ALBUM REVIEW – RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: OUR HOME

For Rodrigo y Gabriela, home is not necessarily a physical place, more a sense of having purpose and inner peace instead of seeking external approval. The seventh album from the Grammy award winning (for 2019’s ‘Mettavolution’) Mexico City-bred instrumental duo of Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero radiates that quality. However, place is also a key […]

ALBUM REVIEW – FORMAL SPPEEDWEAR: PUNCH CARD

Enemies of spellcheck, Stoke-on-Trent’s Formal Sppeedwear, parade a dazzling debut decked out with a lorryload of ideas. It is easy to recognise influences (Devo, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Fashion-era Bowie, Steve Reich, Talking Heads) but they manage to create something fresh, energetic and coherent from that sonic jumble. Although these are all 20th Century influences, they […]

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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 SEPTEMBER 2026

 Arab Strap         Half-Told Tales               Their ninth album comes almost thirty years to the day since their first single was released. The most prevailing theme across the record is time. “The album title sounds like a fairytale book, until you get to the end of the record and you realise that I’m talking about lives that have […]

EP REVIEW: THEORY OF A DEADMAN – FUNERAL SONGS: PART 1

For some, three years is a long wait, but for others, a release every three years is more realistic. This is a tradition that Theory Of A Deadman have had for the majority of their career, and with each release, the American rock band claim that the new music is always worth the wait. For […]

ALBUM REVIEW – PULP: LIVE

An encore is an extra performance given at the end of a concert or show, or a call by the audience for the performers to return. After a career spanning almost five decades, Pulp make their debut at the O2 to prove what exactly they would do for an encore. ‘Spike island’ begins, welcoming an […]

FEATURE: WHO ARE YA – DREAMWAVE – BRISTOL BAND TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE LIKES OF OSEES, KING GIZZARD, PINK FLOYD, AND ADDING THEIR OWN MELODIC TWISTS TO CREATE A DAZZLING PSYCH ROCK MINDMELT

INTERVIEW: REGENT

LIVE REVIEW – WAY DYNAMIC: YES PINK ROOM – 26/08/2026

The music of Dylan Young, who performs under the moniker Way Dynamic, had only really passed me by prior to this show. To my shame, I didn’t think to check out his latest record, last year’s ‘Massive Shoe,’ which having listened to since (before the show, obviously) and heard live points towards a promising career […]

ALBUM REVIEW – JAMIE WEBSTER: RUNNING ROUND THE SUN

Since he burst onto the UK music scene in 2019 with his first single, Weekend in Paradise, Jamie Webster has turned the busy streets of Liverpool, football terraces, and everyday human struggles into songs that feel so personal yet so universal at the same time. His newest record, Running Round The Sun, embodies that yet […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: OUR HOME

ALBUM REVIEW – FORMAL SPPEEDWEAR: PUNCH CARD

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 SEPTEMBER 2026

EP REVIEW: THEORY OF A DEADMAN – FUNERAL SONGS: PART 1

NEWS – PLANS TO END CONCERT TICKET ADD-ONS RIP-OFF

One of the biggest bugbears of 21st century gig going is all the adds-on to the supposed ticket price. Generally, the larger the event, the greater the booking fee and sometimes other charges that are initially hidden. It is rare to find an occasion where the extra charge is not at least 10% of the […]

ALBUM REVIEW – PULP: LIVE

LIVE REVIEW – WAY DYNAMIC: YES PINK ROOM – 26/08/2026

ALBUM REVIEW – JAMIE WEBSTER: RUNNING ROUND THE SUN

ALBUM REVIEW – MASTODON: MARROW DEEP

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 28 AUGUST 2026

ANYX    Starline              Anchoress front-person’s solo debut. She takes a sculptural approach to her songs, starting with her voice and words as internal navigation from which she works outwards. Around this core, she builds minimal instrumentation – harp, keys, guitar, double bass – until each song is muscular and multi-dimensional. midori jaeger   (Re)planted      A counterpart to […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ALEX AMOR: HEAVENLY BODIES

“Flying like you’re limitless, headed for oblivion” Cosmic Americana. Ever heard of it? I would bet a fiver you haven’t. And for the record that isn’t a serious bet, I can’t possibly wager 5 quid to everyone reading. Until a few days ago the concept was foreign to me, one of the small minute things […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

NEWS – PLANS TO END CONCERT TICKET ADD-ONS RIP-OFF

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 28 AUGUST 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – ALEX AMOR: HEAVENLY BODIES

ALBUM REVIEW – PERSONAL TRAINER: HUMAN ASSHOLES

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