Happy New Year!

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!

Well guys I am back for the new year and willing to bring you more music news, reviews etc than ever before! A new year also means new challenges and I have taken up a couple, here they are!

100 Days Of Happiness

Originally seeing this on another blog I thought I would give it a try! I'm the kind of girl who stops to smell the roses and I want to do this challenge to show that the little things can make you happy. On day 2 so I can only wonder what will happen tomorrow!

To enter the challenge click here

Go For It, Face Your Fears!

I have been uneasy around dogs for as long as I can remember, it would be the kind of uneasiness where I would just walk the other way whenever I saw a dog or cling onto whoever I was walking with. Today when I saw a dog I decided to walk towards the dog and pass it, I think the more times I carry this out I think my uneasy thoughts on dogs will disappear by the end of 2014!

I also want to use this year to try new things and visit new places!

Get Fit, Eat more healthily!!!

This is my biggest goal this year! I feel like I wasn't very good at this in 2013 but I think I'm getting to a good start for the year. I have re-joined the gym and entered Sport Reliefs swimathon where I will swim two hundred lengths whilst raising money! To enter one near you click the link here.

I also want to start eating more healthily; by that I mean eating more fruit and vegetables, eating less junk food and drink more water! I'll hopefully try out more recipes and try more food which relates back to my second challenge!

Well those are my three challenges! By the end of 2014 I hope to be happier, less afraid and healthier!

Happy New Year and Introducing.........

Hello everyone and happy new year to you all. I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. I also thought at the beginning of each year I would write a post about new bands that could possibly make a breakthrough in the upcoming year. 2012 has definitely been a great start for me so far as I passed my driving test last Friday and have already come across some musical talents. So here are some bands that have really stood out this year and that you should definitely look out for in 2012. Click on the titles to access their Facebook pages.


Krash Rover


A dirty grunge rock band who hail from Texas; sort of trailing on Southern bluesy rocks like their Kentucky brothers Black Stone Cherry I think Krash Rover could just be the next grunge band to come out of Southern America and make it big. Hope to see them over here across the pond sometime and to hear more from them.

Simon Says


First hearing about them at university this year I thought it would be great to check them out at The Royal Oak in Southampton. Not only did I find another favourite venue to add to my list, I also came across a fantastic band who have really done well considering they started making music together a couple of months ago. I think 2012 could just be their year; their happy go lucky acoustic sounds have already charmed local audiences in Southampton so far and I think they could get the whole nation to sing 'Peanut butter Jelly'.

The Treatment


I first heard about Cambridge hard rockers The Treatment whilst reading an article about them in their 'Introducing' section and I saw they suggested fans of Aerosmith would like them so I thought I would have a listen. I immediately loved their album This Might Hurt and they pulled off a fantastic live performance, this particular one made it to the top of my best live shows of 2011. I also had the amazing opportunity to find out more about them as I interviewed them this year.

Click here to listen to my interview with The Treatment


Velvatine

Hayling Island rockers were one of the opening support acts for The Treatment when they performed on the Southampton date. I was highly impressed by their enthusiasm and their talent; their appearance reminded me of either Marc Bolan or Heavens Basement but their sound reminded me of AC/DC. I really think that Velvetine will shine more in 2012; only really having heard the band once this year I would really love to use 2012 to get to know Velvetine a bit more. Their performance at The Joiners was a great first encounter.




Western Sand


First coming across four piece rock band from Bournemouth at the Heaven's Basement/Jettblack gig. Hearing their music mostly through live shows I have really been captured by the bluesy rock sounds from Western Sand. It would be great to see more of them during the new year, including a brand new album that I have yet to hear. 

Well there you have the list of bands to look out for in 2012; I shall also be using Tumblr to write reviews this year