Hailing from Wigan, punk rockers The Suzukis released their 2nd single ‘Reasons For Leaving’ recently from their upcoming debut album. United to the lineage of rock and roll bands with the same primeval energy and visceral power such as At The Drive-In and The Stooges, The Suzukis are stirring up a storm to reignite your faith in rock n roll. [more »]

Yes, there is Celine Dion, but as the fomenting grounds of some sound hip hop, Canada has delivered Len, Vandal and K-os into our midst. Despite critical acclaim and being named Best International Hip Hop Artist at the Source Awards, global success has eluded Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Kevin Brereton. Until now we hope. [more »]

We’ve put up with new new wave, Motown yob (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Plan B) and even the return of disco, but now it’s time to break out the flannel shirts and throw out the shampoo. We smell teen spirit!

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Although Fanfarlo have been kicking around since 2006, their semi-acoustic indie folk tunage is only now getting the attention it rightly deserves. [more »]

Starsmith aka Fin Dow-Smith’s 12″ debut single will be a double-A side featuring tracks ‘Give Me A Break’ and ‘Knuckleduster’ and will be released via Neon Gold on 29 August. After establishing himself as one of the most sought-after producers around, Starsmith is set to emerge from behind the mixing desk and step into the spotlight. [more »]

Enter Super Luckies with their artfully crafted and danceable debut single Taking The Michael a savvy, accessible blend of styles that scream of a misspent musical youth growing up in the 80s. [more »]

During JUICE’s trip to Tokyo recently, we stumbled across a band performing amidst the bustling streest of Shibuya. While barely a year old, they’ve already released an EP titled Beautiful People. Kiss (vocal, guitar) Mackerel (guitar), Muto (bassist), Tessy (drum) are young, and as most Japanese are, focused on their goal-which in their case is to rock as hard as they can. [more »]

Bridging the gap between world music and modern dance are an unlikely duo from Jakarta. Ojon and Aryo are electronic musicians who made their name as Space System in South Jakarta’s Rossi Fatmawati liberal acts community. [more »]

We love spices and herbs. And therefore, Five Little Indians (FLI) is cool in our cookbook. Hailing from Calcutta, India, the quintet of Neel Adhikari (vocal, guitar), Allan Ao (guitar, backing vocal) Arka Das (drum, percussion), Sayak Banerjee (vocal) and Roheet Mukherjee (bass, vocal) brew their own cup of Hindustani, classical-influenced alternative rock. [more »]

A while back we did a piece on Brooklyn nu dance brothers French Horn Rebellion. Now here’s their disco-sparkling new music video for single ‘Beaches & Friends’ with producers Database funking up things. You might find some comfort in this breezy number which reminds us a lot of Justice’s ‘DANCE’. Boogie time!