Clik here to view.
The Alternative Christmas Top Twenty (No Turkeys).
We’ve all fallen prisoner to a limited range of Christmas songs at times, especially those of us who work in retail, where the festive musak loop encircles us in its ponderous orbit every tedious hour....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kevin Pearce: So On – album review
Kevin Pearce So On Dharma Records CD / DL 8 December 2017 7.5 / 10 We take a look at an album from Kevin Pearce that oozes a soulful, late night listen vibe. Lucifer The Landlord opens with a lovely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Armoured Flu Unit: This Machine Kills Fascists – EP Review
Armoured Flu Unit This Machine Kills Fascists EP Review Tadpole Records Vinyl/Download Released 1 December 2017 Second EP by Southampton-based Anarcho-Punk mavens Armoured Flu Unit, featuring three...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Virna Lindt: Shiver – Album Review
Virna Lindt Shiver Les Disques du Crepescule 2CD/DL Released 1st December 2017 Extended 2CD reissue of Swedish singer Virna Lindt’s debut album from 1983 with non-album singles, instrumental mixes and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Atomic Rooster: Sleeping For Years, The Studio Recordings – Album Review
Atomic Rooster Sleeping For Years, The Studio Recordings Esoteric 4CD/DL Released 1 December 2017 The entire studio recordings from 1970 to 1974 of Atomic Rooster, with five full albums, different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Los Tupper: Hotel Debris – album review
Los Tupper Hotel Debris Sunthunder Records LP / CD / CASS / DL Out now! 8/10 Northern Spain’s good-time rock ‘n’ rollers, Los Tupper, return for their fourth full-length album, pulling in influences...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marika Hackman: Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – live review
Marika Hackman London Shepherd’s Bush Empire 23 November 2017 Both a folk troubadour and a fuzz-addled trailblazer, Marika Hackman demonstrates her dexterity to a rammed London crowd. Sam Lambeth was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rhiannon Giddens: Sage Gateshead – live review
Rhiannon Giddens Sage Gateshead 28th November 2017 Rhiannon Giddens is a true superstar tonight as she juggles instruments and genres with ease. However, her amazing voice is the star of the show!...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stealers Wheel: The A&M Years – Album Review
Stealers Wheel – The A&M Years Caroline 3CD/DL Available now 3CD boxset including all that Stealers Wheel recorded for the A&M label in 1970s including their big hit Stuck In The Middle With...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Darkness : photo live review and interview
The Darkness : photo live review and interview by Martin Goodacre : LTW CATCH UP WITH THE DARKNESS BASSIST FRANKIE POULLAIN ON TOUR IN GERMANY. Interview and Live Photos Martyn...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fish: Suits / Songs From The Mirror remastered – album review
Fish Suits / Songs From The Mirror Chocolate Frog Records deluxe 3CD sets Available now Two more hardbound deluxe remasters as Fish (out of Marillion, as he was immortalised in Viz comic – a sure sign...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iron Maiden: The Book Of Souls, Live Chapter – Album Review
IRON MAIDEN THE BOOK OF SOULS, LIVE CHAPTER (Parlophone) Out Now CD / Ltd CD / 3xLP 6/10 Metal titans deliver yet another live album. Iron Maiden has a plethora of live albums. The most ardent fans...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Darlingside: Eschaton – single review
Darlingside Eschaton More Doug Records/Thirty Tigers DL Out now Darlingside comes from darling-cide, the act of overcoming sentiment and getting rid of rubbish that initially charmed you into thinking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crisis, Watch You Drown, Archive 45 – Nelsons Bar, Southsea – Live Review
Live Review Crisis, Watch You Drown, Archive 45 – Nelsons Bar, Southsea. 1/12/2017 Reformed politico-punks travel down to Pompey and play a strange but wonderful gig at a caravan park. Ged Babey...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Michael Monroe: The Dome Tufnell Park, London – live review
Michael Monroe The Dome Tufnell Park, London 1st December 2017 Multi-instrumentalist, influencer and king of hard hitting glam punk’ n roll Michael Monroe hit UK shores last week for a short tour....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wasuremono: For All The Bears – single review
Wasuremono For All The Bears Wilderness Records DL Out Now 8/10 Wasuremono are back with the first single, For All The Bears, from their forthcoming album. Jon Kean digs his paws into their aural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Graingerboy: ShadowFormerSelf (Remixes) – EP review
Graingerboy: ShadowFormerSelf PopCrisis Recordings DL Available Now Following on from the release of his acclaimed 2016 album Enemy Forward (our review of which can be found here ) Graingerboy has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pumarosa: Cluny, Newcastle – live review
Pumarosa Cluny, Newcastle 30th November 2017 After a subdued start once Pumarosa hit their stride their ambitious sound comes into its own with a plethora of rousing tracks! Having released their epic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Us Vs Them: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – live review
Field Music & Friends Brudenell Social Club 2nd December 2017 Field Music put together an epic and eclectic line up packed with some of the best bands around as they all descend on the Brudenell...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tom Russell: 100 Club, London – live review
Tom Russell 100 Club, London 1st December 2017 Tom Russell is currently promoting his recently released “Folk Hotel” LP. Louder Than War’s Craig Chaligne caught him on his London stop at the legendary...
View Article