Premiers
Premiere: Run a Little Faster – Doyle Turner (reviewed by Dave...
Part country, part rock and all groove, Run A Little Faster is the most excellent new single from Doyle Turner, and it neatly blends...
Singles
Sum10 u Dont kno – Typhxxn 93 (reviewed by Baron Daker)
Hip-hop and its offspring, rap, were characterised by very distinctive and recognisable sounds, at least at their inception. However, forward-thinking artists and musical adventurers...
Albums
Faithful One – Sultan Stevenson (reviewed by T. Bebedor)
I like jazz. I enjoy listening to jazz. I talk about jazz… a lot, and one of the things I like to tell people...
Videos
Elk City presents their cool, new anti-anthem Don’t You Wanna Try
Art pop band Elk City offers their latest audio-visual delight 'Don't You Wanna Try', an anti-anthem for anyone living outside of societal norms. This is a...
Interviews
Between pop and a hard place – a chat with Jim...
We've covered this when we spoke before, but for those unfamiliar with the band, can you give me a potted history?
Jim: Myself and bass...
Swindon
Alchemy – Will Lawton and the Alchemists (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Making an impact with music through the use of increased volume and sudden, sharp sonic moves isn’t the hardest thing in the world to...
News
Parable – the foreboding, final single from A Cloud of Ravens’...
NYC-based postpunk duo A Cloud of Ravens has released 'Parable', a foreboding tale (and the final single) from their forthcoming 'Lost Hymns' LP. Recorded from...
Playlist
That Was The Musical Week That Was – 060323
Missed a week or so, things have been busy, busy, busy...which can only be a good thing, right? Right. But here is a round...
Blog
Groovers on Manoeuvres – III: Mickelson @ The Victoria, Swindon, 26th...
A bit of a busy weekend, having watched Suzanne Vega at Bath Forum the night before, which I will write up if I get...
6 of the best
Oh My My My My – Mr Mooq (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It's been a while since Mr Mooq came under my pen, but it is always a pleasure when he does. In the past, he...
Sleepless – The Room (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It is fair to say that 38 years between recordings is a bit of a wait. That isn’t to say that the band’s personnel...
Silent Street – Rene Erickson (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
From the excellent recent single Never Gone, we know that Rene Erickson can do more with the humble acoustic guitar, in terms of expression...
Your Still Saving Me – Relentless Pursuit (reviewed by The Night Writer)
Juxtapositions. A long word I tend to throw into reviews now and again to sound clever? An unexpected collision of two unexpected elements? Well,...
Nine Fingers (Frodo’s Quest) – Lore Wardens (reviewed by The Night Writer)
Literature has always proven to be an endless source of inspiration for musicians, from Kate Bush's exquisite Wuthering Heights to Metallica's dark and dense...
Elk City presents their cool, new anti-anthem Don’t You Wanna Try
Art pop band Elk City offers their latest audio-visual delight 'Don't You Wanna Try', an anti-anthem for anyone living outside of societal norms. This is a...