Bleek Noir – Pleasure House Bottled Air: EP Review
Cause for celebration. The tenth EP from Bleek Noir comes with the wonderfully titled and evocative Pleasure House Bottled Air.
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 – On Track: Book Review
On Track with the classic British hard rock band UFO – warts and all – all the highs and lows of their catalogue.
Wheel – Resident Human: Album Review
Wheel deliver a slab of brooding Dark Metal with progressive tinges on Resident Human, exploring the complexities of the human condition.
Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow: Album Review
Olias Of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson – arguably the best of the Yes solo albums that sprung out as the band took a break in 1975/6
John Smith – The Fray: Album Review
John Smith makes the most of a difficult period from a professional and personal perspective and in The Fray, delivers a painstaking musical account of the times.
Oka Vanga – Oka Vanga: Album Review
The third album from the Folk/Americana duo of Will and Angie, known collectively as Oka Vanga
The On Track series: Book Review
We review three more books as the On Track authors plot the every album, every song output of Renaissance, Dire Straits and Kate Bush.
Seth Lakeman – Freedom Fields at 15: Live Review
We catch up on a live stream from folk icon Seth Lakeman whose Freedom Fields is fifteen years old. A good enough reason for a party.
One to watch in ’21 – introducing Toria Wooff
Manchester folk-rock singer-songwriter Toria Wooff has a new single and with plans afoot for this to be only the start, her take on the sound of Elton John via the Floyd, stirs the soul.
The Magpie Arc – EP3: EP Review
The Magpie Arc release EP3; another splendid four track collection. They’re a gift that keeps giving.
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – Rakes & Misfits: Album Review
Rakes & Misfits finds Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne makes the concertina sexy.
Jon Boden – Last Mile Home: Album Review
Jon Boden revisits the themes explored on Songs From The Floodplain and Afterglow as his ‘climate change trilogy’ comes to a conclusion.
The Alarm – WAЯ: Album Review
The Alarm release WAЯ – an album written, recorded and released in 50 days between January 6th and February 26th 2021.
Ninebarrow – A Pocketful Of Acorns: Album Review
Ninebarrow craft another exquisite collection of music inspired by nature
Huwbergine – I’m On It: New Single
KOYO frontman Huw Edwards shows off his his lockdown project, Huwbergine. We’re promised a blast of triumphant electro-pop (with guitars).