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Mayhem is 17 years old today. Thank you to every single one of you who has visited, supported, commented and been there for me! Keep on rocking!
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Happy 17th Birthday To Mayhem!
Today is With Just A Hint Of Mayhem’s 17th Birthday! Where th hell has the time gone? So far there have been 2,545 posts (including this one and 1,903,471 views and thank you to every single …
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February 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Last week I saw the Silhouettes headline the Fulford Arms backed up by some excellent support acts. Check out my review!
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The Silhouettes – Fulford Arms – York Monday 26th January 2026
This was my fourth gig of 2026 so far, but my first at the fabulous Fulford Arms. This promised to be another excellent night of great music pulled together by Northern Radar supremo Simon P. Read …
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February 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Lost Trends are back and the new track is fucking awesome! Check out my review of "Interest Free".
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“Interest Free” – Lost Trends
I love it when a band or artist takes a different and unexpected direction, especially when it is a band I have been a fan of for a long while. Lost Trends are back with a new single which takes a …
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February 1, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Springsteen's new song "Streets of Minneapolis" is the protest song the world and particularly the USA needed. Check out my thoughts on this angry epic!
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“Streets of Minneapolis” – Bruce Springsteen
The rise of strident fascism under a vile wannabe dictator of low intelligence in the USA is beyond shocking. Many people hoped Trump was done after an abysmal first term. But then millions of Amer…
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January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Last Friday I was witness to the magnificent Vagabond headlining in York. Check out my review!
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Vagabond – City Screen Basement, York – Friday 23rd January 2026
Those wonderful lads from Vagabond invited me to review their headline gig at the City Screen Basement and I was never going to turn down an offer like that was I? This would be the third time I wi…
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January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Ghost Within" is the phenomenal new single from The Fair attempts. Check out my review.
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“Ghost Within” – The Fair Attempts
“Ghost Within” is the new single from Finnish dark electro powerhouse the Fair Attempts. It rides on the crest of a darkwave tsunami on a surfboard constructed from Stygian gothic tones…
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January 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
It is time for the 27th entry in our Mayhem Virgins series where we showcase artists we have never featured before, This time it is the turn of uber talented Cornish singer songwriter and punky troubadour Nell Davies.
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Mayhem Virgins – Nell Davies
This is the 27th entry in the Mayhem Virgins series which has been running since 2018. Here is where we showcase artists that have never featured in these pages before. This time it is the turn of …
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January 23, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Have you heard tiLLie's new EP 'i miss when monsters were only shadows'? You need to hear it, check out my review.
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‘i miss when monsters were only shadows’ EP – tiLLie
tiLLie’s new five track EP is out now and it contains some of her best music to date. It opens with “off the hook” a lo-fi instrumentally sparse track with a brutally honest lyric…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Sweden's Sunnan have just released a gorgeous new song, "Sail (Lady In Waiting)". Check out my review.
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“Sail (Lady In Waiting) – Sunnan
According to their story Swedish band Sunnan came about by accidents of fate and a series of unlikely encounters during and post pandemic. Their sound is cinematic in inspiration and ambition. They…
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January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Last night I had the pleasure of seeing the Bowie Experience in my adopted home city of York. Check out my review.
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The Bowie Experience – Grand Opera House, York – Sunday 11th January 2026
I think this is perhaps the third or fourth Bowie tribute act I have seen since I first dipped my toe into the Bowie tribute waters back in 2016. This is the first I have seen that comes direct fro…
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January 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This review was stuck in my drafts folder since early December! But it is finally unleashed, I hope you like it!
