The Slow Readers Club – The Joy Of The Return: Album Review
The Slow Readers Club release their fourth album in a flurry of activity. The sombre premonitions of The Joy Of The Return will never be more apt.
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.
Time Tunnel – Marillion, Bangor University 1982
Mike Ainscoe travels back in time to 1982 when he had his first encounter with Marillion. A guilty pleasure for nigh on forty years.
Commoners Choir – Untied Kingdom: Album Review
Commoners Choir, the collective who out the oi in choir, have a new album out packed with gusto and commitment.
Carus Thompson – Shakespeare Avenue: Album Review
Australian folk singer/songwriter and storyteller Carus Thompson launches his seventh solo album with a backup team anyone would like to have on the bench.
Clannad – The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Clannad put on a show for a sold out and defiant Manchester crowd. Their In A Lifetime final tour hits the grand Bridgewater Hall.
…Trail Of Dead, Alex Henry Foster – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester: Live Review
…And You Will Now Us By The Trail Of Dead and Alex Henry Foster lay waste to Manchester. We were at the front swatting off Foster sweat.
Clannad – In A Lifetime: Album Review
A fond farewell to the Irish family who can clock off after fifty years of music-making. Clannad and their legacy are celebrated on In A Lifetime.
WKW – Men Of Steel: Album Review
The latest chapter in the Big Country story. You can see the headline as the Watson guitar duo unite with US fan as bandmate. Their first new music since 2013’s The Journey holds a few surprises.
The Neal Morse Band – The Great Adventour, Live in Brno 2019: Album Review
A record of another epic live outing for the Neal Morse Band as they perform the full Great Adventure album, and more, live in Brno.
Luke Haines & Peter Buck – Beat Poetry For Survivalists: Album Review
Is anybody there? Former REM man Peter Buck and The Auteurs’ Luke Haines make a record that’s delightfully off kilter.
Simple Minds – Street Fighting Years deluxe edition: Album Review
Simple Minds Street Fighting Years album from 1989 gets the deluxe treatment on a 4CD set from Universal. Let me see those hands…
KOYO – Live at RAK: Album Review
As Leeds band KOYO prepare the move towards their second album, here’s a chance to catch live versions of some of the songs from the debut album.
Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow – Pill Pilots: Album Review
Pill Pilots is the follow up to the Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow’s debut recording, The Fox; can the duo live up to Mark Radcliffe’s claim that the duo are “reminiscent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick.”
Delain: Interview with Martijn Westerholt
Ahead of the Delain gig at Manchester Ritz, we were able to have a chat with keyboard player and main man Martijn Westerholt.