Damien O’Kane & Ron Block Band – Band On The Wall, Manchester: Live!
Banjos get real. An evening of banjoviality with the Damien O’Kane & Ron Block band at Manchester’s Band On The Wall.
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.
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – Stoller Hall, Manchester: Live!
Subliminal offerings from the peerless duo of Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage in the Stoller Hall.
Angel Snow – The Kings Arms, Salford: Live!
The Kings Arms in Salford plays host to a date on the Angel Snow ‘Midnight Sun’ UK tour.
The Magpie Arc – The Mantle: New Single
The Mantle – New single from the ‘new’ Magpie Arc – plus a couple of fabulous friends…
Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Lifeblood: Album Review
Raphael Weinroth-Browne takes his cello – and plays. Be prepped for something special.
Larry Beckett & Stuart Anthony – Song Of The Old Lovers: New Single
First single from the Songs Of Jacques Brel album from Larry Beckett and Stuart Anthony.
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block – Banjovial: Album Review
The banjo boys – O’Kane & Block – return for another bout of banjo trickery and tomfoolery.
Ninebarrow – The Hour Of The Blackbird: Album Review
Ninebarrow get choral, taking their trademark of quality to another level.
Megson – Live On Teesside: Album Review
A decade on from their ‘Live’ album, a new Megson live set brings the story up to speed.
Beat – Live In Los Angeles: Album Review
Alright, get a hold of yourselves. Beat – the Neon Heat Disease Live In Los Angeles – reboot Eighties Crim.
Rosalie Cunningham – Cropredy catch up 2025: Interview
Ahead of her second appearance at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, we take some shelter from the sun and have a quick natter with Rosalie Cunningham.
Angel Snow – Midnight Sun Tour: News
All you need to know about the upcoming tour from Angel Snow including a plug for her Manchester date.
Yes – 2026 UK Tour: News
2026 is shaping up to be a vintage year for vintage Prog bands and their (vintage?) fans. Yes announce UK dates…
Hawkwind – Hall Of The Mountain Grill, Remastered and Expanded: Album Review
Hawkwind in exclesis. Mister Tayler does another sterling job in enhancing an iconic album from ’74.
UFO – The Misdemeanor Tour: Album Review
UFO enter a period of reconciliation around one of their more divisive album releases.