Dan Whitehouse & Max ZT – Stoller Hall, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at The Stoller Hall in Manchester for a sublime perfromance from Dan Whitehouse and Max ZT as they wrap up their tour for Ten Steps.
Mike Ainscoe
Mike has been photographing and writing about bands going back many years. A former writer and Reviews Editor on Louder Than War as well as several online music blogs, he also contributes to Fireworks and to Powerplay Rock & Metal magazines.
Glenn Hughes, The Damn Truth – Manchester Academy 2: Live Review
Stone cold classic Hard Rock from Glenn Hughes and The Damn Truth at Manchester Academy 2.
Hawkwind – Space Ritual Deluxe: Album Review
Classic live album from Hawkwind sees the source archives raided for a comprehensive reimagining.
Within Temptation – Bleed Out: Album Review
The mighty force of Within Temptation gets angry – and heavy.
Jack Rutter – This Is Something Constant: Album Review
Jack Rutter completes his trilogy of love letters to Folk music with This Is Something Constant.
Simple Minds – New Gold Dream Live at Paisley Abbey: Album Review
Crashing beats and fantasy – Simple Minds recall their rise to a period of global domination with New Gold Dream receiving the Sky Arts treatment.
Manchester Folk Festival – Live Review
We do some dashing around. plethora of gigs and events at the 2023 Manchester Folk Festival across the Northern Quarter.
Rival Sons, L.A.Edwards – Manchester Academy: Live Review
We’re at Manchester Academy to witness, from Long Beach, California, the return of Rival Sons.
Richard Hawley – Now Then: Album Review
Reasons to get excited – The Very Best of Richard Hawley – obscenely good.
Skinny Lister – Shanty Punk: Album Review
Keeping the wreck rollin’ – Skinny Lister gets shanty drunk on Shanty Punk.
The Routes Quartet – Arche: Album Review
The Routes Quartet embrace diversity as the genres merge on Arche.
Fairport Convention – Settle Victoria Hall: Live Review
You’re never too far from a Fairport tour. We head across the Pennines for the first of our two Yorkshire trips…
Rival Sons – Lightbringer: Album Review
Second release in 2023 from Rival Sons as Lightbringer adds fuel to the fire of Darkfighter.
Gilmore & Roberts – Documenting Snapshots: Album Review
The return of Kat Gilmore and Jamie Roberts – Documenting Snapshots is confirmation of their standing.
Ward Knútur Townes – Unanswered: Album Review
Fascinating international collaboration packed with a subtle falodoorum from Ward Knútur Townes