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Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 236 “Disgust”

June 8, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 4

I’ve got to the stage where I try not to watch or listen to the news beyond 6 pm. It just means that I lie awake scrolling through the horrors and injustices that are seemingly all […]

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Clock, 21st September 1986

May 8, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 1

The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC Two between 1984 and 1986, […]

Hell In A Handcart: Dog eat dog – what do you choose?

May 1, 2026 Paul Villers 1

“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” – George Orwell Once more unto the breach, dear friends – this latest in our occasional series of ramblings regarding all things political […]

Hell in a Handcart – what is it with right wing populism?

March 31, 2026 Paul Villers 1

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell Another in our occasional series investigating the key questions, conundrums and queries in a maddeningly complex world. This time – what […]

Fruition “Something More”

September 10, 2026 0

Dense harmonies and insightful words make this a “why haven’t I heard them before” album. Fruition say that “this album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music. We set out to show the […]

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

September 10, 2026 0

Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, in […]

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David Coller “Blue Water”

September 10, 2026 0

Stunning traditional songwriting on instant folk classic. This is the second full-length release by singer-songwriter David Coller this year. His first, When Summer Comes, was given a glowing write-up in these pages, and now comes Blue […]

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