Owl In The Sun – Into The Winter’s Night: Album Review
Fourth album from Bath-based Owl In The Sun takes a soothing journey away from the dark times and into the warmth and fizz of a French Café.
Joe Bonamassa – The Spirit Of Rory Live From Cork: Album News
Joe Bonamassa honours the legacy of Rory Gallagher with a spellbinding live set.
Jah Wobble & Jon Klein – Automated Paradise: Album Review
Wobble and Klein reconvene for a noise and melody manifesto of post punk precision.
Nordic Giants w/ Colossloth & Independent Trucking – Big Difference Leicester: Live Review
Nordic Giants bring their new album, Under Celestial Alignments, to the live arena with the kind of heft you expect from the talented duo.
Liam Fender w/ John Baby – Early Doors Club, The Snug, Atherton: Live Review
The Early Doors Club returns to The Snug for another intimate evening of live music. It brings together community spirit with two compelling performances from John Baby and Liam Fender.
Final Coil – 1994: EP Review
Something to be going on with while Final Coil work on their next opus – Final Coil move on by looking back…
Quick Takes – March 2026: Album Reviews
Quick Takes for March features Cohen, Ellis & Ellis, Fabienne Erni, Sam Lewis, Red Sun Atacama, HamaSaari, And Also The Trees and Void Of Light
Doctor Nativo – BarrioKandela: Album Review
Doctor Nativo takes cumbia, reggae, mariachi, Afro-native rhythms and Mesoamerican oral traditions and blends them like they ain’t never been blended before!
Kreator w/ Carcass, Exodus & Nails – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
German thrash titans Kreator arrive in Manchester on their Krushers Of The World tour with a stacked bill of classic bands.
Northern Soul Orchestrated – Birmingham Symphony Hall: Live Review
The BBC Concert Orchestra reinterpret the Proms for contemporary audiences – Northern Soul gets the treatment in Brum.
Infected Rain, Butcher Babies and Black Spikes – Club Academy, Manchester: Live Review
Infected Rain with Butcher babies and Black Spikes provide the perfect antidote to a grey, miserable evening in Manchester.
The Blockheads – Barnoldswick Music and Arts: Live Review
The Blockheads continue to carry forth the legacy of the supremely talented, and much missed Ian Dury.
Thundercat – AVIVA Studios, Factory International, Manchester: Live Review
Internationally renowned, Grammy award winning bass maestro, Thundercat, brings Distracted AF to Manchester.
Fairport Convention – Roadworks: Album Review
Fairport Convention share a few highlights of their Wintour 2025 show on Roadworks, a new live album…only available during the current Spring Tour, or at Cropredy…
Elles Bailey – Band On The Wall, Manchester: Live Review
Elles Bailey and Caitlin Krisko And The Broadcast hit some Blues heights at Manchester’s Band On The Wall.