Anarchy: McLaren Westwood Gang Film Review
Originally released in 2013, Anarchy is now being re-released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of 'Year Zero,' as well as the 'Festival of...
Downes Braide Association: Trauma Album Review
From the outside looking in, they make a most unlikely pairing. Chris Braide (CB) is an internationally renowned producer and songwriter who's worked with...
Connor Selby live at Barnoldswick Arts Centre
Barnoldswick Arts Centre is a small venue, and that's the whole point tonight. There's nowhere for a band to hide in here, and nowhere...
Budgie: Running From My Soul, The MCA Years reviewed
It'd probably be true to say Welsh rock band Budgie hold a special place in the hearts of many rock fans who grew up...
Garret T. Willie opens for Ally Venable, Manchester
Six dates into his first UK tour, Garret T. Willie walks out at The Deaf Institute to open for Ally Venable, and from the...
Ally Venable brings Texas blues to Manchester
The Deaf Institute is a room where a guitar solo hits differently. Low ceiling, tight crowd, no gap between the stage and the front...
Holding Absence review: Modern Life Is Lonely
Holding Absence enter a brand new era on Modern Life Is Lonely. The arrival of mascot Y4-BB0 accompanies their most dramatic sonic shift yet,...
Robin Trower’s Shine: Late-Career Blues Brilliance
Robin Trower is definitely going through a late-career burst of creativity as, for a man of a certain age … okay, he's 81 …...
Francis Rossi’s Vol. 2: Quo Riffs in the Raw
Whether or not Status Quo are, Francis Rossi is a 'national treasure'. He's put in more than sixty years at the rockface and, as...
Oil City Confidential: Dr Feelgood’s Story Returns
This is a very welcome reissue of a DVD, directed by Julien Temple, which has been unavailable for several years. Narrated by Wilko Johnson...

























