Picks
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PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’ (Island)
Songs of conflict, songs of harm, songs bereft of coquettish charm... otherworldly songs of the impending death that ultimately befalls…
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DozenQ – Eight Rounds Rapid
I always knew it was important to make new things. We are from this place. We make music of this…
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The Avengers 50th Anniversary Evening:
It’s fair comment that if someone organised a screening of any of ‘The Avengers’ TV episodes in a limestone cave…
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Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
The food! There’s just so much damn good food there. Last summer I gained 5 pounds just in one long…
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Neil Innes Night – NFT
Admit it, you haven’t laughed at much on television for years. It’s not just you; it’s millions of us. What…
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AuthorQ – Zoe Howe
Zoe Howe is a music writer, editor and drummer. She has recently completed and been out and about promoting Wilko…
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KPM Library and the ‘London sound’
Few notes in the air: a Hammond organ is playing, along with a well assembled brass section. It sounds like…
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In Conversation with Jenny Spires by Michelle Coomber
A rare and exclusive interview with Jenny Spires, ex-girlfriend and lifelong friend of Syd Barrett. Jenny talks of her life…
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The Creation – Eddie Phillips
The Creation started life as the Mark Four. This band was made up of Kenny Pickett, real name Kenny Lee,…
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Chris Phillips – Keep Movin’ On – reviewed by Michelle Coomber
Chris Phillips is a singer/songwriter from South Wales who took a break from the music business for over a decade.…
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The Tamborines – Black & Blue/Indian Hill
Lead guitarist Henrique Lurindo’s soft ice cream vocals provide an interestingjuxtaposition to his Buzzcocks style of speedy, distorted explosions and…
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Or Glory: 21st Century Rockers by Horst A. Friedrichs
I’m always up for a challenge. Do anything, I will. Over-familiar photos from the 60s? Check. Films so obscure even…
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