NEEDLESS to say, picking only one desert island album was a fun challenge for sure! I mentally went through my top twenty choices and thought, how am I ever going decide? Some of my top choices were already taken as expected. I must mention that the finalists included selections from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Grateful…
Read articleSINGLE OF THE WEEK MUCH has been written about THE BAINES this year – and the release of their latest single, ‘I’m Not Me Mine,’ provides ample evidence the excitement surrounding this young Irish band is fully vindicated. They’ve produced a sound way beyond their years, it’s polished, but also features an edge that hits…
Read articleAS well as being a listed building, THE SPICE OF LIFE also has an esteemed musical heritage. In the 1960’s and 1970’s The Scots Hoose (as it was then called) was a popular venue for folk musicians where many of the greats including, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Bert Jansch, The Strawbs and Sandy…
Read articleWHENEVER I’m struggling there’s a place I go to in my head. It’s just me. I’m alone with my thoughts and emotions, pondering what’s going on, trying to put things back into place: to be content; to be happy; to be at peace. It’s my own mental desert island, I suppose. In an ideal world…
Read articleRELEASED via the ‘Old Bad Habits Label’ at the end of the month the debut EP from Stoke’s THE HERMITTS is now available to pre-order from their Bandcamp site. There’s no denying the hint of Jesus and Mary Chain that runs through their music, and the label ‘shoegaze’ which will probably follow them for some…
Read articleAS well as being a listed building, THE SPICE OF LIFE also has an esteemed musical heritage. In the 1960’s and 1970’s The Scots Hoose (as it was then called) was a popular venue for folk musicians where many of the greats including, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Bert Jansch, The Strawbs and Sandy…
Read articleCHRIS DIFFORD is a rare breed. As a member of one of London’s best-loved bands, the Squeeze co-founder has made a lasting contribution to English music with hits such as ‘Cool For Cats,’ ‘Up The Junction,’ ‘Labelled With Love,’ ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Tempted.’ Over the course of a thirteen-album career with Squeeze, it was clear from…
Read articleI WAS asked to write a review about the one album I’d take with me if I were to go to a desert island. And yet, to have to pick one album only seems to be an impossible task. This scenario didn’t come up the first time – it remains a popular question on Twitter….
Read articleFRESH from a barnstorming set supporting Red Guitars at London’s 100 Club last night, (29/04) Brighton’s yacht punk, five-piece, FRAGILE CREATURES are also celebrating the release of their new single, ‘Grandaddy.’ While on occasions drawing comparisons with the likes of Blur and Pulp, the band’s unlikely fusion of yacht rock’s smooth melodic grandiosity and the rough edges of new wave, has…
Read articleAS well as being a listed building, THE SPICE OF LIFE also has an esteemed musical heritage. In the 1960’s and 1970’s The Scots Hoose (as it was then called) was a popular venue for folk musicians where many of the greats including, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Bert Jansch, The Strawbs and Sandy…
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