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Handsome Jack “Barnburners”

February 11, 2026 FredArnold 0

Trio reliably deliver another set of short but sweet feelgood songs. Handsome Jack is an exemplar of the typical three-man high-energy rock group (electric guitar, bass, and drums), and the trio attack the blues, boogie, roots […]

Sean Taylor “First Light”

February 10, 2026 Michael Macy 0

A call to action with gentle reminders to remember love. “First Light”, Sean Taylor’s latest release, is like a collection of broadside ballads; song sheets with the ink still wet, hawked on street corners from the 16th […]

artwork for Elles Bailey's album “You Can’t Take My Story Away”

Elles Bailey “You Can’t Take My Story Away”

February 9, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

A showcase for a remarkable voice of modern blues. Elles Bailey has come a long way in the last decade. Over this relatively short period, she has managed to consolidate an enviable career with tours alongside […]

Taken at The Black Prince, Northmpton 31/1/26

Live Review: Will Varley + Hana Brooks, The Black Prince, Northampton – 31st January 2026

February 9, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

Will Varley’s wry humour shone through during this engaging performance at The Black Prince in Northampton. Varley related that he comforted his children, concerned over another of his on-tour absences, with the words from a song […]

Live Review: The Unthanks, Barbican Hall, London – 31st January 2026

February 6, 2026 Brian Hancill 0

To celebrate their 20 years together as a band, folk superstars the Unthanks played not one but two UK tours. Late last year they visited 19 intimate venues, many of them harking back to their very […]

Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

July 17, 2026 0

When Dennis McNally published A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead in 2002, he had an almost impossible task. It needed to document a band whose history was already wrapped in layers […]

Bob Dylan announces 2026 UK tour

July 17, 2026 1

Or England tour to be precise. Tickets on sale from next Wednesday 22nd July. You may have heard of this artist we’ve mentioned on the site once or twice who goes by the name of Bob […]

Hell in a Handcart: What about the Babel Fish?

July 17, 2026 0

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act“, George Orwell. The country, truth be told, is going to hell in a handcart. Everything is bad. Everything. Nobody can afford anything. Nobody […]