Heavy Music Awards – OVO Arena, Wembley: Review
We report back from the 2023 Heavy Music Awards at the OVO Arena, Wembley.
Calexico – Feast Of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): Album Review
Tex-Mex pioneers Calexico celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal Feast Of Wire album – with a few very special surprises…
Le Vent du Nord – Live at The Stoller Hall, Manchester: Interview
We catch up with Quebec’s finest, towards the end of their UK spring tour.
Richard Hawley’s 28 Little Bangers: Album Review
Lovingly curated from the Richard Hawley jukebox – what happens when you can’t walk past a record shop…
Ghost – Zenith Metropole, Toulouse: Live Review
We cross the channel to catch Ghost on their Re-imperatour which heads around Europe rebooting the Imperia album and Phantomime mini album.
Africa Oyé announces full line-up for 2023 Festival in Sefton Park: News
Acts representing Ghana, D.R Congo, Cuba, and Colombia are included in the latest, and final announcement from Africa Oyé.
Peter Gabriel on the i/o tour: Q&A
As Peter Gabriel heads off on tour for the first time in a long while, armed with a fistful of new songs to boot, we’ve got a few words to share from the man himself.
Will Lawton on Shawn Smith: Why I Love
West Country wizard, Will Lawton joins us in our latest Why I Love. He’s chosen Shawn Smith.
Dan Whitehouse – Reflections On The Glass Age: Album Review
Dan Whitehouse reimagines his The Glass House album into an intimate acoustic setting.
Eliades Ochoa – Guajiro: Album review
Buena Vista Social Club original returns with more irresistible Son Cubano. Guajiro features a few special guests…
Jon Wilks – Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had Already Lost: Album Review
Intriguing, confusing and confounding in turns, the real Jon Wilks stands up and out convincingly.
Kris Drever – The Best Of: Album Review
So much more than an also ran, Kris Drever confirms his pole position, with this back catalogue cementing his right to be.
The Madeleine Stewart Trio – s/t: Album Review
Three masterful musicians at the very top of their game. The Madeleine Stewart Trio show just what can be done with just a fiddle, a piano, a bodhran and a wealth of great tunes
Annie Keating – Hard Frost: Album Review
She’s back! The two-year wait is over and Annie Keating’s new album, Hard Frost, makes every day of that wait worthwhile
Threshold / Grace & Fire – Islington Academy: Live Review
Prog metallers, Threshold, finish up the UK leg of their Divided Lines European tour in London – we travelled along to see how the latest material translates into a live setting!