Sound & Vision – Music in Cinema: Opinion
Music frequently provides an elaboration that can lift cinema into its most rarefied stratosphere or place it within the grimiest of gutters. Chris Leathley digs deeper…
Steve Baker – Tonic: Album Review
Tonic by Steve Baker, is an album of remarkable jazz infused compositions and arrangements, played by a fine ensemble of musicians.
Trish Clowes on Wayne Shorter: Why I Love
Saxophonist and composer, Trish Clowes joins us with a Why I Love on fellow saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
The Tangent – Songs From The Hard Shoulder: Album Review
The Tangent show no signs of weakening as they reach their twentieth year and twelfth album
Trish Clowes and My Iris – The Blue Arrow Jazz Club, Glasgow: Live Review
Trish Clowes and her band My Iris delight an end of tour Glasgow audience, with a dazzling performance, full of emotionally connected playing, that scales every musical height.
Trish Clowes – A View With A Room: Album Review
Trish Clowes, with the album, A View With A Room, has created a memorable musical landscape, with playing full of imagination and soul.
Omar + QCBA – Live At Last: Album Review
Live At Last documents a stunning soul and jazz collaboration between Omar and QCBA, recorded live at the Jazz Cafe.
Kevin Figes – Wallpaper Music: Album Review
Wallpaper Music is an exceptional album, full of engaging compositions and stunning musical arrangements and playing, put together by the very talented Kevin Figes, and a group of fine musicians.
Swindle– The New World: Album Review
Sexy. Groovy. Masterfully produced. Swindle is back and he has brought his friends with him.
Blue Rose Code – Glasgow, The Glee Club: Live Review
Blue Rose Code return to Glasgow, with live music to make your heart soar and your feet move (once again) to get hip to the beat.
Benjamin Croft – Far and Distant Things: Album Review
Benjamin Croft releases a stunning musical treat of an album, that works together quite beautifully; jazz with rock, progressive and classical music.
Counting Crows – Butter Miracle, Suite One: EP Review
Counting Crows release the first in a series of musical suites, that provide an immersive and musically evocative soundtrack for our times.
Why I Love: Jade Hairpins on Clifford Brown
We recently reviewed Jade Hairpins new album and we’re lucky to have Jonah Falco of the band write for us in the latest Why I Love column about the music of Clifford Brown.
Opinion: Why were Fair Ohs not on everyones playlist?
Sometimes, a record comes along that blows you away but for the life of you, you can’t figure out why other people aren’t raving about it. Our man Sam had a realisation like this over Fair Ohs Everything Is Dancing album.
Iain Matthews on Bill Frisell
Iain Matthews is folk-rock royalty. Whilst delving deep into Americana, Iain was a founding member of British folk-rock legends, Fairport Convention. He went on to form Matthews Southern Comfort and Plainsong and has a humongous catalogue of music available.