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.
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.
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.
Beans On Toast – The Inevitable Train Wreck: Album Review
The annual missive from Beans finds him rounding up the year with the usual suspects and a bout of weary inevitability.
Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings – Rose In June: Album Review
Jon Boden reunites with his Remnant King rearguard for the latest part of his solo journey.
Kate Rusby At Christmas – The Lowry, Salford Quays: Live Review
Wit woo – what better way to start your Christmas countdown than with an evening of Yorkshire seasonal pub carols and songs guided by Kate Rusby.
Kate Rusby – Holly Head: Album Review
As seasonal as the turkey and trimmings, there’s a new Kate Rusby Christmas album, Holly Head.
The Pineapple Thief – Hold Our Fire: Album Review
Success breeds success. Building on the triumph of Dissolution and a flowering solo career, Bruce Soord and his men bring us a live album that’s worth its salt.
Ghost – First Direct Arena, Leeds: Live Review
The Cardinal knows how to ramp up the crowd as Ghost bring their stunning show to a town that’s done their share in supporting the rise of the Swedish mask-wearing pop-rockers.
Harp & A Monkey – The Victorians: Album Review
Channeling some fascinating songs from the Victorian era, Harp & A Monkey follow up War Stories with another fine collection of engaging tales.
Leprous – Manchester Academy 2: Live Review
Leprous bring their Pitfalls album to stunning life in one of only two UK shows. Naturally, we were there, at the barrier.
June Tabor & Oysterband – Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester: Live Review
A legendary combination back together on the Fire & Fleet tour. We catch June Tabor and Oysterband at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music.
The On Track series: Book Review
The next batch of releases in the On Track (‘Every album, every song’) series looks at the contrasting outputs of the Metal Gods, a decade of Sir Elton, The Moody Blues and the enigmatic Frank Zappa.
The Flower Kings – Waiting For Miracles: Album Review
Roine Stolt and his Flower King colleagues are back with a return to traditional values on Waiting For Miracles.
Luke Jackson – Journals: Album Review
After first encountering Luke Jackson as a teenager, he’s now striking out with his fifth album at the grand old age of twenty five.