ALBUM REVIEW – FLORA HIBBERD: MAMMOTH

A big reason why music is the drug of choice for so many is the way it can simultaneously mix contradictory emotions. It makes for an intoxicating overload. Flora Hibberd’s new album, ‘Mammoth’, lives up to its name in sounding huge and offering a classic example of how elements that might usually be associated with […]

LIVE REVIEW – THE SLY + SUGAR TAX: THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – 25/09/2026

Over the past few months, The Sly have garnered a considerable following for a band with one song released. Combine that with the huge artwork on the Vinyl Revival shutters in town, and their stacked headline gig at the Deaf Institute becomes a must-see. What is this all about? A lineup brimming with upcoming talent: Poor Effort, Sugar Tax […]

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LIVE REVIEW – THE HAUNTED: REBELLION, MANCHESTER – 09/10/2026

It’s a long post-work trip across the Pennines on a Friday and I arrive just in time to see the blood-drenched Red Method leaving the stage; I’m assured I missed out. Up next are Swedish veterans The Haunted. “I’ve been waiting for this for seventeen years”, says the man next to me. Although the Haunted […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BASHT. : POOR ADVICE

Despite such a huge surge in Irish music as of late, Basht. have managed to stand out in such a populated crowd as a mainstay in Irish expression. Maybe it’s the sense of frustration running underneath nearly every track, or the way their music manages to sound both completely chaotic yet strangely sombre and calculated […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER 2026

ALA.NI and Adrian Younge       Proud of Me      The album pairs ALA.NI’s gorgeous, understated vocals with Younge’s vintage-inspired soul arrangements, blending cinematic orchestration, psychedelia and late-night jazz. Written over several years, Proud of Me traces love, longing, grief and self-discovery through a deeply personal collection of songs. Sulaf    ABA       She weaves Sudanese folk and ancient Nubian […]

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 – PHOEBE GREEN: PREMATURE NOSTALGIA

“I wonder if you’d even feel it.” To live the human life and experience is to live with attachment. For some, all the attachment they need comes off their loved ones, family, close friends and that special love of their life. Other people find the beauty of life in more than just the concrete, they […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ELASTICA: ELASTICA

One of the wittiest, sharpest, coolest records of the 90s just got a reissue, and now is a better time than ever to revisit—or discover—it. Elastica’s eponymous debut album hit shelves in early 1995, and swiftly triumphed as the best-selling debut album since Oasis’ Definitely Maybe. 31 years on, it’s still easy to tell why. […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – FLORA HIBBERD: MAMMOTH

LIVE REVIEW – THE SLY + SUGAR TAX: THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – 25/09/2026

LIVE REVIEW – THE HAUNTED: REBELLION, MANCHESTER – 09/10/2026

ALBUM REVIEW – BASHT. : POOR ADVICE

ALBUM REVIEW – DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: WELCOME TO EARTH

It would be easy to look at the cover to the Death Valley Girls’ latest album and get a mistaken impression. A Sgt. Pepper style multi-coloured collage featuring the band centred around a cast of animals, anthropomorphic mountains, two birds holding up a sign saying “Welcome To”, flowers forming the word “Earth” and tombstones in […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – PHOEBE GREEN: PREMATURE NOSTALGIA

ALBUM REVIEW – ELASTICA: ELASTICA

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 2 OCTOBER 2026

NEWS: BEYOND THE MUSIC FESTIVAL COMING THIS WEEK

The third edition of Beyond The Music takes place at its new home, MediaCity Salford, from 6th to 9th October 2026. The event is both a new music showcase festival and industry conference. After launching on Tuesday evening with a screening of 24 Hour Party People and a Q&A featuring its director Michael Winterbottom and […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SASHA AND JOHN DIGWEED: NORTHERN EXPOSURE REDUX

30 years since two giants of house, trance and IDM birthed this era defining compilation. And in the wake of this fact, the duo have decided to bring it out of the locker and give it some polish, make the bass thump more, and bring back many memories to a lot of people that were […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

ALBUM REVIEW – DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: WELCOME TO EARTH

NEWS: BEYOND THE MUSIC FESTIVAL COMING THIS WEEK

ALBUM REVIEW – SASHA AND JOHN DIGWEED: NORTHERN EXPOSURE REDUX

ALBUM REVIEW – BHAJAN BHOY: ELECTRISOL

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