The Flower Kings – Waiting For Miracles: Album Review
Roine Stolt and his Flower King colleagues are back with a return to traditional values on Waiting For Miracles.
Smith & McClennan – Small Town Stories: Album Review
Every now and then an album is released that surpasses all others within its genre. Small Town Stories is one of those albums.
Luke Jackson – Journals: Album Review
After first encountering Luke Jackson as a teenager, he’s now striking out with his fifth album at the grand old age of twenty five.
Slow Readers Club – Live At O2 Apollo, Manchester: Album Review
“A dream come true.” A rather special homecoming, commemorated in audio-visual form to keep forever. You can tell your grandkids, “I was there” and even spot (or hear) yourself in the audience.
Battalions & Barbarian Hermit join forces for 2020 tour
One of the heaviest tours you’re likely to see next year happens in January and February. APF Records recording artists Battalions and Barbarian Hermit will hit the road for six UK dates.
The Crooked 45 on Nirvana
The Crooked 45 are a new band made up of ex-members of Attention Thieves, Alex Green and James Harris, with singer-songwriter Sam C Harris. Here, Sam C. Harris shares his love for Nirvana.
Bird In The Belly – Neighbours And Sisters: Album Review
The Brighton folksters delight in delving deep into the folk tradition. Going places where few rarely go, Neighbours And Sisters follows up the 2018 Sunday Express Album Of The Year, The Crowing.
Opinion: Artists Who Polarise
Phil Weller of Manchester prog metal band Prognosis, shares his thoughts on bands that have polarised fans opinions with their varied output.
Amon Amarth European tour on the horizon
Get ready for the Swedish invasion! Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and Hypocrisy hit UK shores at the end of November.
Long Distance Calling – Stummfilm (live from Hamburg): Album Review
Experimental instrumental prog/post rock giants Long Distance Calling go the whole hog on the souvenir record of an audio-visual live extravaganza.
Big Big Train – Victoria Theatre, Halifax: Live Review
We catch up with the first Big Big Train tour at Halifax’s Victoria Theatre – a grand performance on the Grand Tour.
Marillion – Afraid Of Sunlight deluxe edition: album review
Marillion are emerging as a worthy challenger to Jethro Tull in the spectacular re-issue series stakes. Afraid Of Sunlight hits the same sweet spot.
Harri Endersby – Mazes: Album Review
Harri Endersby helps us travel wherever we want with her wonderful new album.
WHEEL announce UK Tour February 2020
Prog metallers Wheel announce a handful of UK date fro February 2020 backing up their Moving Backwards album.
Pist – Hailz: Album Review
Pist diversify on their latest outing, to devastating effect.