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When I saw Golden Section play Portsmouth's infamous Wedgewood Rooms on November 10th, I came to a certain realisation. And that was that if there's one thing about Golden Section, it's that the energy you get from their dance-alicious, pop-tinged rock on record is nothing compared to what they collectively exude when put on a stage with a crowd of eager people waiting to be entertained. ----- They entered from the wings, picked up their instruments, and without so much as batting an eyelid it was straight into the dark and heavy "Be A Daemon". The bass was pumping as bassist Matt started the live instruments off, 'Synthia' the synth already well into the track. Within seconds the rest of the band had joined in and the stage erupted into a mass of movement, with singer Dan's soaring vocals complemented well by the throbbing lights that added an extra dimension to the rock-n-roll showmanship. As they wound their way through a mixed set of old and new – including the live debut of an as-yet-unrecorded tune that had us all dancing to the pure pop goodness - the crowd quickly warmed to their unique sound. Although people seemed a bit hesitant to move at first, within three songs there wasn't a person in the room not - at least – nodding their oh-so-scene head in time to the beat. From the faster and funkier songs such as Pack Up, Move Away and the seemingly Nintendo-inspired Narcotics Dustbin, through slower, more heartfelt numbers like Angels Flight - a standout of the set - and the much-loved Peppermint, the band covered an array of styles and did so with class and professionalism. The only moment of slight awkwardness came during Proximity Mines, the first half of which involves only a synth and vocals, thus the rest of the band seemed slightly unsure of what to do with themselves. This was resolved fairly quickly though as any notion of unsureness was blasted out the windows by the sudden beat of the drums and the onslaught of guitars. All in all it was a high-energy, funky kind of a gig that left everyone watching breathless but happy. By the time they arrived at the closer, Interchange, and ended with an improvised jam of proportions bordering on epic that could have possibly induced cardiac arrest in older viewers, they had managed to win over a crowd that were, from all initial appearances, going to be slightly difficult to impress. This was pure entertainment from a band who are one of the leading lights of an up-and-coming south coast scene - definitely ones to watch in the coming year, preferably at a live venue with a drink in hand and donning your best pair of dancing shoes!! SCORE 5 out of 5

It was a cold, miserable, sodden winter's day when I caught up with one quarter of the chemical rock wonders Newvolution. As we met up in the middle of the busiest part of Brighton 's North Laines , I couldn't think of a more perfect setting to speak to someone behind one of the most fast-paced rock groups on the scene today. With their blend of dance and rock, loud audio and massive visuals, Newvolution epitomize their home city almost too well. / / / / Stuart Thoy, the band's vocalist, spilt the proverbial beans... First things first. Can you tell me a little bit about Newvolution? Well, we formed in 2004, and 3 of us are school friends, we've known each other since we were like 15, and the other guy, Andre, our bass player, we met when me moved to Brighton a few years ago. / / / / Where did the name come from? Does it refer to a new revolution in music or is there something else? It'd be a pretty bold statement to say that, but yeah it's a new sound for us as a band really. We've all been in rock bands before, more traditional ones with bass-drums-vocals, but then we decided we were going to go in a different direction with our sound and we wanted to come up with something that sounded different, and make up a new word, so I guess that was the 'new' part of it, and yeah we just liked the sound of 'Newvolution'. We were trying loads and loads of different names and that's what we came up with! / / / / What did you listen to as a child? Has it influenced the music you're making now? Definitely, yeah. My parents were never really into music so the only music we ever had in the house was like The Everly Brothers - which I kinda like - but it wasn't a big sort of musical family. I rebelled when I was about 15, Guns 'n Roses came out and that was it for me, it was the 2 fingers up rebellious music thing! And my tastes changed a bit after that obviously but that was the first thing I really got into. / / / / So is this a branch from the rebellious teenager then?! I think so! I warmed to that music cause I had a problem with authority when I was young and that hasn't really ever gone away. / / / / Who writes the music and lyrics? We all put our 2 cents worth in. Ordinarily Steve and Andre – the guitar player and bass player - come in with ideas, grooves or melodies, and we arrange it into a song, then I'll write lyrics to it later on. / / / / Where does the inspiration for the lyrics come from? Anywhere in particular? I still haven't got past the point of writing about stuff that pisses me off. Most of it is if someone's done wrong by you, in a relationship or authority or people telling you what to do, so a lot of the lyrics are based around that because it's quite aggressive music really, it's fairly in your face. And none of us are in love so we're not writing love songs or anything. / / / / <