FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER

THE ABSOLUTE BELTERS - Punky rock outfit from Portsmouth, feature observant lyrics , 'real life' type stuff, Gallagher ish vocals but not it’s not an Oasis like style…. high paced punk that gets you in fits of leg wobbling. Really good little band, a band that have bags of enthusiasm and passion and presence too.

FACTORY DOLLS - Punk garage typa thing. Sounds a bit like Dead Kennedys - but that's only until the vocals kick in. Then it becomes a weirded out  punked up BRMC.

THE DISSIDENTS - Kicks off with a Noel Gallagher style arena guitar solo that complements the otherwise minimalistic backdrop of bass, rythm guitar, drums and vocals... all building up nicely to a huuuuuge chorus U2 style... There's a smidge of Pearl Jam and 30 Seconds to Mars... And that’s just one somg! it's kind of far out, reminds me a lot of London rap rock crossover heroes Missing Andy too..

ELEVEN FABLES - Stereophonics to the fore and a bucket full of Placebo... sits right in the middle of those 2 bands in a rocking good way.

SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER

ANDREW SOUTER - Indie Kevin Ayers via Doo Wop. Quite poppy and summery..because it`s summer!

THE PROVOCATEERS - A very fine n funny comedic cabaret diversion with wry musical backing and props to go…

CASINO- Joy Division/Wire/The Pop Group, the cavernous post punk drum sound.But also some Bluetones/Roses jangle angles..nicely..

OPEN TO FIRE - Brit rock of distintion with 60s thru 90d nuances and plenty of overdriven guitar action.

MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER

MELONHEADMAN- Rocking band from Kent but with a very Southern American sound. Classic old school rock of the 70s with a bit of a boogie groove to it. Grand Funk Railroad meets Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not a bad tune on offer at all.

THE MOBY DICKS - Black Keys flavours fill the palate- Catchy, driving honky tonk. Do it baby…

STEREOTYPICAL- Being from the West Country I enjoy this band whilst wearing a brown smock and chewing a stalk of grass,  all the while wearing a ruddy faced expression of simple mindedness… a grunge element sizzles here a la an emo STP. Very heavy with an alt rock feel but tight and very well done all the same.

CIRCLE OF FEAR - Lenny Kravitz via STP with a smattering of Lynyrd Skynyrd and a heavy RHCP element. Nifty..

TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

THE NAKED POLAROIDS - Electro punk in the vein of Bloc Party with hints of Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers. Youthful punk energy, great!

THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER

TAME- Jazzy lo-fi pop… poppy jazz in the vein of The Roots (backing band, no hip-hop here!) and Belle & Sebastian's Romantic pop earnestness.

BARK BARK DISCO - Lo-fi twee pop that sounds like Beat Happening meets Belle and Sebastian with Julian Casablancas on vocal. Well done!

FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

JACK ROBERTS - JR sounds like Guy Garvey approaching Tom Waits 2nd lp Closing Time…so, sparse backing of piano and occasional mournful cello scrapings, beatnik musings agogo. Really full of unpredictable ideas. Absolutely fabulous.

KAROLINA- Lovely piano driven melodies from this girl from London... Sounds a lot like Regina Spektor... with a tad of K Nash. Great work, gorgeous songs performed with élan.

KARMINE - Alanis Morrisette/Meredith Brooks, unbelievably fine with it though. This sounds major late '90s. Bankable!!

NEIL WARD- Think Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly! style melodic pop rock

SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER

RUBY ANN PATTERSON- Corinne Bailey Rae meets Regina Spektor...

PETE KOSANOVIC- Dylan via Rolling Stones...

AOF- Funky stuff with proggy keys and raw guitars via a female vocal akin to Skin on a Johnny Rotten tip- but she also sings very sweetly when she wants...a big dance worthy festie type band vibe- very good too. Have Yes, Fela Kuti and Sugarhill Gang in their influences list- all telling. Have some proper smoothy jazz type episodes too, a very musical set up.

MONDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER

YOU, COMA - Post-rock a la Tortoise or Explosions in the Sky with a more metal tinge to it. Got a lorra promise.

COMMON SOUNDS- Post Green Day punkus popikus...

TUESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

HOLLOWMEN- Dropped aitches and geezerly angles all over with the mockernee barrow boy stance of the vocalist- musically it's a mix of post punk stuff, Blur and The Rifles via The Libertines [inevitably]- 3 Asian lads overturn our lazy expectations...not a bad tune to be found here, much promise.

KELSEY- The singer was in a band called Pillow Theory, a rock band who inspired Living Color amongst others... But this aint rock it's minimal folk affair with a very arresting voice …soulful sounds like Seal via Graham Nash, very nice.

THE SLOW REVOLT - Picture The Postal Service with Chris Martin on vox. Bit Hot Chippy too. Cheeky pop nouveau.

THURSDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER

ANOTHER DAY LOST- Pop punk a la Reunion Show or Blink 182...

THE PROSPECT - Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World …you’ll be falling for these American punk ramalama johnnies wholesale.

THE CHAMBERS - Rock/Blues. Influences GnR, Oasis, Kings of Leon. Quite Rolling Stones. Loud, catchy, devilishly commercial.

ORDER 66- Shiny happy pop punk along the lines of early Green Day and  Millencollin... bits of Yellowcard too. Nothing to complain about here fizzy punk pop fans..

FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

THE FIX - Eclecticism to the max: one tune could be the theme tune to Kent's answer to Smallville, the next Blur , the next sweet toned pop balladeering..

