Helldown – In Death’s Hands: EP Review
Four track EP of stage favourites from Welsh thrash merchants Helldown.
Mike Ainscoe
Mike has been photographing and writing about bands going back many years. Editor on Louder Than War, he also contributes to the LTW magazine, Powerplay Rock & Metal mag, Fireworks and FATEA as well as freelancing for PROG, Record Collector, Sonic Bandwagon and local press in Bury and Congleton.
Beat Hotel – 12” mini album: Album Review
Beat Hotel deliver an ‘almost’ album of songs of “love, near-death and the worst aspects of ourselves.”
Nektar – The Other Side: Album Review
Prog rock veterans Nektar return for a new decade with The Other Side that celebrates both their past and the present.
Steve Hogg – Sings Nilsson Sings Newman: Album Review
One of those ‘lost classic’ albums, this time featuring the combined talents of Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman which has been re-created by British singer/songwriter, Steve Hogg, some 50 years after its release.
British Lion – The Burning: Album Review
Steve Harris puts his day job aside for a while and gets back to basics with his ‘up close and personal’ side project British Lion.
Martyn Joseph – Days Of Decision, A Tribute To Phil Ochs: Album Review
Martyn Joseph turns his attention to the songs of Phil Ochs on Days Of Decision on Pipe Records.
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – X, The Godless Void And Other Stories: Album Review
Six years on from IX, Texan art-rock punk mothertruckers And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, come back with a vengeance on their tenth.
Time Tunnel: Thin Lizzy – Manchester 1979
Mike Ainscoe looks back at his first ever gig – an encounter with thin Lizzy at Manchester Apollo in 1979.
Glenn Hughes – Justified Man, The Studio Albums 1995-2003: Album Review
A monster set from a particularly prolific period for Glenn Hughes. To be fair, the voice of rock has never shied away from being anything less than active.
Raphael Weinroth-Browne – World’s Within: Album Review
Seen recently rocking out with Leprous on their amazing Pitfalls tour, we discover that there’s more to Canadian cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne than meets the eye.
Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess – Gold Has Worn Away: Album Review
The power trio format takes an interesting turn with Benji Kirkpatrick’s latest offering.
Gary Numan & The Skaparis Orchestra – When The Sky Came Down: Album Review
We reckoned Gary Numan’s show at Manchester Albert Hall was one of our gigs of the year. Now we return to to Manchester’s grand Bridgewater Hall and an equally majestic and frankly monumental recording of his orchestral tour.
Stick In The Wheel – Against The Loathsome Beyond: Album Review
Second mixtape from the London roots outfit that comes named after a line from a 10th Century spell translated from Old English.
Be Bop Deluxe – Modern Music: Album Review
Release Date: 29th November 2019 Label: Cherry Red Formats: 2CD, DL, special edition 4CD/DVD mega package Cherry Red are doing the Be Bop Deluxe catalogue a real service. After the excellent reissues of Sunburst Finish and Futurama, we get another impossible to resist offering of Modern Music. Modern […]
Devin Townsend, Haken – The Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Devin Townsend and Haken. A deadly and triumphant combination that could challenge for gig/tour of the year. Moments of outstanding musicality, devastating delivery and plenty of quirkiness came to Manchester’s Albert Hall.