Delica Black

Band Members: Andy, Tim, Alix, Chris

NBM Artists Profile — Delica Black
Two years on and a couple of line up changes later Delica Black have found their feet and are making an impression on the London music scene. With the high energy of hardcore and the heavy tech riffs of metal brought together with brutal screams and […]

Delica Black

Amidst the London music scene, Delica Black stand out to the ear delivering high-energy hardcore melodies. With likening to bands such as Glassjaw, Comeback Kid and Thrice, you can hear these influences in their own sound.
Two tickets for the Gunshow, with a title like that you would expect it to bear some comedic reference, yet this […]

Smack You - Kimberly Cole

You can’t help but like this song. It’s upbeat and sharp tempo instantly captures your attention and makes you want to sing along, and by the end of the song you can do just that as after one listen you find yourself singing out loud to the chorus.
With the same team of writers behind […]

Circa Survive Talk to NBM

I have never been in a show quite so packed. Packed to the point where freedom of movement is a rare luxury, and bruises and beatings become so commonplace by the third song that even the hardest hit is harmless. In any other show, claustrophobia would have signaled its triumphant return, triggered by the mass of sweat-soaked […]

The 48KS

In their own words the 48KS are an indie-rock ‘popish’ band hailing from Doncaster, so close enough to be lumped with the likes of Arctic Monkeys and The Subways at least geographically. To their credit there is more of a variety to the 48KS than the tedious indie-rock predictability churned out by certain big names from […]

Introducing Third Raw

Third Raw are from Limerick and Shannon in Ireland. They consist of four group members; T-Bho (17), D-Kay (17), Dizzie (18), and D-dot (15). They have a good 7 years singing experience between them, which gives Third Raw a good young start into the music field. The young rappers started off on the streets of Ireland and quote […]

So you want to be big? 10 top tips for any new band

So you’ve been jamming, slowly developing as a unit. You start to develop those small snippets of riffs, lyrics, bass lines or beats into fully-fledged, rich, textured songs. Then you try to put them together into an organic and flowing order into a thing called a set. You’re a proper band and you’re ready to gig but what now?
You need […]

RX Bandits

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Before this show, I did not know much about RX Bandits. I knew only my friends rave reviews, not only of their CD but also especially of their live performances, which inspired many a dance move and started many a good night. The songs are hard hitting in the best way, and, as an unbiased […]

The Word Virus Essay – “Fields Apart” E.P. and launch

Something must be done about the two unforgivable and unavoidable deficiencies amongst live dance and trip-hop bands.
Foremost is the startling lack of any real “scene” outside of the Bristol sound’s eponymous home city (name three local unsigned acts and I’ll roll my eyes as I watch your musical pretension force you to try and invent […]

When the stage becomes a bar - or a lab!

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Imagine the guys from The Doors, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd having a beer in a bar. And imagine that at some point, Dizzy Gilespie and Fela Kuti come in and join them for a booze. A little difficult to imagine what would come out? It may be a bit hard for you and me, but not for […]