ALBUM REVIEW – RUNO PLUM: PATCHING

“You seem to be everywhere, everywhere but in front of me” Heartbreak. It’s a concept sprawling with layers. To some, heartbreak is equated to relevance, freedom from a torn apart fabric that stopped becoming a place of love, a sanctuary of comfort. On the other side, heartbreak is related to the literal experience of having […]

ALBUM REVIEW – 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: EVERYONE’S A STAR!

After taking some time out to focus on their respective solo careers, 5 Seconds of Summer, commonly shortened to 5SOS, are back with their first studio album in three years titled Everyone’s a Star! Their sound has come a long way since the days of ‘She Looks so Perfect,’ and they are back with an […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – CELESTE: WOMAN OF FACES

Making an album seems pretty plain sailing.  In most cases, yes, but not at all for Celeste. When British soul and jazz singer Celeste released her debut album in 2021, it topped the charts in the UK, earned an Oscar nomination for ‘Hear my Voice’ and featured in the John Lewis Christmas advert with ‘A Little Love’. However, after the Covid-19 pandemic and a […]

ALBUM REVIEW – HAPPY MONDAYS: THE FACTORY SINGLES

When you think of Happy Mondays, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Shaun Ryder’s Outrages swagger? Bez throwing shapes? Lots and lots of ecstasy? All of the above are appropriate responses to hearing the name of one of the funkiest, bounciest and hippest bands in late 80s Manchester. And the man who found […]

EP REVIEW – DRESS & TIE: LOVE SUNG BY… DRESS & TIE

In just ten minutes, Dress & Tie have managed to capture everything that love is. In its more dramatic moments, it’s the backstreets of Paris, amoristic accordions pulled together by a crescent moon. In domesticity, it’s home video tapes, subtle ukuleles that reveal in their haze how lucky we are to know and be known […]

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

ALBUM REVIEW – PAVEMENT: HECKLER’S CHOICE

Usually, I call people pretentious when they say that they were born in the wrong generation, however I make an exception when it comes to that being how I feel about the band Pavement. I should’ve been at a Pavement gig in the 90s, luckily they have just released a new compilation album titled Heckler’s […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 14 NOVEMBER 2025

Sister Ray Davies         Holy Island       The duo might be based in “the hit recording capital of the world”, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but they have made a concept album about the ancient religious outpost off the coast of northeast England which mixes fuzzy guitars with folk horror. They also are clear winners of Name of the […]

A QUICK CATCH UP WITH HUNNYBEES

ALBUM REVIEW – 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: EVERYONE’S A STAR!

ALBUM REVIEW – CELESTE: WOMAN OF FACES

ALBUM REVIEW – HAPPY MONDAYS: THE FACTORY SINGLES

EP REVIEW – DRESS & TIE: LOVE SUNG BY… DRESS & TIE

ALBUM REVIEW – NUSANTARA BEAT: NUSANTARA BEAT

While group names can often be random, Nusantara Beat has chosen one that encapsulates its ethos. Nusantara means all the islands that make up Indonesia and dates back to when kings wanted to unite the whole archipelago. Today, it means unity, many cultures coming together as one. Accordingly, Nusantara Beat mix the rhythms and music […]

ALBUM REVIEW – PAVEMENT: HECKLER’S CHOICE

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 14 NOVEMBER 2025

ALBUM REVIEW – NUSANTARA BEAT: NUSANTARA BEAT

LIVE REVIEW – HARD LIFE: MANCHESTER ACADEMY – 06/11/2025

ALBUM REVIEW – HOTEL LUX: THE BITTER CUP

A Post punk revival is in full swing and hits the coasts of Portsmouth with a new release by Hotel Lux.  Previously attacking with a garage rock sound (which was championed by the likes of NME, Clash and So Young) before a lineup change meant a new lease on direction as the band stated, ‘We […]

LIVE REVIEW – JANE REMOVER: MANCHESTER RITZ – 10/11/2025

When tickets for Jane Remover’s show went on sale a few months ago – the designated venue given as Band on the Wall – I jumped at the opportunity. This is, after all, one of the most exciting musicians currently in the business – I couldn’t not go and see them. Within a few minutes, […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

ALBUM REVIEW – HOTEL LUX: THE BITTER CUP

LIVE REVIEW – JANE REMOVER: MANCHESTER RITZ – 10/11/2025

EP REVIEW – THE ORCHESTRA (FOR NOW): PLAN 76

ALBUM REVIEWS – THEE HEADCOATS: THE SHERLOCK HOLMES RHYTHM’N’BEAT VERNACULAR & THEE HEADCOATEES: MAN-TRAP

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