Folk
June 16, 2015
SongCraft: Tim Buckley – Song to the Siren
Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile 'Til your singing…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – The Lone Groover
The Lone Groover is Brian Caulfield – a one-man-and-a-guitar outfit who channels his love of…
Features
June 5, 2015
Interview with Andy Ellison
I met the enigmatic Andy Ellison for afternoon drinks in Soho. Betraying his previous hedonistic…
Indie
March 27, 2021
The Electric Stars: Velvet Elvis The Only Lover Left Alive LP
I have to confess that The Electric Stars are a band I’ve not heard of…
Articles
June 23, 2014
The Dub Rifles Interview
Problems are distance, time and money. We tried about a decade ago but the initial…
Hotplugs
October 16, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Oct 2014 by Long John
The Incredibly Strange Record Club Various Artists Inspired by the Cramps crazy record collection Volume…
Articles
June 29, 2015
Patrick Macnee – Obituary
The sad passing of Patrick Macnee, the star of the legendary cult TV show The…
Music
June 16, 2015
And The Press Went Mad
Last time out, I likened the global punk scene circa 2011 to the one that…
TV
June 5, 2015
Michael Elphick – Private Schulz – Ep1, Pt1
The Time - WWII, the place - Germany. The Germans have a plan to destroy…
Indie
July 13, 2016
The Orders – If Gold Dust Turns To Stone
The Orders are a young three-piece creating waves currently on the Isle of Wight and…
Gossip
June 5, 2015
The Spork: A Practical Dining Tool
Raoul arrived a couple of hours later – he’d had some hassle with his old…
Features
August 16, 2015
Strawberry Oracle Promotions – Album Review by Longjohn
What constitutes ‘Neo Folk’? This I was wondering while waiting with some intrigue for an…
Hotplugs
February 26, 2014
Sproutless reviewed by Scenester
It’s not often that a CD turns up on my doorstep, packed with the most…
Folk
June 16, 2015
SongCraft: Fred Neil – Dolphins
Unimpressed by the trappings of fame, and with no interest in exploiting the opportunities offered…
Cult
June 5, 2015
Re- Assessed: Their Satanic Majesties Request
This piece is written to silence the haters, coax the doubters and welcome the uninitiated…
Instruments
June 5, 2015
tonym: My life as a Guitar Collector.
I've been playing the guitar for three quarters of my life now and still recall…
Cinema
June 5, 2015
Final Performance
The American actor Barry Brown began his career at the age of five. At 19,…
Eyeplugs
June 5, 2015
Scaling The 50ft Woman
Scaling The 50ft Woman Hot on the (high) heels of their recent Menage à Trois…
DozenQ
October 27, 2013
DozenQ – Joe Symes and The Loving Kind
Joe Symes and the Loving Kind are an original five piece acoustic rock outfit from…
Blues
June 16, 2015
Thee Ones – Eve Sessions
The album captures a long and sleepless weekend at Eve Studios, Manchester. The combination of…
Features
November 26, 2013
The Darling Buds talk to Eyeplug
I started singing in an all girl band at school, and this was very 60’s…
Hotplugs
June 5, 2015
The Electric Stars live at 100 Club
Wandering up Oxford Street to the 100 Club, the infamous illuminated sign was sadly switched…
Animation
June 16, 2015
Wavy Line – Abstract Motion Graphics
This is a motion graphics piece I did to Meat Beat Manifesto’s “Wavy Line.” It’s…
Features
August 29, 2015
Easy Action LP Reviews by Colin Bryce
Johnny Thunders In Cold Blood (Easy Action – 2 Disc Set) I miss Johnny Thunders. I…
Music
January 3, 2015
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Jan 2015 by Scenester
Marc Almond Ten Plagues A Song Cycle (Strike Force SFE034D) Unlike many of his pop…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – The Chapman Family
I got started in music due to the sheer boredom and frustration of watching the…
Eyeplugs
January 5, 2018
Kirk Brandon speaks to Eyeplug
What first got you into music, specifically forming a band? I imagine it was the…
DozenQ
August 29, 2015
DozenQ – MonaLisa Twins
The MonaLisa Twins, with the 19-year-old twin girls named Mona and Lisa being the core…
Garage
June 5, 2015
Thee Hypnotics – Come Down Heavy (album, Situa)
Come Down Heavy is a behemoth of an album that presses down upon the senses…
