Ms Amy Birks – In Our Souls: Album Review
Sublime sophomore album from Ms Amy Birks heads into darker yet beautifully seductive territory.
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.
UFO – High Stakes & Dangerous Men / Lights Out In Tokyo: Album Review
1992 era studio and live reworking from masters of classic British Hard Rock, UFO.
Bella Hardy – Love Songs: Album Review
Bella Hardy returns to traditional ballads on her tenth solo album.
Cachemira – Ambos Mundos: Album Review
Reformed psych-blues trio Cachimera blow away any cobwebs on a powerful set.
Charm Of Finches – Bluest Colour: EP Review
Bluest Of Colour – the new three track EP from Charm Of Finches offers stark and spectral reimaginings.
Bleek Noir – Sounds Behind The Night: EP Review
Latest three song EP from Bleek Noir. Goth noir and rockabilly come a-quivering around the corner.
Charlie Griffiths – Tiktaalika: Album Review
Haken guitarist Charlie Griffiths gives the Prog Metal template a paleontological tweak.
Rival Sons & Dirty Honey – King George’s Hall, Blackburn: Live Review
Rival Sons open the door to the promised land. Dirty Honey are on the other side. The Californians appear right at home in deepest Lancashire…
Katie Knipp Band – Live At The Green Room Social: Album Review
Award winning Blues & Americana artist Katie Knipp lets rip on a live set.
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block – Banjophonics: Album Review
True craftsmen of their art, Damien O’Kane & Ron Block whip up a banjo fuelled storm.
Sam Brace – Fever & Bones: Album Review
Sam Brace – aka Mule from Skinny Lister – goes solo in 90s inspired set.
Alex Henry Foster & The Long Shadows – The Deaf Institute, Manchester: Live Review
Alex Henry Foster & The Long Shadows play a devastating set at Manchester’s Deaf Institute.
Magma & The Utopia Strong – Band On The Wall, Manchester: Live Review
Magma, in league with The Utopia Strong, dazzle Manchester’s Band On The Wall.
Yes – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Celebrating fifty years of Close To The Edge, Yes are at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on the second date of the UK tour.
Kate Rusby & Damien O’Kane – Knutsford Music Festival: Live Review
Kate Rusby and Damien O’Kane are a highlight of the Knutsford Music Festival in the atmospheric confines of St John’s Parish Church.