Live Review: The Lemonheads / The Bevis Frond – The Foundry, Sheffield, 26.08.2025
The Foundry was buzzing the other Tuesday night with a strong crowd turning out for a double bill of cult favourites: The Bevis Frond and The Lemonheads. For those who hadn’t yet caught Nick Saloman’s long-running London outfit live, anticipation was high — and the band more than delivered. Their set showcased the eclectic mix …
Live Review: Supergrass / Sports Team / Ellur – Piece Hall, Halifax 16.08.2025
A virtual sell-out crowd filled Halifax’s historic Piece Hall on Saturday night as Supergrass rolled into town on the 30th anniversary tour of their landmark debut I Should Coco. The setting – a beautiful open-air square framed by stone arcades – was matched by an atmosphere that was buzzing long before the headliners took to …
Live Review: Smashing Pumpkins / White Lies / Rocket – Piece Hall, Halifax 12.08.2025
Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw Williams It was a brilliant, almost life-affirming night in Halifax as The Smashing Pumpkins rolled into town to play to a sold-out Piece Hall crowd of 6,000 last Tuesday. The warmth of the summer evening matched the warmth the audience showed all three acts, turning this historic courtyard into …
Meet: BC Camplight – Truth, Trauma, and the Power of a Sober Conversation
There are artists who write songs, and then there’s BC Camplight — aka Brian Christinzio — a singular force who turns the ragged fabric of his life into spellbinding musical narratives. His new album, A Sober Conversation, is not just another chapter in his story. It is the story: one of revelation, reckoning, and release. …
Live Review: The Bluetones – Network 2, Sheffield 23.05.2025
A packed house in Sheffield welcomed The Bluetones with open arms a couple of weeks back, as the beloved Britpop survivors delivered a set full of warmth, wit, and wall-to-wall tunes. From the moment they hit the stage, it was clear the crowd were in for a treat—a sea of long-time fans singing every word, …
Album Review: Ty Segall – Possession; the relentlessly creative Segall releases one of his best albums to date
Ty Segall’s Possession is a technicolor journey through the underbelly of modern America—psychedelic, melodic, and bursting with invention. His 16th album is one of his most sonically adventurous yet, moving effortlessly from gentle acoustic brushwork to brass-fueled psych-pop blowouts, stitched together with Segall’s uniquely off-kilter charm. It’s an album that invites you in with sweet melodies and …
Album Review: Ty Segall – Possession; inventive, melodic and one of his best yet
Ty Segall’s Possession is a technicolor journey through the underbelly of modern America—psychedelic, melodic, and bursting with invention. His 16th album is one of his most sonically adventurous yet, moving effortlessly from gentle acoustic brushwork to brass-fueled psych-pop blowouts, stitched together with Segall’s uniquely off-kilter charm. It’s an album that invites you in with sweet melodies and …
Meet: Monaco Revisited – David Potts on the Long-Awaited Return of Music for Pleasure
When I caught up with David Potts, he was in the thick of tour prep — “just finishing up the last bit of packing,” as he put it. Within hours, he’d be flying out to Europe and then across the Atlantic for a run of U.S. dates with Peter Hook & The Light, performing Joy …
Live Review: Pixies / Big Special – Leeds O2 Academy 19.05.2025
Pixies and Big Special rolled into Leeds, and it was a night of both contrasts at the O₂ Academy: a blistering, opening set from The Big Special, followed by a masterclass in enigmatic cool from the Pixies. The Big Special opened the night with a performance that was nothing short of brilliant. The duo—Joe Hicklin …
Meet: Savages Fay Milton emerges as a Sonic Alchemist with New Project Goddess
Fay Milton is no stranger to reinvention. As the drummer of the incendiary post-punk band Savages, she made a name for herself channeling raw, visceral energy from behind the kit. Now, several years after Savages went on hiatus, she’s stepping into a radically different creative space with Goddess—an ambitious, genre-defying studio project built around collaboration, …