Music Reviews

Frank Turner’s No Man’s Land – insensitive or empowering?

There’s been a lot of debate over the last few weeks about Frank Turner’s latest release, No Man’s Land. The concept album and accompanying podcast tell the unt... Read More...

Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind Review

Slipknot's sixth studio album, We Are Not Your Kind, is a milestone for the band; a visceral record with some back to their roots 'knot paired with some experim... Read More...

The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow Review

They say that love makes you crazy, and now I know it to be true. I love this record, and within a few rotations I was dancing around my flat like a wild turkey... Read More...

ZZ Top rock Wembley

That Little Ol’ Band from Texas - or ZZ Top as they’re more commonly known - are 50 this year. To celebrate, they’ve embarked on a rare jaunt around those bits ... Read More...

The Rolling Stones – Bridges to Bremen Review

Latter-day live albums are often a painful affair, with scant muscle to cover the dignity of their creators, the unspooling of the years since their apogee all ... Read More...

Festival review: The hottest Glastonbury on record

In a year where climate change is prevalent in the news, this year’s Glastonbury was a scorcher. The question is, was it to do with a bubble from the Sahara or ... Read More...

Night Flight soar on debut LP

There is no better experience than discovering your new favourite band by chance at a pub gig. That’s what happened to this writer when Night Flight supported W... Read More...

Fatboy Slim kicks off Live in The Wyldes

In the beautiful setting of the Cornish countryside, down a few winding roads near Bude, something was stirring on Friday 14 June. A steady stream of traffic wa... Read More...

DeWolff – Live & Outta Sight II Review

Where did all the live albums go? In the Second Great Age of Rock - also known as the 1970s - they were the absolute cat’s pyjamas. After Frampton Came Alive, e... Read More...

Gov’t Mule ride into Kentish Town

It’s seven o’clock in Kentish Town, and a strange crowd is moving in on the north-Camden hipster haven. They’re old, they’re hairy and they’ve kept the faith si... Read More...

Duncan Lloyd – Outside Notion Review

Having shot to fame in the early noughties with indie band Maximo Park, Duncan Lloyd has stayed in the indie scene until now. Lloyd’s new solo album Outside Not... Read More...

XE54 take over The Wool Store

On Saturday (1 June), XE54 hosted the penultimate Wool Store party of 2019. Decked out with an insane lighting rig, there was a post apocalyptic feel to the ven... Read More...

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Music Reviews

Frank Turner’s No Man’s Land – insensitive or empowering?

Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind Review

The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow Review

ZZ Top rock Wembley

The Rolling Stones – Bridges to Bremen Review

Festival review: The hottest Glastonbury on record

Night Flight soar on debut LP

Fatboy Slim kicks off Live in The Wyldes

DeWolff – Live & Outta Sight II Review

Gov’t Mule ride into Kentish Town

Duncan Lloyd – Outside Notion Review

XE54 take over The Wool Store