Joanne Shaw Taylor – Black & Gold: Album Review
Joanne Shaw Taylor adds another set of classy Blues and beyond to her library of work.
Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman – Hearsay & Heresy: Album Review
DJ & Author Radcliffe and Artist & Guitar teacher Boardman hone their harmonies to deliver ten atmospheric songs on their second album.
Lunatraktors – Quilting Points: Invitations & Open Calls 2019-2025: Album Review
Lunatraktors take stock on a collection of their wyrd and wonderful Folk tinged creations.
Download Festival Day Three: Live Review
Korn get their chance to headline after putting in the graft over the years. Bleed From Within step up, Meshuggah punish and Turbonegro being the good times.
Download Festival Day Two: Live Review
After Green Day’s triumphant closing set for day one, day two has a very diverse set of bands to offer including divisive headliner, Sleep Token.
Download Festival Day One: Live Review
Green Day make their Download debut, Opeth and Windhand bring the heavy artillery and Dirty Honey deliver the old school rock and roll vibes.
Texas – Lincoln Castle: Live Review
We’re in the lush surroundings of Lincoln Castle for a Sunday evening with Texas and a chatty Sharleen Spiteri.
Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine – Things Found In Books: Album Review
Songs inspired by a collection of articles retrieved from secondhand books – brought to you by two of the UK’s most celebrated songwriters.
Fran Ashcroft – Box Harry Day: Album Review
Lo-fi storytelling meets high-tech wizardry. Fran Ashcroft sweetens his Lennon-esque character studies with pastoral AI-generated orchestral interludes.
Stereophonics – John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield: Live!
We’re in Huddersfield for all the hits from Stereophonics and Blossoms.
Take It Or Leave It on Blink 182: Why I Love
Mario Frascone from NY/NJ Punk outfit, Take It Or Leave It, joins us for a Why I Love on Blink 182.
Mission Jupiter – Aftermath: Album Review
Belarussian alt-metal act return with their new long player, Aftermath. If you want songs meticulously crafted and delivered, look no further.
The Book Of Moons – Strange & Wylde Majick: Album Review
Debut album from Norfolk Progressive Folk-Rock duo Strange & Wylde Majick explores a world of ghosts, vampires, and ancient magic.
Sam Kelly – Dreamers Dawn: Album Review
Sam Kelly adds an introspective and personal touch to his robust Folk leanings, aided and abetted by his familiar gang.
Brian Wilson, 1942-2025 – At The Barrier pays tribute to a true genius: Opinion
He picked up Good Vibrations and gave us excitations; he made us Smile. God Only Knows where music would have been without the great Brian Wilson.