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.
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.
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.
The Cold Stares – UK Tour chat
The Cold Stares head into the UK in a few days – we manage a few words with the chaps ahead of their first visit to the UK.
Tim Bowness – The Prohibition Sessions, Liverpool: Live Review
Tim Bowness. Peter Chilvers and Matt Stevens are at the Prohibition Studios in Liverpool.
The Utopia Strong – International Treasure: Album Review
The Utopia Strong deftly negotiate the comfort zones as they plough their experimental furrow.
The Tangent – Songs From The Hard Shoulder: Album Review
The Tangent show no signs of weakening as they reach their twentieth year and twelfth album
Thunderous Jones – Exile: New Single
Thunderous Jones tease more from the debut album with a new single – Exile.