Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 58
Half term and festival time. I have dragged my sorry arse to the end of the week and cannot communicate how grateful I am for half term. This term has been full of all the usual […]
Year: 2022
Album Reviews
Paul J Bolger “Hard Truth”
Irish artist of many talents with an uneven album of country infused pop/rock Paul J Bolger is clearly a very talented man. His credits as an animator include work on Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and […]
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Joan Shelley “Teal”
In the last Chain Gang article, Viv Fish connected us to the excellent ‘Fire In The Sea!’, an album by Maria Shiel, which commences with the sounds of the sea breaking against the shore and features […]
Album Reviews
The Blue Dogs “Big Dreamers”
A comeback chance seized with both hands, this is fine country-rock that should win The Blue Dogs a new audience. South Carolina band The Blue Dogs have not produced any studio material since 2004, although several […]
Album Reviews
Diane Patterson “Satchel of Songs”
A compelling, accomplished addition to uncompromising musical activism. It’s fair to say that some albums or bands which proudly wear a beating heart of activism on their sleeves like Diane Patterson’s ‘Satchel of Songs‘ sometimes risk […]