The Alternative Music Playlist is finally back! 15 hours of the very best new alternative music, for your listening pleasure.
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January 2023: The Alternative Music Playlist
Give your ears a thrill… The Alternative Music Playlist for January 2023 is OUT NOW!
Episode 22: “Testudinate C*nt” - The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast
We’re back with reviews of “Gramma Vedetta”, “Roseneath”, “Porridge Radio”, “Becca Starr” and loads more!
July / August 2022: The Alternative Music Playlist
It’s been quite a while since our last playlist but it’s finally here! This time we’ve got some of the best alternative music from July and August in one massive 8-hour compilation.
January 2022: The Alternative Music Playlist
Another month, another massive playlist, this time featuring some of our favourite tracks released throughout December 2021 and January 2022.
Festive "Cheer": The Head Scratcher's Alternative Christmas Playlist
Not suitable for children or those with a nervous disposition.
August 2021: The Alternative Music Playlist
Ok, so we’re pretty late with this one… considering it’s now September… but our alternative music playlist, looking back on August 2021, is finally here. We think it’s worth the wait.
Episode 16: “A Mixed Bag of Squits” - The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast
It's been a while since our last episode but Episode 16 of The Scratch Cast is finally here.
In this episode, Grant treats himself to a whisky, Snedds makes yet another Jamie Lenman reference and talks about cardboard mazes and both discuss the finer points of drinking too much cordial… oh and of course we review some new music…
May 2021: The Alternative Music Playlist
The Alternative Music Playlist for May 2021, it’s an eccentric collection spanning 6.5 hours, bursting with brilliant new music that will captivate your cochlea.
Episode 15: "Arses For Faces" - The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast
On Episode 15 of The Scratch Cast Podcast we review new albums from Cheekface, Arlo Parks, Black Pistol Fire, The John Michie Collective and much, much more!
February 2021: The Alternative Music Playlist
The Alternative Music Playlist is back with close to 8 hours of brilliant new music. That’s enough to get you through an entire day of work!
As always we’ve got some of the best music from the worlds of rock, metal, hip-hop, punk, hardcore, indie and more, so why not treat yourself to a much-needed EARGASM.
August 2020: An Alternative Music Playlist
We’ve regained our senses slightly this month with a shorter, but no less beefy, 5 1/2 hour playlist. Packed full of wonderful new alternative music from the worlds of rock, metal, hip-hop, punk, hardcore, indie and more!
Follow it, slap it on shuffle and tag us on the socials with your favourite tracks!
March 2020: An Alternative Music Playlist
Another month, another monster playlist with nearly 5 hours of the best alternative music from February and March 2020.
Black Friday Record Store Day 2019: The Head Scratcher's Picks
Our picks for this year’s Black Friday Record Store Day.
Album Review: Blockhead - Free Sweatpants (2019)
Blockhead is a producer and DJ from NYC. I discovered his latest album, Free Sweatpants, through Backwoodz Studioz, the label that released the astonishingly good Paraffin by Armand Hammer last year (which featured on my 35 favourite albums of 2018).
10 EPs Of 2018 You Must Listen To
Following on from the look back at my favourite albums of 2018, I thought I'd close out that retrospective by also sharing my favourite EPs of said year.
The 35 Albums of 2018 You Must Listen To
What better way to start the new year than by looking backwards instead of forwards? 2018 was a fantastic year for music and I consumed a lot of great albums and great albums deserve to be shared.
15 Songs by Cuban Artists, Absolutely Worth Your Time
I was only in Cuba for a short time (10 days) but during that time, music was everywhere, whether it was a full band in the streets of Havana, a lone Troubadour in a Trinidad restaurant or a small metal festival in a car park in Santa Clara.