Hushman – s/t: Album Review
Hushman – aka Ewan MacPherson – rolls out a calm and classy set that gently simmers without boiling over.
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.
Joshua Burnside – Late Afternoon In The Meadow (1887): EP Review
Joshua Burnside – more successful experiments with recipes that blend folk music and ‘other stuff’.
Jerusalem – s/t: Album Review
Legendary album comes home with a spit and polish.
Lady Maisery – Tender: Album Review
Tender is the first album in six years from Lady Maisery – worth the wait…
Saro Cosentino – The Road To Now: Album Review
The Road To Now findsSaro Cosentino, along with a guest list to die for, on a classy piece of Italian Art Rock.
Sigur Rós – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
Sigur Rós deliver a quasi-religious slab of classic post-rock to a packed crowd at Manchester Apollo, celebrating twenty years of ( ).
The Carrivick Sisters – Illustrated Short Stories: Album Review
The Carrivick Sisters – Charlotte and Laura – bring bluegrass into the West country on Illustrated Short Stories.
Barbara – Waiting Outside Alone: New Single
New single from Henry & John, who if you didn’t already known are Barbara, who are indeed, Waiting Outside Alone.
Devin Townsend – Lightwork: Album Review
May your heart be filled with peace! Grandiosity rules! Devin Townsend and the clarion call to positivity.
Holy Moly & The Crackers – the Cropredy Interview
We get the chance for a quick catch up with Ruth and Conrad from Holy Moly & The Crackers at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention.
Luke Daniels & The Cobhers – s/t: Album Review
Luke Daniels and The Cobhers, staying alive and getting groovy with a folk/disco thang.
Vintage Caravan, Empyre – Academy 3, Manchester: Live Review
We catch a tremendous double bill as The vintage Caravan team up with Empyre to lay waste to Manchester.
Massive Wagons – Triggered!: Album Review
Life’s a hairy peach? Massive Wagons doing what they do best, letting rip on Triggered!
Janice Burns & Jon Doran – No More The Green Hills: Album Review
No More The Green Hills – the debut album from Janice Burns and Jon Doran reveals an intimate and delicately played collection.
Luke Haines & Peter Buck – All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out: Album Review
The continuing adventures in the collaboration between Buck and Haines blossoms as they ponder some of life’s deep and meaningful issues…