Welcome my loyal Drop-D music lovers. Just want to say thanks to you all for your support and readership, without that it would be hard to make this a success. But we're getting there. The Team would also like to welcome Anna on board with her debut article on Autamata. She'll be teaming up with Aoife in Galway! This weeks edition is jam packed! Aoife reviews the new album from Giveamanakick, We are the Way Frorward's, Mark shares his thoughts on the Ep launch from Lotus Lullaby in An Brog while Gary looks forward to the reformation of Whipping Boy. Liam takes a trip to The Village in Dublin to see the Jamaican reggae sca pioneers, The Skatellites while Aoife looks back 12 months on a tribute to Elliott Smith in the Lobby, the floods didn't stop them. Meg gives us the low down on the bands rocking the Cultural Capital at the moment and yes it's back and better than ever, Houli's Love Guide. So get stuck in and start putting some comments on the forum! Don't forget Drop-D now allows Venues, Bands and Management to submit their own gig listings. Check it out on our gigs section! Houli. Keep it rocking guys!