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With The Camden Rocks Festival this weekend coming it seems only fair for RPM to look at a few more of the bands to watch over the weekend.\u00a0 with Camden still clinging onto its identity as a varied and embracing community and this festival growing year on year as a unique festival that embraces all genres of music from Rock to punk to indie to grunge to power pop to Action rock and beyond.<\/p>\n

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We’ve looked at the bands over the two days and Nev gave a list of his ones to watch<\/a> over the two days.\u00a0 Here I’d like to throw a few more bands into the mix some will clash and others are headlining but they all rock so I’ll start on Saturday and the Dublin Castle.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>First up how about trying Sick Love<\/a>\u00a0hailing from Dublin this four-piece kick off at 14.00\u00a0\u00a0with their loud guitar-based rock they’re in good company playing alongside the likes of The Hip Priests\u00a0<\/a>I’m sure songs like ‘Soccer Mum’ will go down a storm\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Also playing The Dublin Castle at 17.00 are Pet Needs<\/a> who’s video we showed last week.\u00a0 Alternative punks based in Colchester (what where?) With a bunch of highly energetic songs in their Arsenal The Dublin Castle seems like it’s going to take some stopping as it stakes its claim as the place to be let’s just hope they have the air conditioning on they might just need it.<\/p>\n

As Nev wrote about The Hip Priests in his briefing we won’t mention them again except to say we recently saw their set in Newport and they were devastating so if its Explosive uncompromising Garage Rock and Fucking Roll you crave then 19.00 is the time – The Dublin Castle is the place and The Hip Priests<\/a> are the band.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Moving over to Kolis at the lounge you have a choice to make.\u00a0 Rich Ragany And The Digressions will be shaking it up and playing songs from their excellent ‘…Like We’ll Never Make It…’\u00a0 but like the Hip Priests, Nev recommended them previously. Rags and his Digressions hit the Kolis stage at 19.00 but following them at 20.00 are the East Coast rockers The Sweet Things<\/a>\u00a0Having just released their debut long player we reviewed last week (Here<\/a>) Such a cool timeless slice of Rock and Roll, these cats are laying down tunes in the time-honoured style of Primal Scream -that Black Crowes debut and a dash of the Stones for sure,\u00a0 Hell, they borrow from the good and great and one listen to ‘Borrowed Shoes’ you’ll draw your own comparisons but you won’t deny that they have a slice of magic under their belts. It will be great to hear what they do live and I’m sure the joint will be jumping when they perform. One not to miss me thinks.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Heading over to the Monarch there are a couple of sets we think you might like to catch firstly at 14.00 in the afternoon\u00a0The Wild Things<\/a> will be doing their thing. their thing being rock and roll with plenty of hooks as played out on their debut album ‘You’re Really Something’ which travels through the acoustic pop of ‘Better Off Alone’ the upbeat title track the power pop of ‘Loaded Gun’ this guitar band offer something different and in\u00a0Sydney Rae White they have great vocals besides people might recognise her from Netflix \/ BBC show ‘Uncle’ but her band have variety and a bunch of great songs.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Another band to watch I’d certainly recommend Glen Matlock<\/a>\u00a0headlining @ Fest not only because he has a whole bunch of great songs at his disposal and always plays a blinder but he has a fantastic band featuring Chris Musto, Earl Slick and Jim Lowe.\u00a0 His album ‘Good To Go’ was one of the best albums last year and with this line up those excellent songs will come to life and I’m sure will make for a worthy headliner.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>There are enough choices to send your head spinning on Saturday along with Nev’s recommendations this little bunch should make a mess of peoples laminated stage times and venues there are a few playing Sunday that I’d like to give a mention to. from The Underworld Headliners The Wonder Stuff<\/a>\u00a0who I recently caught in Cardiff now with Malc Trecce back in the line up and a new album being recorded they stormed through a greatest hits set and I’m sure there will be more of the same in store for The Underworld and hearing those classics in a tight Underworld club will sound fantastic and something not to be missed at 20.45 on Sunday night.\u00a0Mark Gemini Thwaite, Malc Treece,\u00a0Pete Howard, Erica\u00a0Nockalls and of course Milo now make up the Wonder Stuff and with plenty off ‘Hup’, ‘eight Legged Groove Machine’ and ‘Never Loved Elvis’ making up a chunk of the set they’ve clearly still got it and worthy headliners on the Sunday.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re quick you should be able to make that Wonderstuff set from the Electric Ballroom where Ash<\/a> get on with their set at 19.00 and again they have a new release to promote in the shape of their 7″ singles set so expect a greatest hits performance there which will more than put you in the mood for Milo and co.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If hearing Ash perform ‘Kunk Fu’ and The Stuffies blasting out ‘On The Ropes’ isn’t your thing and you want to get down and get with some glam stomping rock and roll then the place to be will have to be The Lyttleton Arms for\u00a0Last Great Dreamers<\/a> who hit the stage at 20.00.\u00a0 Again they have a recent album to promote and a great live band, if it’s your choice to take in some ‘Dreamers’ then I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed as ’13th Floor Renegades’ was head and shoulders their best record to date and the band have been constantly on the road this year so will be match fit and up for the challenge of tearing the house down.<\/p>\n

A resurgent Towers of London<\/a> will be shaking their collective shit from 17.30 at Fest if their showing on the recent Wildhearts tour is anything to go by then Fest is in for a treat.\u00a0 Resplendent in their black boiler suits and buoyed by the feedback the band will be looking to hit the ground running and have the potential to steal the show. Expect plenty from that debut album that served them so well on the recent tour as well as some new songs that also sounded great.<\/p>\n

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16.00 at The Monarch you’ll catch The Pearl Hearts<\/a>\u00a0 Two women that sound like a fuckin’ bomber full of dynamite as they rain down their garage heavy blues. It only needs two to sound like a bomb gone off as ‘Different Kinda Girl’ testifies. what better way to spend tea time in Camden Town?<\/p>\n