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Essentials: The Top 10 Hanging Stars songs

July 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left and […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Chris Gaffney Songs

July 3, 2025 Martin Johnson 4

From a personal perspective, if I were to pick an artist who I think best encapsulates the admittedly numerous stands of what is called americana, together with a healthy dose of the attitude needed to make […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Joe Pernice Songs

June 26, 2025 Paul Russell 2

To say Joe Pernice has had a varied career would be understatement of the year – he’s fronted at least three bands, released at least 18 albums (the latest is the excellent “Who Will You Believe”), […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Caroline Spence Songs

June 19, 2025 FredArnold 3

It’s a difficult enough task to find an artist’s best albums or their best songs; the initial dilemma for this writer in the latest round of Essentials was to find an artist that justified inclusion, given […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”

June 5, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

You have to wonder why there aren’t more TV series about restaurants. It’s a good question. Ensemble casts work well on television and restaurants have staffs which are made-to-order ensembles. In restaurants, people work long hours, […]

Keyside “Keyside”

September 4, 2026 0

A catchy, guitar-led debut where jangly hooks and catchy choruses carry stories of lives lived close to the edge. There is something immediately familiar about Keyside, the debut album from Liverpool four-piece Keyside. Jangly guitars and […]

Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

September 4, 2026 0

Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]

The Waterboys live at OVO Hydro, Glasgow - 29th August 2026

Live review: The Waterboys, OVO Hydro, Glasgow – 29th August 2026

September 4, 2026 0

Prior to this homecoming gig, much had been made about the release of Atlantic Rain: The Lost Fisherman’s Blues Recordings, the latest offering on Fantasy Records; a collection of lost material from the 86-88 sessions. Tonight, […]