Fiona Hutchings


Interviews




Penumbra

Seeing your mates band play is always rolling the dice, they might be the next big thing or they might not... Will it be snake eyes or boxcars for Fiona Hutchings this time round?




Near Jazz Experience

Fiona Hutchings talks to Mark Bedford and Terry Edwards about their limited-edition RSD release, 'The Character Actor EP', and much more besides.




Prolapse

Despite major WiFi problems, Fiona Hutchings talks to Mick Derrick about the return of his band Prolapse and the re-release on vinyl of their 1994 debut album, ‘Pointless Walks to Dismal Places’.




Lightning Seeds

Lightning Seeds' frontman Ian Broudie talks to Fiona Hutchings about his band's new album 'See You in the Stars' and vinyl.


Andy Whitehouse - Interview

Andy Whitehouse

The last time we spoke to Sheffield singer-songwriter Andy Whitehouse, he was playing to select audiences in pub snugs. Now, he’s taken the idea one step further and set up residence in a caravan on the coast. Fiona Hutchings caught up with him to find out more about his one-to-one project.

More Interviews

Mark Lee - Interview Mark Lee

Andy Whitehouse - Interview Andy Whitehouse

Last Day Sect - Interview Last Day Sect

Fuzzbox

Dodos - Interview Dodos

Magic Brothers - Interview Magic Brothers

Pete Ross and The Sapphire - Interview Pete Ross and The Sapphire








Profiles




William E. Spevack

[subhead] Noting and commenting on a band’s every album and song involves a lot of facts but how much fun can you squeeze in too? Fiona Hutchings checks out the new addition to the Sonicbond Publishing libraryon Green Day.




David Paton

Fiona Hutchings has no idea if David Paton’s life story will be magic or not but she gives it a go anyway,

More Profiles

Soup Dragons - Profile Soup Dragons

Professor Elemental - Profile Professor Elemental

Prolapse - Comment Prolapse - Comment

Peter Adams and Matt Pooler - Britpop Peter Adams and Matt Pooler - Britpop

Tommy Gunnarsson - The Smiths and Morrissey: Every Album, Every Song Tommy Gunnarsson - The Smiths and Morrissey: Every Album, Every Song




Live Reviews




Queen and Adam Lambert

Fiona Hutchings finds seeing Queen and Adam Lambert is a dream come true live at the O2 Arena in London.




Queen and Adam Lambert

Fiona Hutchings finds seeing Queen and Adam Lambert is a dream come true live at the O2 Arena in London.

More Live Reviews

Caro Emerald - City Hall, Sheffield, 22/4/2017 Caro Emerald - City Hall, Sheffield, 22/4/2017

Human League - Academy, Sheffield, 12/12/2010 Human League - Academy, Sheffield, 12/12/2010

A-Ha - Arena, Sheffield, 23/11/2010 A-Ha - Arena, Sheffield, 23/11/2010

Performance - Academy, Sheffield, 12/12/2010 Performance - Academy, Sheffield, 12/12/2010

Miscellaneous - Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, 19/7/2009 Miscellaneous - Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, 19/7/2009








Favourite Albums




Prolapse

In our 'Re:View' section, in which we look at albums from the past, Fiona HUtchings checks out two Peel Sessions EPs from Leicester indie band Prolapse, which have been released by Precious Recordings of London for the first time on vinyl.

More Favourite Albums

Graham Day and the Forefathers - Good Things Graham Day and the Forefathers - Good Things

Madness - One Step Beyond Madness - One Step Beyond

Fuzzbox - Big Bang! Fuzzbox - Big Bang!




Features




Beat, General Public and the Fine Young Cannibals

Fiona Hutchings reflects on a new book from Sonicbond on The Beat and also General Public and The Fine Young Cannibals, which featured many of the same members.




Sheffield

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...' Fiona Hutchings pays tribute to her hometown with ten of the best from the Steel City

More Features

Queen - The Image That Made Me Weep Queen - The Image That Made Me Weep

Erasure - Ten Songs That Made Me Love.... Erasure - Ten Songs That Made Me Love....

Depeche Mode - Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Depeche Mode - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Duran Duran - Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Duran Duran - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Pixies - Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Pixies - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...




Reviews




Lightning Seeds

Evocative and emotionally powerful first album in eighteen years from the Lightning Seeds, which proves worth the long wait




Howard Jones

Pleasurable and undemanding double album reissue of remixes from 80's synth act Howard Jones

More Reviews

Dead South - Easy Listening for Jerks Parts 1 and 2 Dead South - Easy Listening for Jerks Parts 1 and 2

Ian M. Bailey - Shots of Sun Ian M. Bailey - Shots of Sun

Sonia - Everybody Knows - The SIngles Box Set Sonia - Everybody Knows - The SIngles Box Set

Django Django - Glowing in the Dark Django Django - Glowing in the Dark

My Darling Clementine - Country Darkness My Darling Clementine - Country Darkness

Baked A La Ska - Skalloween Baked A La Ska - Skalloween

Her Crooked Heart - To Love To Live To Leave Her Crooked Heart - To Love To Live To Leave

Alvarez Theory - The Alvarez Theory Alvarez Theory - The Alvarez Theory

Embrooks - We Who Are Embrooks - We Who Are

David Bromberg - The Player: A Retrospective David Bromberg - The Player: A Retrospective