Bity Booker – There’s No Song About A Stone: Album Review
Bity Booker turns on the charm and adds dustings of humour and wicked glee on There’s No Song About a Stone – her “first non-debut album.”
Ed Harcourt & James Walsh – The Strines Nightingale, Stockport: Live Review
Ed Harcourt and James Walsh head down into the woods on the outskirts of Stockport. We follow in their tracks .
Sofia Isella w/ Seb Lowe – The Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
We catch American singer-songwriter Sofia Isella at The Albert Hall in Manchester with a top support set from Seb Lowe.
Fortress Festival 2026 Day One – Scarborough Spa: Live Review
Fortress Festival returns to Scarborough with another specially curated line-up representing the finest in extreme metal from across the globe.
The Lottery Winners – Leigh Sports Village Stadium: Live Review
It’s an emotional and joyous rollercoaster of a gig as we join The Lottery Winners on their home turf.
Dàna – The Deep End: Album Review
The deep end is where this plucky new quartet Dàna belong, swimming proudly and wildly. Music not for paddling; immerse fully!
Dutch Elm – Dutch Elm: Album Review
After gaining a reputation as a thrilling live band. Newcastle based Dutch Elm release their stunning self titled debut album.
Quick Takes – May 2026: Album Reviews
A bumper crop of Quick Takes all caught in our monthly appraisal of albums
Singles Selection – Issue #12
Welcome to Issue #11 of Singles Selection. With Singles Selection, we take a look at some of the brand new singles that have pricked our ears.
Bleech 9:3 – YES, Manchester: Live Review
We’re back at YES in Manchester for an electric set from Bleech 9:3.
Kraftwerk – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
It’s more fun to compute. Kraftwerk bring their Multimedia tour to Manchester – the first visit from the German pioneers in the city in nearly ten years.
August Gladstone – The Golden West: Album Review
August Gladstone blends surrealism, intimacy, humour and political activism in ten poetic statements on his debut album, The Golden West
Rob Clarke – Opiope: Album Review
Full of psych-pop and droll Liverpudlian observation, Rob Clarke once again reminds us nothing is serious – and nothing is sacred – on Opiope.
Adam Ross – Bring On The Apathy: Album Review
Go further, seize the apathy, as Ross bares his soul with melodious maudlin charm and wit on Bring On The Apathy.
Funebrarum – Beckoning The Void Of Eternal Silence: Album Review
A festering return from one of death metal’s most criminally overlooked bands, Funebrarum rise once more to drag the genre back into its most putrid, abyss‑dwelling depths.