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Will Foulke “Charleston Blues”

November 11, 2025 Pete Hill 0

Impressive debut pays homage to icons of the past but still produces a fresh sound. Get ready for a journey through memory, rhythm and self-discovery on Will Foulke’s debut album “Charleston Blues”. Now resident in LA, […]

Live Review: Suzanne Vega + Katherine Priddy, Royal Albert Hall, London – 3rd Nov 2025

November 11, 2025 Martin Fisher 0

It was no great surprise (and gladly so) to see Suzanne Vega performing here in the UK. At a guess, the New York-based singer-songwriter has regularly toured these shores at a rate of perhaps once in […]

The Dreaming Spires “Normal Town”

November 11, 2025 Jonny Brick 2

Pretty melodies and bleak landscapes combine on this grounded album. “It’s my home, I suppose,” sings Robin Bennett on the title track, which opens the third Dreaming Spires album. It’s about Didcot, the in-between town in […]

Live Review: Patterson Hood, The Union Chapel, Islington, London – 27th October 2025

November 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 1

On the Union Chapel’s stage are a wooden chair, an acoustic guitar and an upright piano. At 8.15 pm, the amiable Patterson Hood ambles on stage and sits on the chair. He’s followed by his Drive […]

Paperback Riders: Suzy Shaw and Mick Farren “Bomp! Saving the World One Record at a Time”

November 10, 2025 Tim Martin 0

This is a beautiful, coffee-table-sized book which is a time capsule, bottling a crucial period in rock ‘n’ roll history. Its format is its strength: a compilation of reprints, facsimiles, and archival material from Greg Shaw’s […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 251 “Life….”

September 7, 2026 0

Been a tough couple of weeks as we buried our father last week and adjusted to life without him (and crippling care costs!). My mother is handling things well, stating that she “lost him years ago,” […]

Icarus Phoenix “The Oligarchy” – prepare for a shock

September 7, 2026 0

The latest song from Icarus Phoenix touches softly on the endless cycles of change – whether that be in the realm of the personal or on the larger canvas of political changes and upheavals. When contrasting […]

Video Premiere: Grey DeLisle “There’s The Door”

September 7, 2026 0

GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Grey DeLisle delivers a catchy new song and a fine vocal performance in her new single, There’s The Door. Once again, with lilting melody, precision, humour, and emotive character, DeLisle demonstrates that she possesses […]

Will Foulke “Charleston Blues”

Live Review: Suzanne Vega + Katherine Priddy, Royal Albert Hall, London – 3rd Nov 2025

The Dreaming Spires “Normal Town”

Live Review: Patterson Hood, The Union Chapel, Islington, London – 27th October 2025

Paperback Riders: Suzy Shaw and Mick Farren “Bomp! Saving the World One Record at a Time”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 251 “Life….”

Icarus Phoenix “The Oligarchy” – prepare for a shock

Video Premiere: Grey DeLisle “There’s The Door”

Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

Keyside “Keyside”