Vanadian Avenue

20/06/2025

As you probably know, A VOID are currently on their French mini tour and tomorrow they are playing one of their biggest shows in their careers supporting legends of French rock Indochine officiel!

Well done to the most amazing Camille Alexander is an absolute rock and roll star!!

If you are going to the show, we are bloody jealous!!!

19/06/2025

Right. Continuing our update of articles that you may have missed. Here is one about the bands that we covered for the last 4 years in details - JW PARIS. London trio have celebrated first anniversary of their breath though set at BBC Music Introducing stage at Big Weekend - by releasing a mini documentary.

We have written this piece from a position of a super fan and this is our eighteen article about the band. Maybe one day we will publish our works in a zine or something - but for now please enjoy the DIY documentary about one of the most incredible underground bands in London.

Blaggers Records are very lucky indeed to have JW Paris on their roster.

There won’t be a raised eyebrow in the room if I say I`m somewhat of an otaku when it comes to JW Paris. Well, maybe I am not relocating to Luton (their hometown) yet or running the band`s fa…

18/06/2025

Another track that we featured on our blog but not on our socials is Chaidura`s John Whiskers. A song that takes a serious topic of animal cruelty - but with a twist. John Whiskers is a super hero who avenges cats and other creatures hurt by horrible humans. John Wick style.

A powerful mix of rap, K pop, Japanese pop, bold artistic statements, humour and compassion.

Chaidura, comes from Singapore but calls London home and we are ever so grateful that we have him on our shores.

Forget about yokai, demons, nether realm spirits and the Temple Paradise. All of it, it’s now a distant past. London based Singaporean artist Chaidura said a definitive goodbye to his previou…

18/06/2025

All right boys and girls and non binary folks of the planet Earth. A bit of housekeeping cause we have few articles that went on the blog but not on our social media. So updates! Now, paws up who likes psychedelia? Quite a few of you, that`s good because we have absolutely mind bending single for you . AcidSitter (Polish/Japanese) quartet dropped second track from their soon to be released sophomore album.

"Psychopomp" is everything you want from a psychedelic rock - groovy, full of superb musicianship, humor and tripping visuals. Oh it also involves a dog named Fanta.

At Indieterria, we absolutely adore the rock quartet, AcidSitter. This Japanese – Polish ensemble, stationed in the beautiful city of Krakow, produces some of the best mind blowing, art and p…

12/06/2025

Welsh heavy duo CELAVI are back with another track - "Eyeliner" and we just had to review the single and the video. We mean, we are big fans of said cosmetic, it is a staple in every make up kit. Similarly, Celavi`s new offering is a staple in every metalhead`s music collection. Sang in Welsh, English and German with a quirky choruses and dark visuals, every lover of rock music will find something to like in this single.

We absolutely adore Celavi and think of them as one of the best metal acts in the United Kingdom at the moment.

Eyeliners come in all shapes, colours and sizes. From flamingo pink, to electric blue to black metal black. They have been the staple of make up kits since ancient times, favoured by priests, noble…

12/06/2025

We have a brand new interview on our blog - with a new artist based in US - (on Instagram). You may remember her from fronting ytbband that we covered on the blog. She has now returned with her debut solo single "On Purpose" and a hard-hitting video.

This one is another long read - over two thousand words of a honest, insightful and funny chat with a musician you should know.

We have known Claire Hudson for nearly three years now. At first as a singer of Boston based quartet Yet To Bloom (you can read our reviews here and here) and a writer of some of the best pop punk …

27/05/2025

Some great news coming from the JW PARIS and Blaggers Records camp. The band is working on new music, new EP and they are also are going on tour!!

