Nick Harrison

Sia - 'Soon We'll Be Found'

Like a tale about civilians stranded on a desert island, Sia returns this month with 'Soon We'll Be Found' - another fantastic example of this performer's fantastic ability to shape a beautiful ballad. You can see the video for the song on RTV Channel

The View - '5Rebbeccas'

The View - Wasted Little DJs
The echoing chants of 'The View, The View are on fire' drifting down from Dundee can only mean one thing: The View are back. And what a comeback. The raucous '5Rebbeccas' captures the spirit of every single one of the bands live shows in just three quick fire minutes. Check out the video on Gigwise now

Nick Harrison

Could today's artist be channelling the spirit of the Police? In the sense of producing whip-smart reggae-rock that is, not tooling around a village green on a bike with a bobby's helmet and whistle

Er, mate, that's the wrong way around...
Hometown: London. The lineup: Nick Harrison (vocals, guitar), Toby Couling (drums), Naz (bass). The background: It wasn't all postpunk, angular funk and death disco in late 70s Britain. In fact, the
proverbial sound of the suburbs was the so-called ska revival, with the movie Quadrophenia surfing a wave of mod-pop combos, 2 Tone bands like The Specials and The Beat and the reggae-rock of The Police. Read more and give your comments