Martyn Joseph – The Met, Bury: Live Review
Martyn Joseph is back at The Met for another rousing and uplifting performance.
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.
Black Star Riders – Wrong Side Of Paradise: Album Review
Wrong Side Of Paradise – Album #5 from hard rock outlaws Black Star Riders packed with a confident swagger.
Katatonia – Sky Void Of Stars: Album Review
Katatonia continue in their mission of rearranging the order of heavy music. Sky Void Of Stars seduces with more dark rituals of doubt.
IQ – Forty+ Years Of Prog Nonsense… The Met, Bury: Live Review
IQ present a feast of prog nonsense at The Met in Bury.
Bleek Noir – Under My Nails: New Single
It’s Friday the 13th so what better time to reveal the new single from Bleek Noir – Under My Nails.
Howard Jones – Live In Japan: Album Review
Howard Jones live at the NHK Hall, Tokyo in 1984 at the peak of his powers with all the style and sounds of the era.
Marillion – the albums ranked: Opinion
Twenty studio albums into a forty year career, we have a go at ranking those albums.
Richard Hawley – Live At Halifax Piece Hall: Album Review
Sir Richard of Hawley, live in his native Yorkshire. Reasons to get excited – let’s have it.
Kansas – Another Fork In The Road: Album Review
Fifty years of Kansas comes to pass in 2023. We’re one step ahead with a career retrospective.
Kate Rusby at Christmas – York Barbican: Live Review
Festive songs, seasonal shenanigans and manly tunes. It’s the traditional way to end the year as Kate Rusby stirs the Christmas spirit.
Thunderous Jones – Stop The Show: Album Review
Thunderous Jones come good with the long awaited, some might say ‘show stopping’, debut album.
Wind Of Change – Progressive Sounds Of 1973: Album Review
Prog in ’73? A rude state of health. The usual suspects and the more obscure come together in a new collection.
The Albion Christmas Band – All Are Safely Gathered In: Album Review
A welcome seasonal offering from the all-star Albion Christmas Band.
Howay The Lasses – s/t: Album Review
A celebration of all things North East – if you didn’t guess.
Caitlin LM – Root: New Single
Here’s Root, the new single from Manchester based artist Caitlin LM.