James – The Piece Hall, Halifax: Live!
We’re in attendance as James complete a two night stint to open the doors at The Piece Hall for 2025.
Hothouse Flowers w/ Lorraine Nash – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Hothouse Flowers celebrate their first two albums in emphatic fashion. Support comes from the brilliantly talented Lorraine Nash.
The Flower Kings, Neal Morse & The Resonance – Academy 2, Manchester: Live!
Neal Morse, The Resonance and The Flower Kings put on a Prog tour de force in Manchester.
Hothouse Flowers – The Older We Get – The London Years: Album Review
Hothouse Flowers have their London Records albums collected via Cherry Red Records offering a great overview of one of the finest Irish bands in the land.
American Mile – American Dream: Album Review
Sophomore album from hard-working heavy-Americana exponents American Mile. American Dream documents the sacrifices, strength and resilience it takes to keep a band together and to be a functioning human in the 2020s
Lenny – Something’s Not Nothing: EP Review
Lenny returns with her sophomore EP, Something’s Not Nothing. It finds the up and coming alt-British act in heartfelt mode.
MUVA on Sepultura – Why I Love
We’re joined by Chatrán González – leader and producer of MUVA – who tells us about the enduring legacy of Sepultura
Ben De La Cour – New Roses: Album Review
Noirer than noir, but with bigger bandwidth. Ben De La Cour’s New Roses.
The Gate To Southwell 2025: Festival Preview
Here comes Summer! As the festival season beckons, we preview The Gate To Southwell Festival 2025.
Angel Snow – Midnight Sun: New Single
Latest single from Angel Snow with the message “Try to learn while you’re young, You can’t outshine the midnight sun.”
Fortress Festival 2025 Day Two: Live Review
Agalloch headline day two of Fortress Festival; a day where every single band could be the band of the weekend.
Fortress Festival 2025 Day One: Live Review
Scarborough plays host to another sold out Fortress Festival, helping deliver the crème de la crème of extreme metal to UK shores.
Quick Takes – May 2025: Album reviews
Welcome to Quick Takes for May – a quick look at album releases from Toria Wooff, Cosmic Cathedral, Ally Venable, Radcliffe & Boardman, Samantha Fish, Andrea Rinciari, Sue Harding and Milkweed.
Ala.Ni – Something You Said: Single Review
First new music for five years from British-born, Paris-based Ala.Ni. Something You Said is an enticing foretaste of her yet-to-be-named, yet-to-be-scheduled forthcoming album.
Betty Accorsi Quartet – Mary: Single Review
Classically-trained saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist & composer Betty Accorsi previews her forthcoming album, Nature Prints, with Mary.