantis Spearhead via Alabama 3. Great stuff, just come off tour with Maverik Sabre. Ferris- Winningly melodic retro indie rock n roll, a fair bit of beatles, especially the harmonies, but also nods to more recent stuff like oasis and the hookiness of more m.o.r pop fare like crowded house.

Live CineConcept show with lIve music performance and integral film projection (Kubrick's Shining-Herzog's Nosferatu) so you get a film show and some suitably moody artnik soundscape stuff performed by the band sounding something like Wire meets Mogwai via Explosions In The Sky and the inevitable Pink Floyd. Impressive work.

Skambomambo-Skatastic Poles sounding like Madness speeded up to within an inch of their lives via gritty indie punk. An absolute dead cert of a brilliant live outing here. Mr Shankly- Brum based ska band with a lilting post Doherty indie era vocal but generally speaking equal parts Beat (Saxa like sax!)and Madness and a little bit of Ordinary Boys. Smiling Ivy- very much a reggae pop take on Arctic Monkeys. Got the hilife reverbed pop guitars and a Kooks type songwriting sensibility, sweet.

EA -Taking the old Coldplay-isms, Keane-isms too, but zapping it thru and thru with artful pop irony, works a treat. Load-old school rock with excellent dark Joy division like nooks and crannies to enjoy. Electronic vibes in a rnr setting, emotionally realized. Uncle Tungsten- West Coast poppin rock with CS and N harmonies and that Laurel Canyon vibe thru a little Anglo pop quirkiness...nice vibes. A tad of that vogue-ish tropical thing, all very upbeat and uplifting- Kooks meets J Marr guitar, luv it. Royally speaking 3 piece updating the Libs cum Fratellis sound with Robert Smith becomes a barrow boy cool ass vocal.

Melisa- big voiced jazz/soul singer- lots of Amy W in there, she also cites Ella Fitzgerald, Indie Arie and Alicia Keys- musically very much a continuation of the Back To Black vibe- quality really Xavia-Fiery Electro-Rock an energetic and fist-pumpingly ethusiastic live proposition, like a bonkers guitar fuelled electro-house take on Pendulem.

The amazing Animal Noise have to be seen to be believed- starring a one man tornado of a flamenco guitarist cum singer who propels the matchingly brilliant riddim section thru a set of funky jazz tinged artpop songs like you've never heard before. New LP launch ahoy. Sylvia Stone-  combining cabaret/burlesque imagery/style, big beats and post Winehouse vox, Ms Stone will turn heads c/o of striking looks and equally striking set of songs. Another undeniably unique talent.

Grimoon- neo-psychedelic folk, dreamy cinematic soundcsapes the more psychedelic end of pink floyd via calexico with ambient folktronica. The Worry Dolls- Like a female fronted camp-fire waterboys, ukes guitar fiddle, gutsy female voacal and great singalonability, a bit more vibrant than most muford copyists, 

Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons headline the first Dublin Castle Bugbear's RockandRoll Highschool Hop. Their schlockabilly punk assed rocknroll needs little fanfare by now we'd hope- but suffice to say major starlet Puss and her boys take The Cramps, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Ramones and give them all a kickin'...DJs We Got Killers hit the best in soul and rnr shakedown sevens til 2am.COME IN SCHOOL GARB –naughty boys/sassy school girls/trendy teachers/strict masters and mistresses/curvaceous cooks/grungey groundsmen!!! BEST IN SHOW WINS A GOODIE BAG!

If you dig the Two Tone explosion you wont hear the nouveau Brit ska sound of 1979/80/81 done better than by these cats...yes, Madness, The Beat, The Selector, Bad Manners and The Specials all get paid dance crazetastic lip service here...but hold that thought..who said Specials? Ladies and Gents, for one night only The Tootn Skamen are joined onstage by none other than Roddy 'Radiation' Byers...safe in the city!