Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down: Album Review
Kate Rusby enlists the help of the family with a collection of cover versions on Hand Me Down that hold a few surprises.
Mike Ainscoe
Mike has been photographing and writing about bands going back many years. Editor on Louder Than War, he also contributes to the LTW magazine, Powerplay Rock & Metal mag, Fireworks and FATEA as well as freelancing for PROG, Record Collector, Sonic Bandwagon and local press in Bury and Congleton.
Stuart Anthony with Larry Beckett – Risk Is Music: EP Review
Stuart Anthony and Larry Beckett continue their collaboration with words and music inspired by Amelia Earhart on Risk Is Music.
That Joe Payne – By Name. By Nature. : Album Review
That Joe Payne, or is it ‘that’ Joe Payne, but never just ordinary Joe Payne. The showman puts on a show on the grand opulence of By Name. By Nature.
Jaye Jayle – Prisyn: Album Review
Expect the unexpected. The evolution of Jaye Jayle continues with an ambitious leap of faith into electronic music making that’s a far cry from the hypnotic No Trail And Other Unholy Paths.
A. A. Williams – Forever Blue: Album Review
Listening to Forever Blue, it’s impossible to believe A. A. Williams only made her stage debut in 2019. Forever Blue is a truly astounding piece of work for a debut album.
NWOBHM Thunder: Album Review
A Cherry Red three-disc collection from The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal 1978-1986. A reminder of a classic period for rock music and of how difficult it was to say NWOBHM…
Bleek Noir – Bite Thy Pigsty: EP Review
Some new material from the wonderfully bizarre Bleek Noir. New songs and instrumental versions make up Bite Thy Pigsty.
The Psychedelic Furs – Made Of Rain: Album Review
Their first album for thirty years, post punk influencers The Psychedelic Furs return with the obligatory same but different offering.
Lau – Live Series 1.0: EP Review
Going right back to their roots, Drever, O’Rourke and Green strip Lau back to what many believe they do best with some unplugged recordings.
The Wilderness Yet – s/t: Album Review
The Wilderness Yet, a new folk trio but with some familiar names, present an colourful array of original and traditional folk songs and tunes.
Barclay James Harvest – And Other Short Stories: Album Review
Back in 1971, Barclay James Harvest released their …and Other Short Stories album. The remastered and expanded version goes up to date with 5.1 and stereo remixes and a handful of period recordings.
Kimberley Rew & Lee Cave-Berry – Sunshine Walkers: Album Review
Sunshine Walkers, subtitled The Best Of Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry, does what it says on the tin and gives a mere tip of the iceberg overview of some highlights from the career of an unsung hero of British popular music.
Morse / Portnoy / George – Cov3r To Cov3r: Album Review
Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George come up with the third volume of cover versions as well as rounding up their three efforts into a full anthology.
Dream Theater On Track: Book Review
We’re enjoying reading Jordan Blum’s analysis of the music of Prog Metal giants Dream Theater in the latest On Track addition to the bookshelves.
The Blinders – Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath: Album Review
How have Manchester’s adopted sons, the great musical hope The Blinders, followed the monolith that was Colombia?