ESCORT KNIGHTS -  Uber popness with a dance vibe that could prove a commercial proposition. Disco bass n drums, Edge like guitar licks and a supercool speaky/singy vocal bemoaning the fella's difficulties pulling chicks in nite spots. D Bowie circa Young Americans thru early house music and Madchester …get a very pop singalong [with passion] - similar to Joe Jackson circa Night And day or The Beloved meets Donald Fagen on E. Cover 'Kiss From A Rose' and it works well. Just feel the quality!!

INCA HOOTS - Sassy synth driven pop, good tunes with a Cure at their commercial peak aspect.

TO THE CHASE -Electro-funk, driving and upbeat with lots of dancing potential. A bit of Wham, Squeeze, etc. Very '80s but wickedly well done. It's tight, well-rehearsed and superbly well produced.

SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER

THE LEONHEARTS- Driving, foot-stomping fun rock a la Replacements...

WE ARE THE NYNES - Mando Diao shaped new new wavery with cute n colourful tuneage.

BAD WOLF - Morrissey like tonsils ride the riddims sweetly of a far rawer rockinger progadleic pop beast.

LAST EUROPA KISS- Garage-Dark-Pop with lots of Yeah Yeah Yeah's and Souxie and The Cure... B52's here too, without the whackiness... we dig!!!

MONDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER

LUKE STREETER - Jose Gonzalez meets Jamie T who in turn says well howdy to Mumford and Sons who then take tea with Biffy Clyro prior to breaking bread with Jack Penate who has just had his fags filched by Pete Doherty.

STARSHAPES- Coldplay, Snow Patrol, etc are certainly in da house. Drummer used to play drums in a band called The Departure, signed to Parlophone. They were good too..

MEET THE PUBLIC - Mystery Jets, Kings of Leon….typical indie rock fare you might say, but there’s a reet soulful vocal here ya know..

DAVE TITHER - Excercising an exceptional modern take on playing the Blues!

TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER

ECHO- Melodic 90s British pop with soaring vocals and anthemic choruses... Think Oasis through a heavy lens...

THE VERTIGOS - The Strokes via Razorlight with a Libertines touch too.  It's all as catchy as fook and will get people moving guaranteed.

DANIEL HANDLEY - Solo guise for singer from Soul Parade who generally are admired for their "big bombastic U2 via Radiohead rockings"

THURSDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER

TRES RETROS - Garage punk trio with an authentic Stooges meets Standells via The Saints aprroach to dumbass attitood ramalama- and it's a grand example thereof - I mean older than me! 'Like a train crash with a groove'!

THE OUTBURSTS - 70s punk... The Clash via The Saints via the Pistols... Raw as ya like.

LIVE WIRES - Post punk band from London, The T.V personalities and The Fall and Wire and so forth through a little gnarled punky RnB..

THE LONE GROOVER - Agit folk n bop ya know…

FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

SHERIDAN- Hot sultry chick exploring the post Amy/Duffy territory- musically a very fine interpretation , intricate jazz/soul riddims played hot...this is worthy stuff, commercially a deffo goer. [The song is Let It Go and sounds like a hit]

SHAWN HARVEY - Bluesy Americana stuff - John Cougar Mellencamp, a bit Ryan Adams, wear the jeans and jean jacket of blue collar rooting rocknroll USA.

ROSES & PIRATES- A rich and mellifluous folk pop blending for guys n gals to swoon by.

KITTY JUNKBROTHER - Solo lady doing a fantastic female Tom Waits type thing with smidges of Kate Bush, Siouxsie and Marianne Faithful.... not a bad influence to be seen and hence not a bad song to be heard..very promising..

SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

TCRACK2 - Punk 'n roll takes the stooges raw power template and gives it a rock 'n rull shakedown..

ROSAMOJO & THE WHITE RABBITS - Alterno rock pop with a proper leathered up rocknroll swagger and decent degree of punk noir seen through a miasma of Blondie inclined pop.

KITTY LIPPS - Ballsy glam rock....the likes of Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Whitesnake...you get the gist.

MONDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER

WRETCHED TOAD- 90s grunge a la Pearl Jam via incubus through Stone Temple Pilots...

DRAWBRIDGEMAN- Prog-grungemetal. Oxbow, Cows , that kinda of outré punk metal of early 90s America.

THIS YEAR'S WINNER IS - Nifty punk pop, you might say they sound like they're going for that American 90s sound and you could even  imagine this as incidental music on yer Skins etc….but buzzy fuzy fun fun fun.

JASON LIEBMAN - Melodic pop rock with a sprinkling of jazz, Prince also springs to mind.

TUESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER

HOOLIGAN CHOIR - Four piece rock band with a sound somewhat akin to Jet. Vigorously mind altering lazy vocals bring the Happy Mondays to mind too. They're approaching something amazing here.

ALEX DEW - “Jagged alt indie rock for the broken hearted". The Killers meets Arcade Fire. Catchy, singalongable, and good!

PARGETERS- Soaring Kings of Leon type vocal with hints of RHCP and a smattering of Bowie-esque vibratto on the voice.  Tight and well wicked dude.

CAL ROBERTS - Lord Peter of Doherty meets Artic Monkeys unplugged. Gentle acoustic, with strong vocals, and Jamie T style lyrics. Good.

THURSDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER

THE RACKETEERS- Brass driven ska... get ready to skank around!!!

LEGLESS- Modern grunge/rock. Bit of 30 Seconds to Mars, AFI and nouveau Green Day (American Idiot and forward)...

THE THREE BLIND MICE - Nick Cave via Link Wray or any Quentin Tarantino soundtrack. Urge Overkill circa "Girl, You'll Be a Woman..." Gun Club/Flaming Stars also likewise innit. Rather cool beatnik fabulouness. Word!