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Pretty Lightning “Night Wobble”

February 21, 2025 Rick Thorn 0

Instrumental, atmospheric tales of the unexpected. Pretty Lightning are a German band formed back in 2007 by Christian Berhoff and Sebastian Haas. ‘Night Wobble’ is their sixth full-length album following the 2022 ‘Dust Moves’ and it […]

Reissue: Stephen Simmons “Drink Ring Jesus”

February 21, 2025 FredArnold 1

Unspun Heroes vinyl record label exhumes a fascinating early release by worthy Tennessee troubadour. “Drink Ring Jesus” is the second album, released in 2006, by Nashville-based Tennessean Stephen Simmons. On its 19th anniversary, it is being […]

Allison Preisinger “Standing Steady”

February 20, 2025 Gordon Mackay 0

Allison Preisinger has delivered an exquisite album of poetry-inspired acoustic tracks. This is Seattle-based singer-songwriter Allison Preisinger’s fourth album of original music. On Standing Steady Preisinger presents a collection of poetry-inspired tracks, sung with a clear, […]

Roger Harvey & Simon Flory “Progress”

February 20, 2025 Paul Russell 0

A love letter to the enduring nature of folk music. For Erie native Roger Harvey, punk was his introduction to making music – he loved its ethos and lyrical honesty. As he says “A lot of punk […]

Live Review: The Music of David Crosby, The Barbican, London, 3rd February 2025

February 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

Two years, two weeks and a day – but hey, who’s counting? – since David Crosby died saw an ensemble gig at The Barbican to celebrate specifically his album ‘If I Could Only Remember My Name‘ […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

July 15, 2026 0

One of the most influential singer-songwriters of the modern era, James Taylor returns to the UK this month for his first London performance in three years when he takes to the stage at The O2 Arena […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Pretty Lightning “Night Wobble”

Reissue: Stephen Simmons “Drink Ring Jesus”

Allison Preisinger “Standing Steady”

Roger Harvey & Simon Flory “Progress”

Live Review: The Music of David Crosby, The Barbican, London, 3rd February 2025

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

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