Jonathan Aird

Jesper Lindell “Whicha Way Did It Go” – zipping up his boots

June 2, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Jesper Lindell more than invokes a muscular Memphis sound on this latest single from the upcoming album Royal, he actually took his band on a road trip to the States, booking two days in each of […]

Lavinia Blackwall and Neil Farrell with SJ McArdle “The Cruel Father” – old tales spun into song

June 1, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Ah, the perils of being an heiress of £14,000 a year – well, for every Darcy there’s going to be at least a dozen Wickhams. And that’s what we find in this new song, that comes […]

Live Review: Great Lake Swimmers + Portland, 100 Club, London – 10th May 2026

May 27, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

A warm enough to not need a jacket evening, and a stroll down a surprisingly empty Oxford Street on a still early Sunday evening, which ended at the 100 Club entrance, which, again, surprisingly, was not […]

Live Review: Cowboy Junkies, London Palladium, London – 11th May 2026

May 26, 2026 Jonathan Aird 2

The Timmins family (and a close friend) band has reached the milestone of forty years as a band and forty years since their debut album, Whites Off Earth Now!!, and for their current tour, they have […]

Great Willow “Age Of Reason” – Bing bing, bong bong bong, bing bing

May 26, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

It has been a while, quite a while, since we last featured Great Willow (although we have heard more recently from James Combs, one half of the duo), so it’s really nice to have some new […]