John Lee

Live Review: Thomas & The Angry Hearts, Martin’s Bar, Lillestrøm, Norway – 5th December 2025

December 19, 2025 John Lee 0

Travelling from the UK to Norway for a single gig might appear to border on the eccentric, but some nights justify a journey. As it turned out, a cold (for the English), mild (for the Norwegians) […]

For the Sake of the Song: David Ford “Cheer Up (You Miserable F*ck)”

December 1, 2025 John Lee 1

It has been twenty years since the release of “I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I Have Caused”, an album that, according to David Ford, in his wryly entertaining autobiography I Choose This, was a […]

Amy Speace “The Blue Rock Session”

December 1, 2025 John Lee 2

Amy Speace strips everything back – and proves how powerful her voice and songs are. Some albums feel deliberate – structured, strategised, road-mapped to the last harmony. “The Blue Rock Session” is the opposite, an album […]

Live Review: His Lordship + Snakemilk, Norwich Arts Centre – 21st November 2025

November 28, 2025 John Lee 0

His Lordship are a duo of guitarist and singer James Walbourne and drummer Kris Sonne. Both have collaborated with numerous artists, and they met while working with Chrissie Hynde. Whatever happened at that moment, something rather […]

Caught Light: Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers on time, trust and the art of letting go

November 24, 2025 John Lee 1

As we meet, Tony Dekker is sitting outside a café in Vancouver, Canada. It’s a fitting setting for a conversation with the Great Lake Swimmers’ frontman – calm, thoughtful and quietly attuned to the world around […]