Blog: Crack In The Road

A tiny sweaty room in Gillygate, York, with barely a hundred people lucky enough to get tickets, there is a palpable sense of 'something big' about to happen.  The Vaccines are THE hype band of the now, already playing Jools Holland before a release, and only videos from iPhones to be found on Youtube.  Fronted by Justin Hayward-Young, formerly troubadour Jay Jay Pistolet, the four-piece are threatening to make high waisted school trousers and beige cool, whilst bringing a swaggering arrogance back to rock music that has been sorely tempered by the emotionless, synth dance revival. First though [...]