TRACK OF THE DAY : Velvet Two Stripes - Lizard Queen

Velvet Stripes have released a new video for their single Lizard Queen taken from last year's second album Devil Dance as the Swiss trio kick off an extensive tour of Germany in February.

EVEN THE STARS PLAYLIST 5

Welcome to the fifth of our playlists of ten songs that we've been listening to all week.

Velvet Two Stripes - VTS

You don't usually associate Switzerland with loud rock and roll music, but Velvet Two Stripes are bucking that trend with the release of their debut LP entitled VTS which sets down a marker for all-women rock bands to aim for.

The Great Escape Day 3 - Brighton various venues - 18th May 2013

The Great Escape is a three-day festival spread across thirty of Brighton’s finest small and medium sized venues attracting hundreds of acts from across the world.  It’s now become the opening event of the UK festival season and attracts visitors from all over the country and further afield.  We trawled the streets armed with a map and a timetable and an iPhone for last minute schedule changes and Twitter recommendations.  Following on a band-packed Day 1and a more relaxed Day 2, this is who we saw on the third and final day.