Profiles
Brian Wilson
Malcolm Carter reflects on the impact of him of Brian Wilson’s music and sixty years as a fan,
Brian Wilson
Nick Dent-Robinson pays tribute to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys who died in June.
Pere Ubu
Mark Rowland reflects on four interviews with Pere Ubu’s notoriously cranky frontman David Thomas, who died in April.
Shrag
Dave Goodwin praises the release by Precious Recordings of London on 10 inch vinyl of two radio sessions by Brighton-based indie pop outfit Shrag,
Roberta Flack
Nick Dent-Robinson pays tribute to legendary soul singer Roberta Flack, who died in February
14 Iced Bears
Dave Goodwin reflects on two John Peel Sessions from indie band 14 Iced Bears which have been released on vinyl by Precious Recordings of London.
Big Feastival
Nick Dent-Robinson previews this year’s Big Feastival in Oxfordshire which will include a star-studded Britpop Classical session as well as performances from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Travis, Faithless and Maximo Park.
Marianne Faithfull
Nick Dent-Robinson reflects on the life and career of Marianne Faithfull, who died on the 30th January.
Sharks
With a new box set ‘Car Crash Supergroup – The Island Years 1973-1974’ being released on Cherry Red, Eoghan Lyng looks back at the early career of seminal cult act Sharks
Laura Nyro
With the release of a new box set that collects together all ten of her albums plus extras, Eoghan Lyng assesses the career of still under-rated American singer-songwriter Laura Nyro.
Predictions
Nick Dent-Robinson picks three UK female artists who he believes are destined for big success before the end of 2025.
Johny Brown
John Clarkson reflects on Band of Holy Joy frontman Johny Brown's new book, 'Corpse Flower'.
Bob Dylan
Lisa Torem enjoys new Bob Dylan biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ but still has burning questions about the Nobel Prize Winner’s legacy.
Alan Edwards
Alan Edwards’s career in music PR spanned the glory days of rock and pop, and his memoir is a great read, says Nick Dent-Robinson
Richard Houghton
Zena Greig finds Richard Houghton’s new book ‘Cropredy Caper - Another People’s History of Fairport Convention’ to be a heartwarming chronicle of the iconic band and its annual Cropredy Convention.
Autumn 1904
We preview our forthcoming gig at at The Wee Red Bar at the Edinburgh College of Art on the 1st November which will feature a headline set from Autumn 1904 who will be playing their first home city gig in almost forty years and support from The Normans and Eve Davidson.
Herbie Flowers
Nick Dent-Robinson pays tribute to influential bassist Herbie Flowers, who died in September.
John Mayall
Nick Dent-Robinson commemorates blues titan John Mayall, who spearheaded a whole movement of musicians.
Beach Boys
Eoghan Lyng says about new film documentary 'The Beach Boys', “older fans might get a kick from the nostalgia,” but the documentary “will appeal to newcomers,” too.
Anita Pallenberg
Sympathy for the Pallenberg? Nick Dent-Robinson gives his verdict on the new documentary.