Bjorn Riis – A Fleeting Glimpse: EP Review
Bjorn Riis releases his amazing tribute to Pink Floyd expertly replicating the sound every Floyd fan from the early days to the hiatus of the 70’s will instantly recognise.
Fu Manchu – Club Academy, Manchester: Live Review
Swapping the sunshine of California for a rainy autumnal night in Manchester, stoner rock pioneers Fu Manchu visit Manchester Club Academy on their European tour.
A.A. Williams – As The Moon Rests: Album Review
A.A. Williams unleashes another behemoth of an album. Epic and inspirational. Record of the year material – again.
Uriah Heep – The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Uriah Heep mark fifty plus years of hard rocking and easy livin’ with a full evening of acoustic and electric celebration.
George Boomsma – What’s Left Behind: EP Review
Personal, seasonal, sensitive and subtle ruminations from North Yorkshire troubadour George Boomsma.
Plainsong – Following Amelia, the 1972 recordings and more: Boxset Review
A trawl through the years and archives, hoovering up, enjoyably, all things Earhart and beyond. How was it not seen how good this band was back then?
Courtney Marie Andrews – Loose Future: Album Review
Intimate expressions of summer vibrancy from Phoenix, Arizona siren – Courtney Marie Andrews.
Thunderous Jones – Shoot To Kill: New Single
Here’s the new single from Thunderous Jones – Shoot To Kill – another teaser for the debut album, Stop The Show.
Manchester Folk Festival 2022 – preview
This month sees the 2022 Manchester Folk Festival take place once more in various venues across town.
Steve Hackett – Manchester Apollo: Live Review
Steve Hackett and his ‘Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights’ tour hits Manchester.
Keef Hartley – Sinnin’ For You; The Albums ’69 -’73: Boxset Review
Astonishing game, set and match from Hartley, overlooked and underloved bandleader with a prescient knack for where blues, soul and jazz meet, his band(s) masters of all.
Behemoth & Arch Enemy w/ Carcass & Unto Others – Manchester Apollo: Live Review
Behemoth and Arch Enemy headline a blockbuster night of metal in Manchester alongside Carcass and Unto Others…with everything blazing.
Ranagri – Tradition II: Album Review
Ranagri take the folk tradition by the scruff of the neck.
Darkest Era – Wither On The Vine: Album Review
Darkest Era break their silence with their first album in nearly a decade. Wither On The Vine is oh so very welcome.
Seth Lakeman – Holmfirth Picturedrome: Live Review
Seth Lakeman makes his accident delayed returned to The Picturedrome in Holmfirth – ably accompanied by his superb band.