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The Apocalypse Disco – Fulford Arms, York – Friday 5th December 2025
This was not the first time I had the opportunity to witness the musical phenomenon that is the Apocalypse Disco so I knew what to expect. Where they as great as usual? Read on dear reader to find …
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January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
After six fab messages from artists and bands this is a brief Christmas message to all you wonderful people from me :-)
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A Christmas Message From Me (a.k.a. Bill from With Just A Hint Of Mayhem)
After six fab messages from artists and bands this is a brief Christmas message to all you wonderful readers of With Just A Hint Of Mayhem direct from me, Bill, at Mayhem Towers. A much safer place…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here comes the end. Not quite Armageddon, but the end of Mayhem's end of the world themed 12 days of Christmas. Day 12 features "World Hold On (Children Of The Sky)" by Bob Sinclair. It contains a playlist and a surprise too :-)
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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas 2025 – Day 12 – Bob Sinclair
Here it is, the final day of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2025.. The ten posts so far have featured the Apocalypse Disco, Radiohead, Black Box Recorder, Shrub, the Postal Service,…
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December 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Day 11 of Mayhem's 12 days of Christmas with an end of the world theme features REM with "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I feel Fine).
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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas 2025 – Day 11 – R.E.M.
Here comes day 11 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2025.. The ten posts so far have featured the Apocalypse Disco, Radiohead, Black Box Recorder, Shrub, the Postal Service, Tom Wai…
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December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Here is our sixth Christmas message from those artists and bands that we love here at Mayhem Towers. This one is from Turn Smith, Skylights ace guitarist!
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A Christmas Message From Skylights
This is the sixth in our series of Christmas messages from bands and artists that we have featured on With Just A Hint Of Mayhem this year. This time it is from Skylights guitar Captain, Turnbull S…
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December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Day 10 of Mayhem's 12 Days of Christmas with an end of the world theme is here. Today's song is the epic "The End" from the Doors!
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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas 2025 – Day 10 – The Doors
Day 10 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2025 is here. The nine posts so far have featured the Apocalypse Disco, Radiohead, Black Box Recorder, Shrub, the Postal Service, Tom Waits,…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Here comes our fifth Christmas message and this time it is from the wonderful Strip!
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A Christmas Message From Strip
This is the fifth in our series of Christmas messages from bands and artists that we have featured on With Just A Hint Of Mayhem this year. This time it is from the magnificent Strip. They have had…
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December 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Here is the fourth of our Christmas messages from bands and artists we have featured during the year. This time it is the delightful and immensely talented Pennine Suite.
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A Christmas Message From Pennine Suite
This is the fourth in our series of Christmas messages from bands and artists that we have featured on With Just A Hint Of Mayhem this year. This time it is from the fabulous Pennine Suite. This ba…
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December 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We are at day 9 of Mayhem's end of the world themed 12 days of Christmas series. Today it is the turn of Muse with "We Are Fucking Fucked"
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December 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Are you ready? Here is the final instalment of Mayhem's Top 50 albums of 2025, the top ten! Did any of your favourites make the list?
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Mayhem’s Top 50 Albums Of 2025 (Part 5) – The Final Countdown!
The revelation of Mayhem’s Top 50 Albums Of 2025 is now nearing the top. In past years it has only ever been a top 20, but it was hard to whittle the original list of 60 down to 20, so we kep…
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December 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Here comes day 8 of Mayhem's end of the world themed 12 days of Christmas. Today it is "Parasite Eve" from the mighty Bring Me The Horizon.
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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas 2025 – Day 8 – Bring Me The Horizon
It is now time for day 8 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2025. The seven posts so far have featured the Apocalypse Disco, Radiohead, Black Box Recorder, Shrub, the Postal Service,…
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December 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Here comes another Christmas message from an artist that Mayhem is a huge fan of, Molly Rymer!
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A Christmas Message From Molly Rymer
This is the third in our series of Christmas messages from bands and artists that we have featured on With Just A Hint Of Mayhem this year. This one comes from the supremely talented Leeds based si…
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December 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Day 7 of the end of the world themed Mayhem's 12 Days Of Christmas brings you "The Man Comes Around" from Johnny Cash.
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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas 2025 – Day 7 – Johnny Cash
Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas posts are now at day 7. The six posts so far have featured the Apocalypse Disco, Radiohead, Black Box Recorder, Shrub, the Postal Service and Tom Waits. This yea…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM