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.
Winterfylleth – The Unyielding Season: Album Review
Winterfylleth are back with The Unyielding Season; album number nine, full of more soaring and epic black metal but this time, a harder edge.
Hellripper – Coronach: Album Review
Hellripper return with Coronach; another blistering collection of speed metal rooted on Scottish folklore and heritage.
Massive Wagons – Live At The Great Hall: Album Review
Made in Lancaster – Massive Wagons, live and dangerous in their natural habitat.
Axel Rudi Pell w/ Neverland – O2 Academy, Islington: Live Review
Axel Rudi Pell and Neverland remind us why Melodic Metal still matter in an Islington O2 Academy double bill.
Joe Hicks – Before It Gets Dark: Album Review
Third album from Newbury-based singer-songwriter Joe Hicks. Before It Gets Dark is a cathartic set of songs, written as Joe came to terms with breakup and the death of his father.
Manchester Folk Festival 2026 – Live Review
Manchester again plays host to an impressive line up of Folk Music from the UK and beyond.
Employed To Serve w/ Cage Fight – Yellow Arch, Sheffield: Live Review
Employed To Serve and Cage Fight deliver an double bill of Metal in the intimate confines of Sheffield’s Yellow Arch.
Robertson – Robertson: Album Review
A dose of Californian sunshine – all way from Aberdeen. Our old friend Kevin Robertson is back and his new band is ready to jangle…
Mario Giammetti – Tony Banks, Man Of Spells, The Magician Of Genesis: Book Review
Arch Genesis writer and critic, Mario Giammetti, delves deep into the musical career of keyboardist and composer Tony Banks.
Antrisch – Expedition III: Album Review
Bavarian black metallers Antrisch live up to their namesake in this eerie and haunting exploration of the adventures of the conquistador Lope de Aguirre.
Tårfödd – Mörker täcker livets ljus: Album Review
Simon Lindgren, the artist behind Tårfödd, returns with a sixth full-length album; Mörker täcker livets ljus.