Culture
June 16, 2015
Acts Confirmed for WOWFest 2012
The all new WOWfest take place on August 17th - 19th 2012 in Shanklin, Isle…
Recent
June 5, 2015
Noel & Julian in (Un)natural Acts Part 1 of 2
Noel Fielding and Julian Barrett in (un)natural acts.
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Mike Marlin
Mike Marlin ripped through last year being chosen as HMV ‘Next Big Thing’, releasing his…
Eyeplugs
June 5, 2015
Tony Morrison – The Long and the Short of It
Setting aside his poorly-rewarded role as EYEPLUG’s guitar maven, Tony Morrison is perhaps best known…
Glam
June 16, 2015
50 Ft Woman – ‘Menage à Trois’
(EP, own label) Debut EP from a London quintet who emerge with a well-released image…
Funk
June 16, 2015
Cherry Red Album Reviews – May 2013 by Colin Bryce
The Isley Brothers Isley Brothers – Winner Takes All (BBR/Cherry Red) This is funk/soul legends…
Music
May 1, 2024
Bang!…The Gluts are back…
Bang!, very aptly titled, is a total attack on the senses, an immense sound, ragged…
News
June 5, 2015
Richard Thompson ‘Live At The BBC’ deluxe boxset out now
Universal (3 CDs, plus DVD) Remarkably, this is the first ever compilation of Richard Thompson’s…
Dark
June 22, 2015
Jeff Monk LP Reviews June 2015 (Part 1)
Honey is at the table and ready to deal except the cards are marked and…
Cinema
June 5, 2015
Final Performance
The American actor Barry Brown began his career at the age of five. At 19,…
June 16, 2015
Letting The Train Take The Strain
Simon Morgan's Secret War Letting The Train Take The Strain Year Double Zero And The…
Hotplugs
February 23, 2015
Jesse Hector Review – Feb 2015 by Colin Bryce
In the early 1990s, a decade on after Jesse Hector – he of (Hammersmith) Gorillas…
Music
March 20, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Mar 2014 by Scenester
Dropping down my chimney via Albatross Post the other day, ‘Poppsaga’ is a pleasing, welcome…
Live
June 5, 2015
WHAT WOULD JESUS DRIVE / THE EYELIDS
Seven Go Psycho In Cornwall WWJD/The Eyelids: Friday 27 May, Penzance, Studio Bar If you’ve…
June 5, 2015
HEY DJ! – Eyeplug talks to Barnet Mark
Hey! DJ HEY DJ! Sir Eon Ballinger – London Calling HEY DJ! – Eyeplug talks…
Hotplugs
June 16, 2015
STEVE LAKE – ZOUNDS
Nearly three decades after they first topped the independent charts with ‘Can’t Cheat Karma’, Zounds…
September 30, 2015
DozenQ – Daniel Bennett Group
DozenQ 4 DozenQ – MonaLisa Twins DozenQ – FOG project DozenQ – The Como Brothers…
Music
August 13, 2023
Frankie and the Witch Fingers: ‘Data Doom’
Something is heading our way and it’s coming in fast, hard and slightly insane….’Data Doom’…
Indie
September 24, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Sept 2014 by Long John
Inspiral Carpets The Inspiral Carpets return with their first new album in 20 years. The…
Folk
June 16, 2015
SongCraft: Fred Neil – Dolphins
Unimpressed by the trappings of fame, and with no interest in exploiting the opportunities offered…
May 8, 2017
Perfect Past: The Complete Doctors of Madness
Cherry Red Icons Indie Icons – the Wolfhounds Indie Icons – 14 Iced Bears Indie…
DozenQ
June 16, 2015
DozenQ – JOANovARC
The girls hail from London and the Home Counties and have built up their strong…
Hotplugs
November 19, 2014
Ian Dury reviewed by Nick Churchill
Ian Dury The Vinyl Collection – Edsel Records Knock me dahn wiv a fevver…! Vose…
Music
June 17, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – June 2014 by Scenester
Todd Rundgren and Utopia Live at the Electric Ballroom Milwaukee 23/10/78 (Esoteric Recordings Eclec 22446)…
Eyeplugs
January 26, 2018
Indie Icons – The Primitives
Fronted by indiepop blonde bombshell Tracy Tracy, The Primitives emerged from the independent scene of…
Features
June 16, 2015
Junior’s Eyes – Longjohn LP Review
There are several reasons why this album might pique the interest of rabid prog and…
Eyeplugs
June 16, 2015
The Computers – How Punk Are You?
Now in their fifth year, Exeter quartet the Computers have developed into one of the…
