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Live Review: Joe Hicks + Cordelia Gartside, Paper Dress Vintage, London – 21st November 2023

November 29, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

Describing itself as a Hackney hotspot since 2007, Paper Dress Vintage offers clothes by day and live music by night, when the rails of threads make way for the bar. Upstairs is a room with capacity […]

Mean Mary “I’d Rather Be Merry”

November 29, 2023 Tim Martin 0

If you want festive tunes to go with the presents and mulled wine this is the album to play. Non-cliché Christmas music. “Mean” Mary James is 18 albums into her career and clearly the time seemed […]

Far From Saints - Kelly Jones & Patty Lynn

Live Review: Far From Saints, Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne – 19th November 2023

November 29, 2023 Viv Fish 1

Having reviewed their debut, eponymous album earlier this year it was a sheer delight to see Far From Saints live in the Grade I listed Tyne Theatre & Opera House in Newcastle upon Tyne. The stunning […]

IV and the Strange Band “Hang Dog”

November 29, 2023 Martin Johnson 4

They may cover Bad Brains but this is still Southern roots music. The name of the band may appear perplexing but it is actually quite logical. IV is in fact Coleman Williams, the great-grandson of Hank […]

Covert art for Beans on Toast album 'The Toothpaste And The Tube'

Beans On Toast “The Toothpaste And The Tube”

November 28, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A collection of political and personal songs with the latter leaving their mark. As his birthday approaches, the countdown to the latest Beans On Toast album begins. This year’s offering ‘The Toothpaste And The Tube’ comes […]

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Old 97s - Too Far to Care
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
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Wilco - summerteeth
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Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun
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Rolling Stones - Some Girls
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Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

March 23, 2026 0

Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates his […]

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]