Mathew Sawyer and the Ghosts
Mathew Sawyer and the Ghosts have produced one of the finest debut albums of the year with the punky Folk Country 'Blue Bird's Blood'. Neil Palmer chats to Sawyer, who is both a working artist and the former drummer with the Television Personalities, about his music and his art
Nick And The Bad Seeds
Neil Palmer looks at Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' new double live CD, 'Abattoir Blues'
Little Boy Lost
Neil Palmer finds that, despite having only recently left school, young local indie guitar band Little Boy Lost already have a natural intensity at a show at the Relentless Garage in London
Little Boy Lost
Neil Palmer finds that, despite having only recently left school, young local indie guitar band Little Boy Lost already have a natural intensity at a show at the Relentless Garage in London
Nick And The Bad Seeds
New writer Neil Palmer writes about Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds's classic 1996 album, the theatrical and macabre 'Murder Ballads'
Flaming Lips
In the latest in our series, in which our writers write about the impact of music at important times in their lives, Neil Palmer tells of how the Flaming Lips' ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ helped to salvage his marriage at a time of crisis
Johnny Cash
Exploitive and scrappy collection of demos and other unreleased tracks from the late Johnny Cash
Ben de la Cour
Heartfelt debut album from Townes Van Zandt-influenced Lousiana-based singer-songwriter and folk artist, Ben de la Cour