Phil Saatchi – Sun Come Up: Album Review
Phil Saatchi releases Sun Come Up which showcases the many strings to his bow.
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The Oneira – Injection: Album Review
Formed in 2010, by composer and guitarist Filippos Gougoumis The Oneira has built up a solid reputation. Injection is their newest Prog inspired opus.
The Inspector Cluzo – Soup Kitchen, Manchester: Live Review
The Inspector Cluzo nip across from Gascony and don’t quite destroy Manchester but do some damage to an innocent drum kit.
Exploring Birdsong – Satan’s Hollow: Live Review
We manage a brief catch up with Exploring Birdsong, a band we’ve been admiring, at Satan’s Hollow as they visit Manchester.
Time Tunnel: Pink Floyd, Manchester 1974
Howard King looks back to 1974 when he was one of the lucky ones who saw Pink Floyd in their prime.
The Muggs – Slave To Sound Volume 5: Album Review
The Muggs are a blues rock trio from Detroit, Michigan. Slave To Sound Volume 5 is another in a line of solid blues rock releases.
Isobel Campbell – There Is No Other: Album Review
There Is No Other by former Belle & Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell – “One of those albums you can enjoy whatever your mood is.”
Drive-By Truckers – The Unravelling: Album Review
A three and a half year gap since the last Drive By Truckers album and they’re back with The Unravelling.
Amberly Chalberg – Hi-Line: Album Review
“A benchmark for what good country music should sound like.” That’s our opinion on Hi-Line by Amberley Chalberg.
The Inspector Cluzo – Brothers In Ideals: Album Review
The Inspector Cluzo mix a unique way of presenting blues lyrics, spoken word and falsetto voices with outstanding traditional blues playing.
Time Tunnel: The Who – Charlton 1974
We take a trip through the Time Tunnel to 1974 to hear about a stunning concert bill from our writer, Howard. The Who, Lou Reed, Bad Company, Montrose and Humble Pie no less.
Exploring Birdsong – The Thing About Feathers: EP Review
Liverpudlian prog trio make waves on their stunning debut EP. This band is definitely one to watch in 2020.
SundaySong – Signals: Album Review
Finnish rockers return with a wildly intriguing new album from the shores of Scandinavia.
The Little Unsaid – Music/Nature: EP Review
How refreshing to find a band which has developed their own distinctive sound. The Little Unsaid follow Atomise with a selection of songs to make up the Music/Nature EP.
Steve Hackett – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
We were at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall for a classic performance by Steve Hackett, celebrating the Spectral Mornings and Selling England By The Pound albums.