Simple Minds – New Gold Dream Live at Paisley Abbey: Album Review
Crashing beats and fantasy – Simple Minds recall their rise to a period of global domination with New Gold Dream receiving the Sky Arts treatment.
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.
Manchester Folk Festival – Live Review
We do some dashing around. plethora of gigs and events at the 2023 Manchester Folk Festival across the Northern Quarter.
Rival Sons, L.A.Edwards – Manchester Academy: Live Review
We’re at Manchester Academy to witness, from Long Beach, California, the return of Rival Sons.
Richard Hawley – Now Then: Album Review
Reasons to get excited – The Very Best of Richard Hawley – obscenely good.
Skinny Lister – Shanty Punk: Album Review
Keeping the wreck rollin’ – Skinny Lister gets shanty drunk on Shanty Punk.
The Routes Quartet – Arche: Album Review
The Routes Quartet embrace diversity as the genres merge on Arche.
Fairport Convention – Settle Victoria Hall: Live Review
You’re never too far from a Fairport tour. We head across the Pennines for the first of our two Yorkshire trips…
Rival Sons – Lightbringer: Album Review
Second release in 2023 from Rival Sons as Lightbringer adds fuel to the fire of Darkfighter.
Gilmore & Roberts – Documenting Snapshots: Album Review
The return of Kat Gilmore and Jamie Roberts – Documenting Snapshots is confirmation of their standing.
Ward Knútur Townes – Unanswered: Album Review
Fascinating international collaboration packed with a subtle falodoorum from Ward Knútur Townes
KK’s Priest – The Sinner Rides Again: Album Review
KK Downing (and ‘Ripper’ Owens) do Priest in their own special way – ‘proper’ Metal!
Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex: Album Review
Mr Wilson in his latest escapade – in harmony or not quite so?
Alex Hart – Visions: Album Review
Subtle class from Alex Hart and friends on Visions.
Steve Hackett – Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Album Review
Genesis Revisited continues as Steve Hackett celebrates an unbeaten half century for the seminal Foxtrot album.
Big Big Train, Dim Gray – Town Hall, Birmingham: Live Review
We’re in Birmingham, at the splendid Town Hall as Big Big Train put in a royal performance.
