Music
Not Forgotten: Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
In less capable hands 50 Words for Snow could have been a disaster. A ‘seasonal’ album is not something that many artists can pull off, especially as the majority of albums around a ‘winter’ theme are also based around the theme of Christmas (trust me, the day that the The Jethro Tull Christmas Album was …
Album Review: Wojciech Golczewski – End Of Transmission
Just when you think you’ve got the year in music all wrapped up with a nice, decorative bow an album pops out from the great ether and grabs you by the lapels and says “You’re not done yet, pal!” That album for me is Wojciech Golczewski’s End Of Transmission. Golczewski is a film composer that …
Ben McKelvey opens for The Overtones at Sheffield City Hall
Being a support act on a major national tour is like a GCSE exam in ‘first impressions’ – you’ve got to be good and not scrimp on your revision if you want pass with flying colours. The penalty for doing it wrong is an embarrassing even humiliating walk of shame stage right. Friday night saw …
Meet: Janet Devlin interview
Hi Janet, thanks for talking to us. No, no! Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me! You’ve just released your second collection of Christmas songs. Why is that important to you? After I realised “December Daze” last Christmas, I decided to have a listen when I got home for the …
Reissue: Theatre Of Hate – Westworld (3cd deluxe reissue)
The official rerelease and remaster of Westworld, Theatre of Hate`s first album. TOH came to the forefront in the early 1980`s, I was lucky enough to see them at that time at Plymouth Top Rank, supported by Southern Death Cult pre the release of this album in 1982. The distinct sound of Brandons vocals and …
Album Review: Various Artists: Action Time Vision: A Story of UK Independent Punk 1976-1979
A cracker of a new 4CD Box Set released for the 40th anniversary of Punk. Not that the anniversary should swing you into buying this, if it had come out in the last 20 years it should still be in your CD collection. There have been a few Punk Compilations over the years, some poor …
Meet: Bayonet interview
I sit down to interview Bayonet ahead of their sold out headline gig at Sheffield’s The Leadmill and spend an honest and often hilarious hour and a half chatting with the four local friends who are going from strength to another in terms of their profile and most importantly, their output. Latest single “Heart Attack” …
Live Review: Kula Shaker – Albert Hall, Manchester, 10.12.2016
Kula Shaker, named in honour of one of the twelve alvars of Southern India, are a band that need no introduction and the almighty tour they are currently on is testament to that. However, this is not just any tour – it is the 20th Anniversary of their debut album K tour. K reached UK no. …
Live Review: Honeyblood – Saint Luke’s Glasgow 8.12.2016 Plus Gallery
After releasing a seemingly impossibly perfect second album, Honeyblood complete 2016 with a triumphant homecoming show. The Honeyblood partnership of Stina Tweeddale and Cat Myers take to the stage to the eerie chanting of “never die, never die” and launch straight into the thunderous, and magical, ‘Ready For The Magic’. Then they launch into ‘Love …
Album Review: The Emerald Down – Scream The Sound
The Emerald Down, a band who Ian Watson (Rolling Stone/NME/BBC 6 Music) ranked among “the more innovative fringes of rock and electronica”, have re-released what has been deemed a lost classic on Saint Marie Records. Its original release in 2001 (the height of shoegaze’s ‘uncool’ period) on a small label in America unfortunately saw the release sink …