Articles
June 29, 2015
Patrick Macnee – Obituary
The sad passing of Patrick Macnee, the star of the legendary cult TV show The…
Gigs
June 5, 2015
The Chapman Family at Surya Bar 20/2/13
Torn between watching the Brit Awards on the idiot box, and a night at Surya…
Exotica
June 16, 2015
ExoticaPlugs From Boo
These 10 tunes were culled from Spotify so represent what is searchable and findable and…
Folk
November 4, 2013
John Lennon McCullagh – Eyefocus 359 Music
John Lennon McCullagh – his real name – is a fifteen-year-old from Doncaster, South Yorkshire.…
Music
December 16, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Dec 2014 by Long John
Twinkle Golden Lights Twinkle (Lynn Ripley) may not be the first name that springs to…
Bands
May 22, 2018
Saint Agnes: Worshipping the Devil in the name of God
Still bewitched after the first part of the tour Enjoy Yourself! saddle up the Black…
Features
September 29, 2015
The Primitives @ the 100 Club
Last night saw Indie darlings ‘The Primitives’ celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their acclaimed debut…
June 3, 2014
Idlewild – Nick Churchill’s Interviews
Nick Churchill Interviews John Lydon – Nick Churchill’s Interviews Lloyd Cole – Nick Churchill’s Interviews…
Dark
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – The Sherpas
From Exeter (UK). The Sherpas has been generating a local and national buzz making quite…
Features
June 16, 2015
Album Reviews – September 2012 by Colin Bryce
Nobody Wins, Stax Southern Soul 1968-1975 (Kent/Ace) By all accounts the tail end of Stax…
Culture
June 16, 2015
Kitten and The Hip @WOWfest 2012
Take a beautiful and fantastic singer, add a world class horn section and some pumping…
Music
June 5, 2015
African Head Charge – ‘Voodoo of the Godsent’
(album, On-U-Sound) The first African Head Charge studio work since 2005’s Vision of a Psychedelic…
Fashion
June 5, 2015
Steve Conte – Paris Fashion Show footage
On 7 July, erstwhile New York Dolls guitarist Steve Conte played a fashion show in Paris…
Hotplugs
June 5, 2015
GIL SCOTT-HERON (1 April 1949 – 27 May 2011)
I stopped taking hip-hop seriously round about the time it started turning into high pantomime…
Features
June 16, 2015
Garry Bushell talks to Eyeplug
Garry Bushell should be well-known to most of you eyeplug readers for at least one…
Blues
July 12, 2017
Jeff Monk LP Reviews July 2017
The Inmates: The Albums 1979-1982 (Captain Oi!/Cherry Red Records) During a recording career that is…
Articles
June 16, 2015
An A-Z of Overlooked Bands
All these bands have two things in common. Firstly, they have received great critical acclaim…
Funk
June 5, 2015
Marvin Gaye: ‘What’s Going On’ – 40th Anniversary Edition
(2 CD set, Island/Universal) It’s the sixties, and Marvin Gaye had spent the best part…
Eyeplugs
July 10, 2021
Review: Mike Golf Delta by Smiley People
George Clinton once said: ‘who said a funk band cant play rock music, who said…
June 5, 2015
Bob Meyer’s Folk Companion –12 June
Bob Meyer's Folk Companion Bob Meyer’s Folk Companion –12 June Bob Meyer’s Folk Companion –…
June 5, 2015
Re- Assessed: Their Satanic Majesties Request
Re-Assessed Re- Assessed: Their Satanic Majesties Request This piece is written to silence the haters,…
Indie
May 28, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – May 2014 by Long John
Northside Shall We Take A Trip: The Factory Recordings 1990-1991 Manchester band Northside receive the full…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Chris Phillips
Chris Phillips is a 33 year old singer/songwriter from South Wales who has recently rediscovered…
Features
August 16, 2015
The Primitives – Scenester LP Review
The Primitives Everything’s Shining Bright The Lazy Recordings 1985-1987 (Cherry Red CDBRED 560) A fitting,…
Gossip
June 16, 2015
Raoul Interviews Reinhardt Haydn (Part One)
Reinhardt Haydn: It’s difficult to say – so often the first thing that people want…
Bands
December 20, 2018
Killing Joke Live by Gary Powell
Killing Joke: On Tour With The Old Gods Forty years of fire and fury… The…
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…
Hair
June 5, 2015
6 minute Flat Top – By Jun
Jun's slippin' on this day. He went over 5 minutes for a tight flat top.…
