Slinky Vagabond – King Boy Vandals: Album Review
A genuine genre tester of a set from Slinky Vagabond and friends.
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.
Michael J Sheehy – The Crooked Carty Sings: Album Review
We get to hear another side of Michael J Sheehy as he dives headfirst into traditional murder ballads, traveller tunes and sea songs.
Salt House – Working For Zeus: EP Review
Salt House follow up 2020’s Haum with a guest riddled remote collaboration.
Gåte – Nord: Album Review
Gåte find strength in small things as they dive back into their Norwegian folk roots.
Jon Gomm & Matt Fryers – Bread Shed, Manchester: Live Review
Jon Gomm – found guilty of mesmerising The Bread Shed with a combo of mind boggling guitar work and some most excellent songs. And more…
The Darkness / Massive Wagons, Manchester Academy: Live Review
We’re dancin’ on a Friday night with The Darkness and Massive Wagons at Manchester Academy.
Airbag – A Day In The Studio, Unplugged In Oslo: Album Review
A record of the Airbag acoustic set streamed in early Autumn of 2020.
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof: Album Review
They’ve raised sand, now Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise the roof in the most subtle fashion.
The Levellers – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Thirty years of Levelling The Land – celebrated in style in Manchester by The Levellers.
Fourth Moon – Odyssey: Album Review
Fourth Moon release album number two with Austrian, French, Scottish and Italian influences thrown into the pot.
The Ocean – Phanerozoic Live: Album Review
The Ocean take their ambitious work into the live arena. Phanerozoic Live captures them at their devastating best.
Me And That Man – New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol.2: Album Review
Behemoth’s Nergal emerges in the guise of Me And That Man in the follow up to the Vol. 1 album of the same name.
Hannah James & Toby Kuhn – Sleeping Spirals: Album Review
Hannah James and Toby Kuhn collaborate on a blend of English Folk and European melodies.
Marillion – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Marillion give another outstanding Manchester perfromance
Seth Lakeman – Stoller Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Seth Lakeman and his band celebrate fifteen years of Freedom Fields and mark the new album in Manchester.