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Album Review: Jonny Wickham – Terra Boa: Vibrant new jazz with a Brazilian heartbeat

Well you can’t say that Jonny Wickham’s first solo album lacks ambition. ‘Terra Boa‘, out now via Fresh Sound Records sees the jazz bassist and composer leading a sizeable band…

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News: London punks Tripsun push back against colonial attitudes and racism on new single ‘Civilised’

They may not be a new band, but it’s a new era for London quartet Tripsun, who you may know as Triple Sundae – they snipped the old name in…

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Live Review: Guns N’ Roses – British Summer Time (BST), Hyde Park, London 30.06.2023

By Adrian Peel Following their headline performance at Glastonbury, which drew mixed reviews from critics, Guns N’ Roses – “Every 50-year-old’s favourite band”, according to support act Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders – played a lengthy three-hour…

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Live Review: Be Your Own Pet – Moth Club, London 07.06.2023

“Back from the dead!” announces Jemina Pearl as she begins the second consecutive night leading Be Your Own Pet in Hackney. Judging by the ragged band of fans before her…

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Live Review: Wide Awake Festival – Brockwell Park, London 27.05.23

What a perfect weekend to kick start the festival season, than to head to London, to one of the many one day festivals taking place across the nation with Wide…

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Live Review: John Fogerty – The O2, London 29.05.23

By Adrian Peel Tonight’s gig from John Fogerty, the legendary singer, songwriter and driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, began with a short video showing an interview with the musician, responsible for…

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Live Review: Steel Panther / Winger – Kentish Town Forum, London 20.05.23

By Rebecca Bush There is always an electric excitement in the air whenever Steel Panther come to town , you know you are going to have a kick ass time…

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Live Review: Christy O’Donnell – The Waiting Room, London 22.05.23 – 23.05.23

Christy O’Donnell’s first London headline show of 2023 at the intimate Waiting Room, Stoke Newington was not to be missed. Fans who were lucky enough to see him on both…

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Album Review: Scrimshire – Paroxysm : profound and passionate cinematic soul-jazz from the influential producer/composer.

Some music just has to happen and London producer/composer Adam Scrimshire’s latest, ‘Paroxysm’ (available now from Albert’s Favourites) falls into that exclusive clutch of necessary releases. Well established as a…

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Album Review : Raffy Bushman – Silver Lines : a reviving reminder of the beauty of bop told with a new dynamic.

London based jazz pianist, composer and music educator Raffy Bushman has resumed his annual message to the listening public with the ‘Silver Lines’ EP, available through Bridge The Gap, and…

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