Janice Burns & Jon Doran – No More The Green Hills: Album Review
No More The Green Hills – the debut album from Janice Burns and Jon Doran reveals an intimate and delicately played collection.
Luke Haines & Peter Buck – All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out: Album Review
The continuing adventures in the collaboration between Buck and Haines blossoms as they ponder some of life’s deep and meaningful issues…
Ragged Bear Festival 2022: Live Review
We report back from the sixth iteration of the Ragged Bear Festival.
Ian M. Bailey – You Paint The Pictures: Album Review
West coast textures continue further to permeate this Lancastrian’s studio wizardry, without quite clipping his Byrds-y wings.
Lizzy Hardingham – How Did We Get Here?: Album Review
Lizzy Hardingham’s latest examines concepts such as self, nature and community and the impact on the mental health of the modern-day musician.
Native Harrow – Old Kind Of Magic : Album Review
Swirling and sophisticated homage to the 60s/70s, brushed up by the US ex-pat duo and given an anglo filter that makes the retro just right.
Empyre – new album and new track: News
News of the upcoming new album from Empyre. Relentless is heading our way on Kscope in March 2023 but get a teaser here.
Roger Chapman – Turn It Up Loud: The Recordings 1981-1985: Boxset Review
The Family man’s solo adventures continue: Installment 2 in the Cherry Red/Esoteric Roger Chapman reissue programme
Graham Davies – In Tribute
We were deeply saddened today to learn of the death of Graham Davies – yet another stalwart member of that thriving 1970s Bolton music scene.
Vitskär Süden – The Faceless King: Album Review
Los Angeles-based quartet Vitskär Süden draw on elements of heavy psych and prog with their cosmic-horror, multi-layered concept album, The Faceless King.
Show Of Hands – Birmingham Town Hall: Live Review
Old, New, Borrowed, Blue and all the hits. Show Of Hands are on tour, in Birmingham, and Miranda Sykes is back on board!
Tallies – Gullivers, Manchester: Live Review
Tallies continue to show their great style and quality on the live circuit. We caught the band in Manchester in support of Patina; their latest album.
The Fashion Weak (feat. Miki Berenyi) – Fly Fishing: Single Review
If Whitehouse and Mortimer have ever thought of ramping up their TV theme tune, The Fashion Weak hand them an open goal with new single, Fly Fishing. Â Â
Eliza Carthy – Queen Of The Whirl: Album ReviewÂ
Glorious reframing of her own idiosyncratic selection of choice cuts from the songbook of Eliza Carthy.
Five Bands you must see at Damnation Festival: Opinion
Damnation Festival returns to Manchester for the first time in a long time and is set to take place at Bowlers Exhibition Centre on 5th November 2022.