Michael Chagnon – Saints And Strangers: Album Review
NYC’s self-described ‘independent songwriter,’ Michael Chagnon covers a whole lotta ground in just eight songs with his debut album, Saints And Strangers.
Wild Gods – The Glorious Abysmal: Album Review
Are you sitting comfortably? Wild Gods wreak havoc and make hay with the tradition. More glorious than abysmal.
Various Artists – The Old Crow Folk Club Presents the Songs of Rev Hammer, Re-imagined: Album Review
I’d pay to attend this folk club, as a varied and entertaining crew queue up to celebrate an entirely different sort of Hammer-time.
Quick Takes – August 2026 Part 2: Album Reviews
Quick Takes for August ’26 (part 2) includes Jethro Tull, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Jamie Webster, Crumbling Ghost and Rusty Shackle.
Howard Jones: Original Studio Albums 1984 – 1992: Album Review
Hot on the heels of Howard Jones’ live tours in the UK and US, Cherry Red have released a brand new box set of all five of his early studio albums.
Richard Bowes – Gary Numan, A People’s History: Book Review
Numan fans open up in a book packed with tales from a job for life.
The Onsegen Ensemble – A Tale: Album Review
Finnish collective Onségen Ensemble, much influenced by its Nordic environment, has developed an ever changing and distinctive sound on display on A Tale.
Versa on Magma: Why I Love
Matthew Dolmage of Versa joins us for a Why I Love on the amazing and genre-defying Magma.
Glorious Wolf on Jeff Beck: Why I Love
Glorious Wolf guitarist/composer and recording artist Ruud Dielen joins us for a Why I Love on Jeff Beck.
Banter – Hard Times: Album Review
A bumper banging bonanza from Banter shows that, regardless, they can’t be downhearted, needing you neither to be likewise.
Quick Takes – August 2026 Part 1: Album Reviews
The first part of this month’s Quick Takes includes Avi Engel, Rob Lytle, Jaime Chirif, Mark Chadwick, Frank Migliorelli and The Anchoress.
MG Boulter & Jenny Sturgeon – Wild Convenor: Album Review
Long-distance pen-pal duo MG Boulter and Jenny Sturgeon release Wild Convenor, where they polish and present nine of their very best.
Sparks – The Barbican, York: Live Review
Down memory lane and beyond with Sparks – we witness a Sparks love-in at the York Barbican.
Trashcan Sinatras – Ever The Optimist: Album Review
The seventh album from Trashcan Sinatras combines melodicism with perceptive lyricism – to an ever-present background of jangly guitars
Paul TJ O’Neill – Days In Glass Cages: Album Review
Bolton Iron Maiden drummer/vocalist Paul TJ O’Neill returns with Days In Glass Cages – an insightful ‘Bugs Life’ story that channels a host of 70s icons in the process.