Lonely The Brave | They've Been Around For Ages
From the moment I heard the first few chords of Trick of the Light in 2014, coupled with David Jakes' guttural yet ethereal vocals I was...
Danny Tingle
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Psychic Ills | They've Been Around for Ages
The New York based experimental/psych-rock band only appeared on my radar within the past year, and as with most undiscovered artists,...
Ben Clemo
- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
The Feelies | They’ve Been Around for Ages
The Feelies, originally called The Outkids, formed in 1976. Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Dave Weckerman and vocalist Richard Reilly...
Lewis Edwards
- Dec 1, 2019
- 3 min
Basement | They've Been Around For Ages
Basement – how had I not heard of you until 2018!? I feel like Basement are the emotional rock band for us that have reached our...
Danny Tingle
- Oct 7, 2019
- 1 min
The Brian Jonestown Massacre | They've Been Around for Ages
A portmanteau of two of my favourite things; Rolling Stones (guitarist Brian Jones) and bizarre cults (The Jonestown Massacre of 1978),...
Ben Clemo
- Aug 31, 2019
- 3 min
Vince Taylor | They’ve Been Around For Ages
Every musician takes inspiration from other artists; from lyrics, sounds, and performance style. Although this is common knowledge and...
Ben Clemo
- Jun 29, 2019
- 3 min
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates | They’ve Been Around for Ages
I feel like there has been a lot of coverage of alternative 80’s bands within They’ve Been Around for Ages Mate, sure we have covered...
Ben Clemo
- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
The House of Love | They’ve Been Around for Ages
In my honest opinion, I believe the best era for music was the late 80’s and early 90’s; grunge was slowly creeping in, people were...
Ben Clemo
- Mar 23, 2019
- 2 min
Pale Saints | They’ve Been Around for Ages
It's been a while in the writing world of music, I find myself listening to the same old music for convenience on my commute through the...
Ben Clemo
- Nov 24, 2018
- 2 min
My Dad is Dead | They’ve Been Around for Ages
Created in Cleveland, Ohio by Mark Edwards in 1984, My Dad is dead released 12 albums before officially ending in 2011. Mark Edwards...
Ben Clemo
- Nov 9, 2018
- 2 min
Galaxie 500 | They’ve Been Around for Ages
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Galaxie 500 had a short but impressionable music career as a band. Formed in 1987 guitarist Dean...