David Rowlands

It’s mid-Movember and the ‘staches are starting to come through full and thick. What better way to celebrate the fruition of facial hair than with some moustache related music? Jimi Hendrix – ‘Machine Gun’ Whilst this twelve-and-a-half-minute epic starts with clean, whooshing guitar effects, Hendrix still brings the fuzz...

Whilst it’s easy to get wrapped in the commercial side of Bonfire Night, there still remains a more serious message. Guy Fawkes and his gang attempted a terrorist plot. IMPACT looked at some slightly less dangerous protests; politically rebellious songs to match the riotous occasion.  The Tom Robinson Band – ‘Power...

Sick of doing the monster mash? Here’s a plethora of tracks which you’re unlikely to hear at a club’s ‘Halloween Special’, but are guaranteed to give you an authentic night. APHEX TWIN – ‘COME TO DADDY (PAPPY MIX)’ Best known for its iconic and controversial video (which was once subversively broadcast in...

All bands refine their sound over their careers – at least, the good ones do. The trick is to balance the original style or sound with new elements and ideas. Unfortunately, The Black Keys seemed so eager to do this on Turn Blue (their eighth studio album) that it...