Holy Popes – Debut album: Album Review
Gritty, hardcore messaging on the debut album from Bristol post-garage punks, the Holy Popes.
Fairport Convention – Full House For Sale: Interview
Full House For Sale is the new live album from Fairport Convention. It celebrates 1970’s Full House. We discuss the performance with the band.
JW Francis – Dream House: Album review
Requests for Valentine’s Day: Gooey musings from lo-fi ‘slacker’ JW Francis on Dream House.
Merry Hell, Pelican Babies – Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
Over Hulton Folk Club kick off 2023 in style with Merry Hell.
Glastonbury Festival 2023 – Emerging Talent Competition Details
News of the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition for 2023.
Hayley Griffiths – Melanie / Far From Here: Album Review(s)
Two albums and two sides of Hayley Griffiths, swinging from sweeping arrangements of familiar traditional songs to powerful and symphonic rock.
Martyn Joseph – The Met, Bury: Live Review
Martyn Joseph is back at The Met for another rousing and uplifting performance.
Thomas Truax – Dream Catching Songs : Album Review
A wonderful kind of strange to catch dreams to. Quirks, strangeness and charm from Thomas Truax.
Black Star Riders – Wrong Side Of Paradise: Album Review
Wrong Side Of Paradise – Album #5 from hard rock outlaws Black Star Riders packed with a confident swagger.
Neverland Ranch Davidians – Debut Album: Album Review
Lo-fi triumph from garage proto-punk reprobates Neverland Ranch Davidians.
John McCusker – The Best of John McCusker: Album Review
Tremendous pot-pourri containing all aspects of the virtuoso fiddle man, John McCusker, covering all his collaborations and solo work.
Mickelson – Only Grey Matter Boiling in My Head: Single Review
San Franciscan boundary-pusher Mickelson teams up with XTC bassist Colin Moulding – and comes up with something a bit special…
Damnation Festival 2023 – Ten Bands We Would Love To See: Opinion
Here are a few bands that we would love to see tread the boards at Damnation 2023, in our opinion.
Fairport Convention – Full House For Sale: Album Review
2022 Cropredy triumph preserved for posterity – Fairport celebrate the 50th -plus anniversary of their 1970 masterpiece – Full House
Katatonia – Sky Void Of Stars: Album Review
Katatonia continue in their mission of rearranging the order of heavy music. Sky Void Of Stars seduces with more dark rituals of doubt.