But first of all – the band filmed a small documentary about their beginnings, finding Gemma and playing BBC Radio 1 Big Weekender in Luton! You can see it on the band's official YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyrLMLoyy9M&ab_channel=JWPARIS

31st of May - ROOZStudios, London alongside Laurie Wright (headliner) plus The Deniros, Emergency Break, Max Bianco with Charles Bueller, Two Pounds Down and others Ryan Redwood and Punch drunk pirates
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lupi-and-debs-looney-hearts-celebration-gig-tickets-1336416330219

12th June – The Good Mixer Camden alongside Max Bianco (launch party) plus Dirty Gear, free entry.
Reserve tickets: https://www.thegoodmixer.co.uk/event-details/max-bianco-jw-paris-the-dirty-gear

5th July – Justines Margate, Libertines Weekender Pre Party, alongside Tres Kings, Dirty Gear, Max Bianco and others, doors from 12:00 pm, all dayer
Tickets TBA

17th July – The Cavendish Arms London, SpeakFace + JW Paris
Doors from 19:00, 10 pounds
Tickets: https://www.eventim.co.uk/event/speakface-jw-paris-more-the-cavendish-arms-20011166/

11th-13th September, Beziers, France alongside Morning Tourist, Work In TV, Gernika, Lucie Folch and others, three venues, tickets and schedules TBA. Entry 10 euroes

Grab your tickets people! Support independent artists!

21/05/2025

We have a mammoth interview for you. With so much extra stuff you can spend a week on or blog if you plan to read all of it.

Frankie Wesson Music released her third album This Is Motion and we have track by track interview with her about song writing process, studio shenanigans and a whole procession of incredible Welsh talent that joined Frankie on this record.

Big kudos to Frankie Wesson Ruby Ravelle Simon Pratt Kirsty Pope-Davies and Honey B. McKenna

At Vanadian Avenue we consider ourselves huge fans of Frankie Wesson and her band. We have known her for years, she played one of our showcases, we met her mom – by sheer accident in Abergavenny. W…

11/05/2025

It's always a great pleasure to sit down with Nadia Sheikh and talk about her music, tour, goals and gigs.

Nadia just released her new single "Memories" and it's a brilliant song!

She is playing at the Alternative Escape, Brighton Music Showcase Day 1 at the The Grand Central in Brighton this Thursday, 15th of May at high noon (that's 12:00 pm if anybody asks)!

Be there!

Nadia Sheikh is one of those artists one cannot afford not to know if they call themselves music fans. With her unforgettable voice, meaningful songs and infectious melodies, she is one of the lead…

27/02/2025

We really live in interesting times. So interesting that our own government is bowing to oligarchs and wants to sell creative industries to AI companies, stealing from artists that already struggle to make a living.

Our review on the protest,"silent" album released by more than 1000 UK Artists.

Please contact your MP and ask them to protest. Changes to copyright laws will be the last nail in the coffin of our world renowned music industry!

Did anybody have a “silent” album by more than 1000 most prominent British artists protesting against government proposed changes to the copyright law on their bingo cards? We certainly…

23/02/2025

Very personal post/review of ALT BLK ERA's debut album "Rave Immortal", out on Earache Records.

Probably one of my faves from 2025, we know it's early but a good album is always appreciated.

What really worries, and truly angers me, is that reviewers are doing very lazy job in recent years, especially when it comes to music made by women, artists of colour or minorities artists. Majority of British music reviewers are white and male. When I read reviews that mention only white artists in them, or compare creators of colour to only white artists, without even researching artists' influences or roots, then we have a massive problem.

ALT BLK ERA created an album that is rich, diverse, gender-melting, yet somehow it's ignored. British music has always been multicultural, not just pale, sausages and porridge.

A call out to fellow writers, please research artists you review. Don't just compare them to the first white artist that is popular, sometimes artists you review have nothing to do with the artist you compared them to.

Bad journalism hurts readers and musicians. Do your job!!!

Full review at:

On the 24th of January, Nottingham based nu-metal duo, ALT BLK ERA released their debut album through their hometown label, Earache Records. “Rave Immortal” was announced early last yea…

19/02/2025

We absolutely, utterly, definitely, positively, precisely, truly, unconditionally and unquestionably love this band.

CELAVI, a Welsh duo consisting of Gwion Griffiths and Sarah Wynn Griffiths are an unstoppable force.

They are back with their newest single "l o w e r c a s e" and its brilliant video, so our Malicia Dabrowicz penned a long ode about how amazing they are.

Review published for the Welsh National Language Day, but we have a bit of a delay - please enjoy the article and the music!

I am not keen on breaking the 4th wall, but sometimes it is necessary. So, dear readers and strangers that wandered onto our little blog, a bit of a plea. Does anyone out there have any contacts wi…